News Headlines - 01 July 2017

▽Number of fatal shootings by police is nearly identical to last year - The Washington Post

Police nationwide shot and killed 492 people in the first six months of this year, a number nearly identical to the count for the same period in each of the prior two years... Although the number of unarmed people killed by police dropped slightly, the overall pace for 2017 through Friday was on track to approach 1,000 killed for a third year in a row.

▽Simone Veil: French politician and Holocaust survivor dies - BBC News

The French politician, women's rights champion and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil has died at the age of 89.
Best known in France for her instrumental role in legalising abortion in the 1970s, she went on to serve as the first president of an elected European Parliament.

▽Venus Williams ‘heartbroken’ by car accident that led to one man’s death - The Washington Post

Venus Williams, who is readying to make her 20th Wimbledon appearance on Monday, opened up about a fatal car crash she was involved in earlier this month that left a 78-year-old man dead.

▽Third fire ant infestation confirmed at Nagoya port | The Japan Times

A third fire ant infestation has emerged at Nagoya port, following two similar discoveries last month in Kobe, the Aichi Prefectural Government said Friday... The pest, formally known as Solenopsis invicta, is commonplace in United States and reportedly in China and Taiwan.

▽Russia passes Confederations Cup test but hosts need a team to rally behind | The Guardian

The Confederations Cup is drawing to a close, and overall Russians will feel pleased at how the eight-team warm-up tournament has gone – except for the performance of the home team. On Sunday evening, Germany take on Chile in the late sunlight of a St Petersburg summer evening, and then that will be it until 14 June next year, when the Fifa circus descends on Russia for the main event.