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Like every day, the 11 p.m. news takes a tour of the news broadcast by European television channels. It’s Eurozapping on Tuesday July 4th.
Mikheil Saakashvili appeared unrecognizable in a Georgia court, losing 60 kg since his incarceration. Violently arrested upon his return to his country, theformer Georgian President has been the pet peeve of Russians since opposing the 2008 invasion of Georgia. Ukraine, whose nationality he also holds, believes that Mikheil Saakashvili is a victim of torture and demands his repatriation. The ex-president is said to be the victim of heavy metal poisoning.
A trial opens in Spain after 25 years of waiting
In Spain, the trial of the biggest mining pollution in Europe has begun. In 1998, millions of cubic meters of water had been contaminated, escaped from the reservoir of a mine whose dikes gave way. Thousands of fish died, and more than 4,000 hectares were contaminated in Andalusia. After 25 years of abortive proceedings, the Swedish company Boliden is finally on the dock. The Spanish authorities are demanding more than 90 million euros in damages, the amount they needed to clean up the site.