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A decision to summon the Tory leadership frontrunner to court over his £350m Brexit claims was quashed last month.
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has been appointed head of the European Central Bank, the first time a woman holds the post. The European Commission's next president is set to be Ursula Von Der Leyen, Germany's Defence Minister. Her post is pending final approval by a vote in the European Parliament in mid-July. European Council president Donald Tusk hailed the appointments, saying, "After all, Europe is a woman".
Thousands of tourists gathered across the north Chilean Atacama desert on 2 July to experience a rare total eclipse of the sun. A group of blind men and women got to enjoy the astronomical event via a device that changes light frequencies into sound. Chile has not witnessed an eclipse since 1592 but is the best place to watch the phenomenon, as it has the world’s clearest skies.
The “serious incident” happened on tracks at Margam.
Three days of mourning have been announced in the United Arab emirate of Sharjah.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doubled down on her comparisons of the situation at the border to World War II.
A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene.