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One person is reported dead and several others injured after tornadoes tore through the US state of Oklahoma.
The powerful storm system left a trail of destruction in its wake – uprooting trees and damaging homes and other buildings.
A mobile home park was said to have been flattened.
Tornadoes also struck other states, including Kansas, as the extreme weather moved through the central US – stretching from north Texas to Minnesota.
Thousands were reportedly left without power.
As well as strong winds, hail stones the size of baseballs were also forecast.
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Familiar faces from the Indian screen have descended on Cannes for a gala dinner to mark the centenary of their country’s movie industry.
The largest contingent of stars from the world’s most productive film industry have travelled to the world’s leading cinema showcase on the French Riviera to promote their work.
“Lunchbox” is one of four Indian films being screened at Cannes, although none are in the two main competitions.
Stars also showed up for the screening of the latest Coen brothers film. “Inside Llewyn Davis” chronicles the life of a struggling musician in the early 1960’s folk scene in New York.
It is the first of five US entries at the festival.
Euronews correspondent Fred Ponsard said the Coen brothers’ film was very well received by the critics. Oscar Isaac is already being tipped to win Best Male Actor at the festival, he added, as his portrayal of the character Llewyn Davis is convincing.
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Violence at PSG celebrations in Paris turn into political football
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Parisians are assessing the damage after a night of football celebrations descended into chaos and violence.
Up to 15,000 fans had gathered near the Eiffel Tower to celebrate football team Paris Saint-Germain’s first league win in 19 years, but some supporters were more interested in vandalising shops, restaurants and cars close to the Champs Elysees.
One Paris resident recalled what she saw: “The police was standing on the other side of the road behind their shields. The fans had time to smash all they wanted. No one came to stop them. No one!”
Some 800 police officers spent hours trying to control hardcore fans known as “ultras”.
Thirty-three people were wounded and 21 arrested.
The city’s police chief Bernard Boucault has vowed celebrations will not be allowed next time.
Monday night’s events have allowed political point-scoring. French oppposition UMP leader Jean-François Copé said: “What happened yesterday is very serious, because, bearing in mind the principles of state authority, it unfortunately showed the failings of the Interior Ministry and the police chief to ensure security for people and property.”
After describing football as “sick” and reminding fans that this kind of behaviour would not be tolerated, French Interior Minister Manuel Valls went on to say: “I hear from some in the opposition and far-right the police didn’t do their job. A few weeks ago, these same deputies blamed the police for an over-zealous response during protests against the same-sex marriage bill. It’s therefore the police that are being accused, not the Interior Minister, and this is unacceptable.”
PSG players, including English mid-fielder David Beckham, were only able to stay in Trocadero plaza for two minutes before having to leave. A cruise along the River Seine was cancelled.
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Mubarak back in court for retrial
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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been back in court for a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters.
Although convicted and sentenced to life in prison last June, a court ordered a second trial due to a weakness in prosecution evidence.
Out side fewer people turned up than security officers had been expecting, reflecting a frustration with the effectiveness of the justice system.
“ I think the court will never take any decision in the cases of killing the martyrs of the revolution, or stealing the people’s money and wealth, I am not optimistic,” said victim lawyer Naser Askalani.
Mubarak and his former interior minister and four former aides are accused of involvement in the killing of more than 800 protesters in the 2011 uprising.
“Hosni Mubarak should be executed in Tahrir Square, because he caused the loss of so many young people’s lives and he and his thieving colleagues looted the country,” said one angry Mubarak opponent.
But for many Mubarak loyalists his trial is a travesty and his ousting has just brought in instability and a ruined economy.
“He sacrificed his age and thirty years of rule for us, he did not take anything and then they threw him behind bars. It’s not right because he is a symbol of Egypt.”
Reporting for euronews, Correspondent Mohammed Shaikhibrahim said:
“ A second trial of the century gives a kind of satisfaction among Mubarak supporters but increases anxiety among his opponents that he may be declared innocent… While the average Egyptian on the street just wants the issue to be resolved as soon as possible because they are afraid the case will die and the truth be lost with it.”
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