Wine tasting. Archive image. FRANCOIS MORI / Ap
Wine tasting
Wine without profit in France – 80 million liters to be washed
An abundance of French wine has forced both the country's government and the EU to act, reports the Washington Post.
Reduced demand combined with fewer deliveries of fertilizer and bottles as a result of the war in Ukraine has meant that some wine producers are struggling to make a profit.
In June, the EU gave about 160 million euros to France to destroy almost 80 million liters of wine.
Now the French government has pushed for another 40 million euros. The money will go towards distilling the wine into pure alcohol which can then be used in other products such as cleaning agents and perfume.
- We are doing this to avoid prices collapsing and so that wine producers can get their sources of income back, says Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau.
Picture from the rescue operation. AP
US military plane crashes - at least three dead
A military aircraft from the United States has crashed in connection with an exercise in the Australian archipelago of the Tiwi Islands. A total of 23 US Marines were on board and at least three of them are dead, the US says.
Another five people are said to be seriously injured. It is still unknown what caused the crash.
At a press conference, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says that the incident is "tragic" and that more information will be provided later in the day.
Finds strengthen testimony about how German prisoners were executed
Archaeologists have found evidence that a mass execution of German prisoners of war took place near the French town of Meymac at the end of World War II, the BBC reports.
Archaeologists from both Germany and France have been excavating after 98-year-old French partisan Edmond Réveil pointed out the area and testified about the events. By then he had been silent for 75 years.
The archaeologists have found bullets and cartridges, but so far no human remains.
- The bodies are definitely here somewhere, says Xavier Kompa, who heads a French state organization for war victims.
The findings must now be analyzed before new excavations begin.
Large protests in South Korea's capital Seoul on Saturday against Japan's decision to release the water. Lee Jin-man / AP
The Fukushima accident
Fukushima water harmless according to new Japanese tests
The water outside the Fukushima power plant shows no evidence of elevated radioactivity that could be harmful to humans. This is announced by the Japanese Environment Ministry on Sunday, after conducting new tests.
Japan's decision to release purified radioactive cooling water into the Pacific Ocean has drawn the ire of many. For example, China responded with an import ban on fish and shellfish this week. According to Japan, the water is completely harmless and the International Atomic Energy Agency has given the green light.
The ministry promises to publish exam results every week for at least three months.
The water has been used to cool down the power plant since 2011, when the power plant was badly damaged by a tsunami, writes the BBC. According to calculations, it will take 30 years to release everything again.
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