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UKRAINE  Ukraine has said it is ready to make its missile early warning systems available to European nations following Russia’s conflict with Georgia, the BBC reported Aug. 16. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said that because the country was no longer party to a 1992 agreement with Russia on the use of its radar stations, it could now launch active cooperation with European nations.

POLAND Heavy storms in the country’s southern provinces Aug. 15 killed three people, injured scores and damaged homes, the Associated Press reported. A tornado and heavy rain late Friday tore the roofs off homes and overturned vehicles. Two of those killed were in the southern province of Silesia, where a man near Częstochowa died after a tree crashed into his vacation home, and a woman was crushed by the ceiling of her house in Rusinowice.
UK Workers who clean Eurostar trains have voted to strike Aug. 25 in a dispute over pay, the BBC reported. The union wants a higher basic wage than the £6.37 an hour the staff currently receives. A Eurostar spokeswoman said services would be normal and contingency plans would be in place if necessary.
GERMANY A militant group in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region has handed over two German hostages kidnapped last month, the BBC reported Aug. 15. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said they rescued the two men from another militant group that had kidnapped them. Kidnapping foreign workers has become a lucrative business for Delta gangs, but this is the first time one militant group has rescued hostages from another.
SPAIN A 65-year-old retired bullfighter who had knee replacement and quadruple bypass surgery re-entered the ring Sunday and won two trophies — the ears of the beast he had just slain, the Associated Press reported Aug. 17. A grandfather of five, Frank Evans is recognized as the country’s sole British bullfighter. He had knee replacement in 2006, and a quadruple bypass when training for his comeback last September.
LIECHTENSTEIN The country, which has been at the center of an international row over tax evasion, announced that it will cooperate more fully on tax matters, the BBC reported Aug. 15. It said it would offer comprehensive cooperation in future but would maintain its culture of privacy. Liechtenstein is one of only three states on an OECD blacklist for allowing wealthy individual to avoid taxes thanks to its secrecy laws.
SERBIA A student wanted in the United States on assault charges showed up for a practice session at a basketball club in Serbia, the Associated Press reported Aug. 18. Miladin Kovacevic, 20, trained with other players of KK Vrbas club over the weekend. Kovacevic played basketball for Binghamton University in New York. He fled to his native Serbia after being charged in the beating of a Binghamton student during a bar fight May 4.
NORWAY A penguin that was previously made a colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian Army has been knighted at Edinburgh Zoo, the BBC reported Aug. 15. Penguin Nils Olav has been an honorary member and mascot of the Norwegian King’s Guard since 1972. King Harald the Fifth of Norway described Nils as a penguin in every way qualified to receive the honor and dignity of knighthood.
SWEDEN A local teenager was crowned “the world’s fastest text messager” Aug. 17, the Associated Press reported. Student My Svensson, 17, needed only 61 seconds to write a 141-character text message to claim the text-messaging championship, sponsored by a Swedish telecoms operator. Svensson, who out-thumbed her nearest rival by seven seconds, failed to surpass a personal best of 50 seconds, achieved during the semifinals.


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