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AFP via Getty ImagesFamilies face long waits at a port facility transformed into a morgue in La GuairaWarning: This story contains distressing detailsAt a port storage facility transformed into a makeshift morgue in La Guaira, the same scene repeats itself again and again.Families – many of whom have already spent days searching hospitals, shelters and rubble – wait hours to try and confirm the deaths of their loved ones.As the death toll of Venezuela’s twin earthquakes surpasses 2,600, officials face the challenge of not only recovering victims, but identifying them. With little infrastructure left standing nine days after the tremors,…
New Heights/YoutubePrince William talked football on Travis Kelce’s podcast, telling him it wasn’t “soccer”Prince William has shared his thoughts on the emotional rollercoaster of being a football fan in a relaxed appearance on the podcast of Travis Kelce, the US footballer who is expected to soon marry the pop megastar Taylor Swift.The theme wasn’t the wedding but the World Cup, of which the US is a co-host, and William jokingly corrected Travis that it was “football” and not “soccer”.On the 28-minute show, William revealed that his father King Charles “hates football”. The King has previously described himself as a Burnley…
England v Mexico set to move to earlier kick-off timeEngland’s World Cup last-16 tie with Mexico could be moved to earlier on Sunday because of the threat of storms.Just nowEngland Men
NASAArtist’s impression of the Swift observatory which was built to study the cosmosA Nasa-funded spacecraft has been sent into space to catch a falling telescope.The Swift observatory detects some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe – but is at risk of crashing back to Earth in the coming months. The small space telescope will be intercepted by the LINK craft, which will attempt to grab it with three robotic arms, and try and lift it back to a safe orbit.The rescue mission, launched on Friday, has never been attempted before, and Dr Simeon Barber, a space scientist, has…
EPAPolish and Lithuanian forces carried out a joint military exercise in late JunePoland’s prime minister has said the country is preparing for “various” scenarios and that the coming months could be “critical” concerning the threat from Russia.Donald Tusk was responding to media reports that Moscow was planning an armed “provocation” in Poland to test Nato’s resolve, citing US intelligence.”I don’t mean to scare anyone but the coming months may truly be critical, also due to the changing nature of the war. These concerns are particularly palpable in the Baltic states,” Tusk told reporters on Friday.Polish news outlet Onet reported that…
Getty ImagesChancellor Friedrich Merz said the number of sick days in Germany was “too high” (generic photo)A row has broken out in Germany after the coalition government announced changes to sick-leave rules, requiring Germans to provide a doctor’s note to their employers on the first day of their illness.The changes also mean workers will not be able to obtain the note by phone, scrapping a measure brought in due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”The number of sick days in Germany is too high,” said Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Under the current rules, a certificate is only required if a person is unfit for…
LIVEAll eyes on Madison Square Garden for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce weddingOn Thursday, black SUVs were seen pulling up to the arena, with around 100 guests reportedly attending a rehearsal dinner.
Watch: Videos show wildfires in southern FranceFrance has said it recorded an increase of more than 2,000 deaths during the last week of a record-breaking European heatwave in June as forecasters warn of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days. Deaths rose 29% in the last week of June compared to the week before, with French health minister Stéphanie Rist adding there had been a “clear increase” in deaths among those over 45.France saw its hottest day ever on average country-wide on 24 June, with temperatures hitting almost 41C in Paris and half the nation placed…
Cnews agenciesE CANAVERAL, Fla. (news agencies) — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth. Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The Pegasus rocket blasted off from the belly of a modified airplane, putting Link on course to reach and capture NASA’s Swift Observatory in about a month. Launched in 2004, Swift is sinking faster than ever because of recent solar storms. NASA is paying $30 million for Katalyst to capture the telescope and boost its orbit so it…
BBCThe extent of damage to some of Iran’s military and nuclear sites has been revealed for the first time after more than a quarter of a million previously restricted high-resolution satellite images were released.A leading satellite imagery provider, Planet Labs, restored access to images from nearly 800 locations in Iran which they had chosen to restrict following a request from the US government.BBC Verify analysed satellite imagery from two key locations – Esfahan and Bushehr – captured since restrictions began on 9 March.The images show a variety of targets hit from ammunition storage areas to ballistic missile infrastructure, nuclear and…