Ukraine seeks Canadian TV content to counter Russian programming
Ukraine eyeing Canadian dramas comedies and cultural shows to fill airwaves after the purge of Russian signals. Iurii Artemenko, official, urges high quality content and equipment such as tuners and transmitters to expand border coverage while warning of Russian propaganda in East Ukraine.
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New York inmate Sweat captured after three week escape
Gov. Cuomo says escaped inmate David Sweat is in stable condition after being shot by a state trooper near a road. Sweat was wounded twice and captured two days after his partner Richard Matt was killed. The pair escaped from a maximum security prison on June 6 after cutting through a wall.
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Colombian minister calls for same sex marriage and adoption
Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo urged Colombia's courts to legalize same sex marriage and allow adoptions by such couples. He cited the U S Supreme Court ruling as a sign equality is unstoppable though he spoke for himself, not the Santos administration.
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Turkish police use water cannons to clear Istanbul pride march
Turkish police sprayed water and tear gas at a gay pride rally in Taksim Square Istanbul forcing 100 to 200 protesters to flee. The crowd regrouped several blocks away and grew to thousands as the day continued. Two people were reported injured. Organizers blamed Ramadan scheduling for restricting the square.
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Tunisia hunts accomplices after Sousse beach massacre
Police widen search for suspects after 38 killed in Sousse attack claimed by Islamic State. Investigators say the assailant Seifeddine Rezgui acted with indirect help from others who supplied the Kalashnikov and aided his access to the scene. The attacker, a 24 year old Kairouan University graduate, struck at the Imperial Marhaba Hotel amid Tunisia's tourism sector.
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Rezgui
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