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TURKEY

Inflation hits 20-year high of 78.6 percent

Inflation in Turkey in June soared to an annual rate of 78.6 percent－the highest in 24 years, according to official data released on Monday. The inflation rate reported by Turkey's state statistics agency was the highest since January 1998. Inflation had stood at 73.5 percent in May and at 15.0 percent at the start of last year. Economy Minister Nureddin Nebati on Friday vowed that consumer prices will start dropping in December. According to the official data, the surge in inflation in June was driven by a jump of 123.4 percent in the cost of transportation and a 94-percent increase in non-alcoholic drinks.

ITALY

Search resumes after glacier collapse kills 6

Rescuers resumed the search for survivors on Monday after an avalanche set off by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others. Authorities said they did not know "the total number of climbers" hit when the glacier collapsed on Sunday on Marmolada, the highest mountain in the Italian Dolomites. The disaster struck one day after a record-high temperature of 10 C was recorded at the glacier's summit. Authorities did not specify the nationalities of the victims, but Italian media reported that foreign nationals were among them.

FRANCE

Macron reshuffles cabinet for 2nd term

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday reshuffled his government looking to reset a second term off to a rocky start after his failure to win a parliamentary majority. While he finally ceded to public pressure by sacking Damien Abad, the solidarity and social cohesion minister accused of rape, there was little sign of a major renewal that could turn Macron's fortunes around. Other posts in the 41-strong cabinet－exactly divided between men and women－mostly went to politicians from the different factions in Macron's camp. The foreign, finance and defense ministers all remained in place.

UNITED STATES

Protests follow video of police shooting

Several hundred protesters marched on Sunday in Akron, Ohio, after the release of body camera footage that showed police officers fatally shooting a black man with several dozen rounds of bullets. As anger rose over the latest police killing of a black man in the country, and authorities appealed for calm, a crowd marched to City Hall carrying banners with slogans such as "Justice for Jayland". The slogan refers to Jayland Walker, 25, who was killed on June 27 after officers tried to stop his car over a traffic violation, police said.

Agencies via Xinhua