Environment
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Thousands of people are still protesting in Taksim Square and Gezi Park to protest against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but their demonstrations have rarely turned violent.
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by Marco Busato
A group of protestors gather in Milan to show support to the Turkish Occupy Gezi movement.
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by Marco Busato
A march in Milan in solidarity with Occupy Gezi, was attended by Turkish people of all ages and also by many Italians. Protests have been held in Turkey since 28 May 2013, dubbed the Turkish Spring by some Western media.
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Demonstration took place in Bologna in solidarity with the turkish struggle in Istanbul and others cities. Protests have been held in Turkey since 28 May 2013, dubbed the Turkish Spring by some Western media.
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After facing the highest floodwaters in years, the situation in Leipzig is defusing. Because of it's extensive floodplain forests, Leipzig is less affected by this highwater than most of the other cities in Saxony.
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Twenty-one campaigners from No Dash For Gas were spared jail sentences for shutting down an EDF gas-fired power station for 7 days and preventing 20,000 tons of CO2 from being released.
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by Marco Busato
In solidarity with the movement "Occupy Gezi" four trees were donated and planted by Legambiente in the Community Garden Montello.
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Several hundred bee-keepers and environmentalists met at Parliament, many in bee veils and with flowers and fruit that rely on bee pollination to urge DEFRA's Owen Paterson to back a ban on bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides in an EU vote.
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Water is receding from Prague. In some places crews being the cleaning process. Electricity has still not come on in the Liben areas. Parks and most of the adjacent river bank sites are constantly monitored.
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by Jiti Chadha
With temperatures in peak summer exceeding 46 degrees Centigrade (115 Fahrenheit), the tiger population of Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, India converges around whatever water bodies they can find.
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The hot summer continues in Dhaka as people eat local hand made ice creams to relieve the heat waves.
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by Thomas Seidl
Flooding around the harbour and old town has taken place at the World Heritage town of Regensburg in Germany after the River Donau burst its banks following prolonged heavy rain.
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by Andrea Sturm
The water level has reached 792 centimeters in Vienna, and is expected peak in coming days. Other towns along the Danube will see even higher flood waters.
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Since the police withdrew from the city center as a result of clashes with protesters, the Taksim Square district has been occupied by demonstrators who are opposed to the area being redeveloped to make way for a new shopping mall.
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by Tomas Hajek
The small village of Horin north of Prague near Melnik was inundated with water after a flood-wall failed to protect it. The wall was created after the devastating 2002 floods meant that special flood dikes were created.





































































