Tens of thousands of people have marched in northern Spain for a third consecutive day to protest the acquittal of five men on gang rape charges. Local police in Pamplona estimated the size of the crowd at Saturday’s march was 35,000. An 18-year-old woman was attacked during the city’s famed San Fermin bull-running festival in 2016. The five men, whose members named their WhatsApp group “The Pack,” were convicted last week on a lesser felony of sexual abuse and sentenced to nine years each in prison. Lawyers say the victim is appealing.
Britain: Londoners warned of toxic caterpillars
Residents in London are being told to beware the white-haired caterpillars that can cause rashes, vomiting and asthma attacks. The British Forestry Commission says caterpillars that become oak processionary moths have been spotted in and around the British capital since mid-April. The caterpillars are covered in thousands of hairs containing the protein thaumetopoein, which can cause skin rashes, sore throats, breathing difficulties and eye problems. Officials are treating oak trees – where the creatures are often found – with pesticide to try and eliminate the moths, which were accidentally introduced to Britain in 2005 on plants imported from continental Europe.
Romania: President calls on premier to resign
Romania’s president said Friday that the country’s first female prime minister was unfit for the job and should resign, a call she rejected hours later. President Klaus Iohannis said that Viorica Dancila, who became premier in January, “is not up for the job of Romanian prime minister” and represented “a vulnerability” for the country. Dancila said she would not resign because she had the backing of the ruling Social Democrats and was doing a good job. She is the third premier since the Social Democrats came to power in 2016.
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