News Headlines - 03 July 2017
▽India president calls for calm after spate of lynchings
In recent days, several people — mostly Muslim — have been killed in mob attacks, many of which were carried out in the name of protecting cows, which are sacred to Hindus but commonly eaten by Muslims and adherents of other religions.
The most high-profile of these has been the killing of Junaid Khan, a teenage boy who was stabbed to death a week ago on a train south of Delhi during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
▽Chinese naval surveillance ship enters Japanese waters near Hokkaido | The Japan Times
The ship was sailing eastward in the Tsugaru Strait between the prefectures of Hokkaido and Aomori when it entered Japanese waters southwest off the island of Kojima at around 10:40 a.m. (1:40 a.m. GMT).
▽Shogi star Fujii's future looks bright despite end to winning streak - The Mainichi
On July 2, the 14-year-old prodigy was finally beaten, by 22-year-old fifth-dan (rank) Yuki Sasaki, preventing Fujii from making it 30 wins in a row since his professional shogi debut. Nevertheless, Fujii's fine feat -- which ultimately culminated in the setting of a new consecutive victory record for the first time in 30 years -- is very impressive.
French president Emmanuel Macron told a gathering of lawmakers on Monday that France was ready for a "radically new path" which would include "profound changes" including slashing the number of MPs and Senators by a third and ending the state of emergency.
▽German bus inferno killed 18 in Bavaria motorway crash - BBC News
Eighteen people died when their tour bus collided with a lorry and burst into flames on the A9 motorway in southern Germany, police say.
Another 30 on the bus were hurt and two of them were fighting for their lives.
