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8. April 2017, 21:58

Israel calls up 16,000 extra reserves

Israel is calling up 16,000 extra military reserves as the conflict in Gaza continues. The move comes as Israel pledged to investigate a strike on a United Nations run school that killed at least 16 people. The United States and the UN have condemned the attack. UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Elliason: "We are talking about artillery attacks by Israel but we must also talk about the rockets going into Israel. But if you see the result of the violence used there is an enormously disproportionate effect."

Experts to visit MH17 crash site

Russian aviation experts have reportedly arrived in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, ahead of a visit to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 with international colleagues. Ukraine's government has called a one-day pause in military operations against pro-Russian separatists to allow investigators to reach the site. The European Union is preparing to reveal new sanctions on Russia, which is accused of arming separatists who the West blames for downing the plane.

Ukraine´s parliament rejects PM´s resignation

A special session of the Ukrainian parliament has voted not to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. He announced he was stepping down after two parties left the governing coalition. President Petro Poroshenko has appealed for a compromise to keep the parliament working.

Russia told to pay Yukos investors

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ordered Russia to pay 1.9bn euros to former shareholders in the defunct oil giant Yukos. The ruling comes days after a court in The Hague ruled that the Russian government must pay 37bn euros to the company´s former majority shareholder. It said Russian officials had manipulated the legal system to bankrupt the company and jail its owner, the Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Argentina defaults for second time

Argentina has defaulted on its debt after negotiations with creditors in the United States broke down. Two US hedge funds refused to back down on the full repayment of $1.3bn dollars in debt, while other creditors had agreed to a limited repayment.

Ebola emergency in Liberia and Sierra Leone

The Liberian government has announced that it is closing down all schools across the country, as part of measures to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Sierra Leone has also declared a public health emergency to tackle the worst ever outbreak of Ebola, which has now killed 672 people in West Africa.

The weather

More heavy rain, especially east of Salzburg, with the danger of flooding and landslides. Highs from 16 to 27, warmest in the east.

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