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FRANCE French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in Israel on the first official state visit there in 12 years, the BBC reported June 22. He has called for the creation of an independent Palestinian state. Such a state would be in the best interests of Israelis as well as Palestinians, he said. Sarkozy’s admiration for Israel is in contrast to the position of his predecessor, Jacques Chirac, who was considered pro-Arab

ITALY A corruption trial against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and David Mills, a British lawyer, will proceed next month despite Mr. Berlusconi’s attempts to have it stopped by accusing the court of bias, The New York Times reported June 21. Mr. Berlusconi, who recently began a third term in office, is accused of paying Mills $600,000 in 1997 to withhold incriminating details of his business dealings. Both men deny wrongdoing.
EU The European Commission wants to unify air traffic control in the EU, the International Herald Tribune reported June 22. Air traffic in the congested skies is expected to double by 2020 and it is currently controlled by 60 centers. By contrast, the United States manages double that number of flights for a similar cost from only 20 control centers. The new system should be operational by 2012.
SCOTLAND Smokers in the poorest areas of Scotland are being offered £150 worth of groceries by the health service if they quit smoking, the BBC reported June 21. A breath test proves at the end of the 12-week program if they gave up the habit and successful participants are given credit on an electronic card, which cannot be used to buy cigarettes or alcohol. A similar project is also used to encourage pregnant women to quit smoking.
MACEDONIA A journalist charged with the rape and murder of two elderly women after he reported on the crimes for his newspaper was found dead in custody June 23, the BBC reported. Also under investigation for a third murder, the journalist, Vlado Teneski, got the attention of authorities by including unpublicized details of the murders in his reports. He committed suicide by submerging his head in a bucket of water.
ITALY Life sentences for 16 members of one of the most violent mafia clans in Naples were upheld by and Italian appeals court June 19, the BBC reported. The original trial of the members of the Camorra clan was among the biggest in Italian history, lasting seven years.
FRANCE In a move lauded as “transformational” in the countries’ relations, Algeria and France signed an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation during French Prime Minister Francois Fillon’s visit to Algiers June 21, the BBC reported. Opposed by the North African branch of the militant group al-Qaida, the deal ensures future collaboration on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.


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