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00:00 Ukraine launches an investigation after a midair collision kills three airmen
00:05 including a celebrated fighter pilot.
00:08 Strong winds and heavy rain in southern Europe cause flooding and disruption
00:14 and bring to an end the summer's searing heat wave.
00:17 The Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation after a midair collision
00:25 between two warplanes in the west of the country killed three of its airmen.
00:30 One of them was celebrated fighter pilot Andrey "Juice" Pilchkikov seen here on the right,
00:36 famous for taking part in dogfights over Kiev during the early phase of Russia's invasion.
00:41 On the battlefront while the Ukrainian army says it's continuing to advance
00:48 after breaking through the Russian defense line in the Zaporozhye region,
00:51 Russia says its forces launched a strike against an airfield in the Kiev region.
00:56 Meanwhile the Ukrainian government has confirmed the safe passage of a second vessel
01:04 through the Black Sea from Ukraine to Dessa port after Russia's withdrawal last month
01:09 from a UN broker deal allowing the export of grain.
01:12 The announcement comes despite warnings from Russia that such vessels may be considered military targets.
01:19 And in Moscow floral tributes have been laid to the head of the Wagner mercenary group
01:24 Yevgeny Prigozhin after his death was finally confirmed following last week's plane crash.
01:29 Russia's investigation committee have said genetic tests have confirmed the identities of the ten people who died
01:36 including that of Prigozhin although no details of what caused the crash have been offered.
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04:36 Prosecutors have opened an inquiry into two explosions at an unlicensed liquefied petroleum gas filling station
04:57 that left two people dead and 56 people injured north of Romania's capital Bucharest over the weekend.
05:03 The destruction was widespread.
05:07 Some of the injured were firefighters who rushed to the station and the Krevediac commune
05:15 to extinguish the blaze caused by the first explosion before the second occurred later on Saturday.
05:21 Several people are in critical condition with severe burns.
05:26 Authorities temporarily evacuated residents within a radius of 700 meters of the fire
05:32 that started while gas was transferred from one tanker to another.
05:36 As hundreds of people queued to give blood, Romania's president described the explosions as a tragedy
05:42 and said he was profoundly saddened by what had happened.
05:45 France's education minister Gabriel Atal has announced his country is set to ban young girls
05:53 from wearing the abaya in state-run schools.
05:56 The abaya is a loose-fitting full-length robe worn by some Muslim women.
06:00 France enforces a strict ban on religious signs in state schools,
06:04 including the wearing of large crosses and Islamic headscarves.
06:08 The move comes after months of debate and is likely to anger many in France's 5 million strong Muslim community.
06:15 The right has been pushing for the ban, but the left argues it will encroach on civil liberties.
06:21 Millions of revelers gathered in London on Sunday to celebrate its annual Notting Hill Carnival.
06:27 The two-day event is a celebration of Caribbean culture.
06:31 Originating in the Notting Hill riots in response to racial inequalities,
06:36 the festival now attracts a diverse crowd of families and music lovers.
06:40 This year also marks the 75th anniversary of the docking of the Windrush liner,
06:45 which brought migrants from the West Indies to the UK for post-World War II employment.
06:50 Thousands of people in Washington, D.C. have commemorated 60 years
07:00 since Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
07:04 His family and activists addressed the crowds to highlight the importance of the speech
07:08 and how it resonates today.
07:10 The weekend's gathering was a privilege.
07:13 The weekend's gathering was a precursor to the actual anniversary of the August 28, 1963, March on Washington.
07:20 U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet the organizers of the 1963 March on Monday.
07:27 All of King's children have also been invited.
07:30 Simone Biles, who has won the most medals in U.S. gymnastics history,
07:39 took her record-breaking eighth national title in San Jose, California on Sunday.
07:43 Her victory smashed a previous record that stood since 1933.
07:48 This comes after Biles took a two-year hiatus from gymnastics to focus on her health
07:53 and become one of the most respected voices in the defense of athletes' rights.
07:58 Her performance in San Jose took the four-time Olympic champion one step closer
08:02 to returning to the Games in Paris 2024.
08:08 Archaeologists in Serbia are hard at work excavating the Viminacium site near the town of Kostolac,
08:14 where local coal miners found the remains of an ancient Roman ship earlier this month.
08:19 Brushing the soil and sand off the wood, they unearthed the planks of a preserved riverboat,
08:23 some 13 meters long and 3.5 meters wide.
08:27 Located at the Drumno mine, 95 kilometers east of Belgrade,
08:31 researchers are rushing to preserve what is left of the vessel.
08:35 It's very hard to find organic material here, especially when it's not in the water.
08:40 We were lucky enough to find a preserved riverboat on a layer of peat,
08:46 7 meters deep.
08:49 It wasn't found in one piece, but the wood is in good condition, so it's excellent.
09:00 The ship has been transferred to the nearby archaeological center, where further research continues.
09:06 We moved it and buried it in the sand, so that the wood wouldn't dry up.
09:13 Wood is one of the most delicate materials, and if it dries up, it falls apart.
09:21 So, this is how we preserve the wood.
09:25 This latest discovery is believed to have been part of a river fleet that once served the city of Viminasium.
09:31 Similar vessels have been discovered in the area and are believed to have either sunk or been abandoned.
09:37 Experts say the ship may date back as far as the 3rd or 4th century A.D., but are still investigating.
09:43 The samples were sent last week to a laboratory in Hungary,
09:47 and we expect to get results in two, two and a half months, and then there will be no more doubts.
09:54 To fund the dig, archaeologists are hoping to secure financial support from the Serbian government.
10:00 They aim to showcase their discoveries in a museum close to their research center in Kostolak.
10:06 Archaeologists have been working at Viminasium since 1882,
10:10 and researchers estimate that just 5% of the 450-hectare site has so far been excavated.
10:22 Created in 1958 in honor of its Franco-Romanian namesake,
10:27 the Georgia NSQ Festival has since transformed into what is considered
10:31 one of the major meeting places for musicians and music lovers from all over the world.
10:36 Dozens of concerts and competitions for young musicians will now take place in the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
10:48 The Georgia NSQ Philharmonic Orchestra got the ball rolling.
10:52 We conducted Christian Muchalaru and Gautier Capuçon, one of the greatest cello virtuosos.
10:58 They notably performed the concert in B minor, Op. 104 by Dvorak.
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11:12 The Georgia NSQ Festival has become, over the years,
11:25 an essential meeting place on the European and global map of major classical music festivals.
11:31 An international recognition for Romania,
11:34 which will welcome the world's greatest soloists and orchestras until the end of September.
11:39 In Bucharest, Frédéric Ponsart, for Euronews.
11:43 for Euronews.
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