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00:00Zelensky says Ukraine controls over 1,250 square kilometers in Russia's Kursk region.

00:11U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the Democratic Convention which

00:15kicked off on Monday in Chicago.

00:22Ukraine's population boom has led to a housing shortage.

00:35Ukraine controls over 1,250 square kilometers in Russia's Kursk region.

00:41That is according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

00:45He adds that troops captured the largest number of Russian prisoners in a single operation,

00:50making it one of Kyiv's largest efforts to liberate Ukrainians from Russian captivity.

01:18Eighty-four temporary accommodation centers opened in the Kursk region, as Russian authorities

01:23say more than 121,000 civilians were evacuated since the start of the incursion.

01:33On Sunday, the Ukrainian president addressed the aim of the incursion into Kursk for the

01:38first time, which is to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across

01:43the border.

01:44Zelensky says his troops would not have to physically enter Russian territories, particularly

01:49the Kursk region, if Ukraine partners would lift the restriction on the use of long-range

01:54weapons.

02:00U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the Democratic Convention in

02:05Chicago to pay a tribute to U.S. President Joe Biden.

02:34Four weeks ago, Biden stepped aside as the party's presidential nominee to make way for

02:39his running mate Kamala Harris.

02:42The convention holds particularly high stakes for the party as it will showcase the new

02:47presidential nominee's policy objectives.

02:52Hillary Clinton also made an appearance at the convention.

02:56The former Secretary of State applauded Harris for working towards breaking what she calls

03:01the highest and hardest glass ceiling.

03:04Also on the opening day of the DNC, thousands of marchers took to the streets in a mostly

03:09peaceful protest calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

03:13Several demonstrators were arrested after breaking through a fence set up by the police.

03:22Bulgarian President Ruman Radev has rejected Prime Minister-designate Goritsa Granchirova-Kozareva's

03:29proposal for a new caretaker cabinet.

03:33Her current plans would see Karlin Stoyanov retain his position as Interior Minister,

03:39something the president has said he won't allow because it would not guarantee the holding

03:43of fair elections.

04:04The current caretaker government of Dmitar Glavchev will now remain in power until the

04:09parliament presents a new shortlist of potential prime ministers.

04:14President Radev's decision has set a precedent in Bulgaria, but constitutionalists are divided

04:20on whether the issue is constitutional or political.

04:23Kosolova says the date for the next elections could be around the month of December.

04:53Heavy rains have lashed alpine regions of Austria, leaving parts of the capital Vienna

04:58underwater.

05:00Local media say downpours have caused severe damage in parts of the country and disrupted

05:05road and rail transport.

05:08National broadcaster ORF said that a woman was dragged under a bus by the force of flooding

05:13in the Durbling area in the north of Vienna and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

05:19The amount of rain to fall on Vienna is the highest since records began more than 150

05:24years ago.

05:28Meanwhile clean-up operations in St. Anton continue with trucks and excavators working

05:33to remove the mud and gravel from the road and the village.

05:37The air road to Arlberg remains closed and a decision on when to reopen it will be taken

05:42on Monday.

05:43St. Anton's mayor says the clean-up operation will take weeks to complete and volunteers

06:07will help clean houses in the village.

06:13China has responded to concerns raised by EU businesses over its revised anti-espionage

06:20law, which was broadened to include the transfer of so-called work secrets in February of this

06:25year.

06:27The revised law includes further restrictions on the transfer of data to other parties,

06:33but remains vague as to what kind of data is considered a national security threat by

06:38China's government.

06:42Concerns surrounding the law is particularly prevalent in the pharmaceutical industry as

06:47foreign businesses are afraid of making any attempts to certify manufacturing sites in

06:52China.

06:55The German Medicines Manufacturers Association recently said many of their inspectors refuse

07:01to visit and inspect production sites in China over fears of arrest for spying under the

07:06law.

07:10But China says it's committed to providing foreign business with a market-orientated

07:15and law-based environment.

07:37China is a major supplier of drugs to the EU and these new restrictions risk exacerbating

07:43the disruption of supply chains.

07:47A manhunt is underway for a masked man who stabbed an 11-year-old boy to death while

07:53the child was playing football with his friends.

07:56The man attacked three children at a sports centre, killing one of them and then fleeing.

08:02Spanish police have launched a search and capture operation involving a dozen patrols

08:07and a helicopter to locate the still-at-large attacker.

08:11Relatives, children and residents of the town gathered for a minute of silence in tribute

08:17to the child who was killed.

08:25Stargazers and photographers gather across the globe to catch a glimpse of the rare blue

08:29supermoon.

08:32A supermoon is used to describe when the full moon is at its closest point to Earth.

08:37Because of this close proximity, the moon appears to be 14% larger and 30% brighter

08:44compared to when it's at its farthest distance.

08:48The lunar spectacle is especially rare as according to NASA it is also a blue moon which

08:53happens every 2-3 years.

08:57Worried that you missed it?

08:58Well according to NASA, the blue supermoon can be seen through early Wednesday morning.

09:04August supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles.

09:09The next supermoon will be on the night of September 18th, followed by October 17th and

09:15the final supermoon will round out the year on November 15th.

09:24Massive growth in the population of Ireland between 2015 and 2023 has seen demand for

09:29housing reach a ratio of now just under 4 to 1.

09:34That means for every four persons seeking a house, only one is available.

09:38The massive demand for housing is resulting in a huge increase in property prices which

09:43is now beyond the reach of most young people.

09:46Some observers say the government is failing badly to address the needs of people who are

09:51trying to get on the property ladder.

09:53We've failed to stem that flow and failed to build appropriate social homes to allow

09:58them the dignity of being able to be housed.

10:01So we have a massive crisis here at the moment that is increasing year upon year and a massive

10:05supply and demand that doesn't mix, doesn't connect and is completely disconnected and

10:10at odds with what our needs are.

10:12Central to the massive demand for housing is the rapid rise in the population.

10:17The numbers in the country have risen from 3.6 million in the mid-1990s to a current

10:22figure of 5.1 million.

10:24However in that time the number of housing completions has fallen behind demand.

10:29A recent study found that Ireland has a higher house demand ratio than Spain, the United

10:33Kingdom, Germany and the USA.

10:36The demand per capita is twice that of Australia which is a popular destination for immigrants

10:41from all over the world.

10:43The Irish government say that despite the current figures, the rate of housing completions

10:48is improving.

10:50For 10 years, up to 2020, not enough homes are being built.

10:54But if I look at what we're doing now, that in the first two years of housing for all

10:58we significantly exceeded our targets.

11:01We will do so again this year by delivering private, really good social housing, social

11:06housing at a rate that we haven't seen for over 50 years and affordable homes for working

11:10people for the first time in a generation.

11:13The real problem for the Irish government is that as its economy continues to boom,

11:18Ireland will remain an attractive location for immigrants whose demand for housing will

11:22continue to surpass supply.

11:25This 4 to 1 ratio of demand and supply of houses in this country is putting pressure

11:29on the government to increase property completions.

11:33With a general election coming down the line in the coming months, housing could be the

11:37issue that determines who forms the next government in this country.

11:42This is Ken Ray for Euronews in Dublin.

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