Sarkozy Takes A Turn
- July 28th, 2009
- Posted by EUEditor
The French president Nicolas Sarkozy spent the night in hospital (26-27.7.09) after collapsing while on a Sunday jog in the Versailles area near Paris. … Read More »
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The French president Nicolas Sarkozy spent the night in hospital (26-27.7.09) after collapsing while on a Sunday jog in the Versailles area near Paris. … Read More »
The body of Private Benjamin Ranaudo, 22, the eleventh Australia killed in the fighting in Afghanistan, was returned to Melbourne (26.7.09) – greeted by family members and representatives of his unit, the Townsville-based 1st Battalion RAR. He was killed by a bomb set off as troops approached a compound.
A second soldier, Private Paul Warren, 30, from Toowoomba, was seriously injured in the same incident, and three Afghan civilians including a child were killed.
Reference: ADF, “Private Benjamin Ranaudo returns homeâ€, MPSA 234/09. www.defence.gov.au, (17.7.09). Picture: Benjamin Ranaudo, ADF
The weekend in Europe saw action anywhere there was water to swim in, balls to toss, bikes to push or a motor to rev.
Most triumphant was the Spanish road cyclist Alberto Contador (picture), 26, who made his way up the Champs Elysees in Paris, to claim his second victory in the Tour de France. … Read More »
Wildfires have returned to Southern Europe, with emergency crews battling large blazes in France, Greece, Italy and Spain, many of them on Mediterranean Islands. … Read More »
The European Union has announced it will take part in the Pacific Islands Forum to be held at Cairns next month (4-7.8.09). … Read More »
Northern Ireland endured a nasty aftertaste of its past on Monday (13.7.09), reverting to riots over Battle-of-the-Boyne Day marches. … Read More »
The sometimes ridiculed Australia Formula 1 racing driver Mark Webber won the German Grand Prix, easing the disappointment of the Aussies over the cricket, as Cadel Evans charged on in the Tour de France. … Read More »