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After its dramatic fall the Turkish lira has recovered somewhat. The Turkish central bank pledged cash injections to halt the currency's plunge. According to analysts, however, it's still too early to give the all-clear. Commentators examine the potential consequences of the crisis for other countries.

Several youths are currently on trial in Russia, accused of having co-founded an extremist movement. Judges have once again refused to release 18-year-old Anna Pavlikova from custody. Russian commentators see a strategy behind the rise in judicial excesses, which include Internet users being arrested for sharing posts on social media.

A 21-year-old man has died on the street in the Croatian city of Zaprešić after a rescue team made an unsuccessful attempt to revive him. The media see the fact that there was no doctor on the team as a symptom of lacking investment in the country's national healthcare system.

A US jury has sentenced Bayer subsidiary Monsanto to pay 254 million euros in damages. It ruled that the company had failed to properly warn Dewayne Johnson, a gardener suffering from cancer, of the risks of using the weedkiller Roundup, which contains glyphosate. What consequences will the ruling have for farmers and chemicals giant Bayer?

The Romanian prosecution has launched investigations after more than 400 protesters were injured at a large rally on Friday. Tens of thousands of demonstrators were protesting corruption and demanding the resignation of the social-liberal government, including many Romanians living abroad who returned to take part in the protests. Commentators see the brutality as continuing a tradition in the country.

Sweden's first big party leader TV debate ahead of September elections was marked by the burning of dozen of cars in cities across the south-west of the country.