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The television series Chernobyl, which follows the events of 26 April 1986, is making waves on social networks and in the traditional media. Viewers voted it the best series ever on the website IMDb. Commentators have also tuned in and explain what they like most about the series.

The Fifa Women's World Cup kicks off today, Friday, in France. Twenty-four teams are in the running to displace the current US champions. Chile, Jamaica, Scotland and South Africa are taking part in the tournament for the first time. Commentators are thrilled to see women's football becoming a hugely popular sport.

Theresa May will step down as Tory leader today, Friday, paving the way for her successor to be chosen by the end of July. As long as the Tories form the government the new leader will also act as prime minister. Boris Johnson leads the pack of almost a dozen contenders. But he's not the only one to keep keep an eye on, the press notes.

The European Commission has recommended that an excessive deficit procedure be launched against Italy. The country is heading towards a debt-to-GDP ratio of 135 percent while the government is instituting measures such as a citizens' income poverty relief scheme and lowering the age of retirement. Commentators doubt that Brussels' attempts at disciplinary action will succeed.

Numerous heads of state and government gathered on Wednesday in the southern English town of Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Allies' landing in Normandy. Trump, May, Macron and Merkel jointly commemorated the military operation that marked a turning point in World War II. In view of the current tensions among Western states the commemoration of the Allies' former unity strikes some commentators as somewhat paradoxical.