Greece: Death Toll From Migrant Shipwreck Increases To 27
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Shocking videos shared on social media show Edward Lawrence, a camera operator for the BBC's China Bureau, being dragged away by Xi's officers as he desperately screams 'Call the consulate now' to a friend.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - The confirmed number of dead from last week's shipwreck of an overloaded migrant smuggling boat in the western Aegean Sea has increased to 27 after another body was found on an island just east of Athens, Greek authorities said Wednesday.
The university in the Chinese capital is the latest public location to be rocked by unprecedent civil unrest and demonstrations on a scale unseen since the infamous Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 which ended in hundreds of deaths when the army was deployed to quell the uprising.
The four countries cannot block an agreement on their own. But they could if they build a broader coalition among most of the EU states that have been calling for months for a gas cap to bring down high market prices.
Tens of thousands of people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa try to make their way into the European Union each year through perilous sea journeys, with most attempting to reach Greece or Italy.
We do not consider this a credible explanation.' 'It is very worrying that one of our journalists was attacked in this way whilst carrying out his duties.
We have had no official explanation or apology from the Chinese authorities, beyond a claim by the officials who later released him that they had arrested him for best day trips Pelion his own good in case he caught Covid from the crowd.
Two girls laid flowers which were promptly removed by police. He has not since tweeted. One man drove past with middle finger up at police. Many people are gathered here quietly watching.
The four countries told a meeting of national envoys to the European Union that they wanted a comprehensive proposal on the cap from the EU's executive European Commission before Nov. 24, according to four diplomatic sources.
The disagreement weakens the EU's response to an acute energy crunch, related to Russia's war against Ukraine and driving record-high inflation in the bloc, which now faces a new recession before it has had time to fully recover from the COVID pandemic.
Protesters calling for an end to the rule of President Xi Jinping and his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have clashed with police in violent scenes - as officers also assaulted a BBC journalist covering the demonstrations.
After months of infighting among EU countries who disagree on whether to cap energy costs, the European Commission last week proposed a price cap that would kick in if the front-month Title Transfer Facility gas price exceeded 275 euros per megawatt-hour for two weeks and was 58 euros higher than a liquefied natural gas reference price for 10 days.
EU gas prices have soared this year as Russia slashed gas deliveries to Europe following its invasion of Ukraine, although even a record-breaking price spike in August would not have triggered the EU's proposed cap.
Chinese students demanding democracy. Undeniable echoes of Tiananmen. Luke de Pulford of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China said: 'I can't tear myself away from these videos.
Breathtaking courage.
The EU proposal came under fire from countries in favour of a gas price cap to reduce citizens' high energy bills - with Poland's energy minister calling the proposal "a joke" and analysts suggesting it was designed with such strict criteria that it would never be used.
Otherwise, they would not agree to a whole package of measures up for approval, Pelion airport bus which also include launching joint gas purchases by the bloc and speeding up permitting procedures for renewable energy sources.
BRUSSELS, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Belgium, Greece, Italy and Poland on Friday threatened to block a new set of European Union steps to alleviate an acute energy crunch because they are angry that a gas price cap is not among detailed proposals, diplomats said.
But gas price caps have split the 27-country bloc.
While Italy, Spain, Belgium, Malta and Greece criticised the proposed cap for being too high or taxi from Meteora to delphi unlikely to ever kick in, countries including Germany and the Netherlands are sceptical of capping gas prices - warning that this could deter suppliers from sending much-needed gas to Europe.
BRUSSELS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The European Union's energy chief on Wednesday defended the bloc's proposal to cap gas prices and said countries will negotiate possible changes to the proposal, after a backlash from EU member states.
Participants sang the national anthem and Meteora escorted tours 'the Internationale' - a standard of the international communist movement - and taxi online Pelion greece chanted 'freedom will prevail' and taxi Pelion greece 'no to lockdowns, we want freedom', they said.
The nation is facing its largest anti-government protests since the Tiananmen Square massacre after activists filled the streets to openly call for taxi from Pelion port to acropolis an end to the rule of President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
