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Paul Archuleta/Getty ImagesThe US blogger Perez Hilton is in a “serious but stable” condition after being admitted to hospital, according to his family.Emergency services were called to his Miami home on Tuesday after members of the public reported concerns while watching a TikTok livestream. The Miami sheriff’s office confirmed they attended a scene of a man “livestreaming acts of self-harm” on Tuesday. They did not confirm his name but said the man was alone in the house at the time.A statement released on the 48-year-old’s website said he “experienced significant blood loss” and his treatment and recovery would be a…
Getty ImagesOman has said positive talks have been taking place with Iran over an agreement to secure a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran warned that any deal would not see an immediate reopening of the vital waterway.Both sides suggested on Saturday that discussions were progressing, but a timeline on any deal being finalised remained unclear. Oman’s foreign ministry warned against attacks on shipping that could hamper that.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks were in their final stages but the reopening of the strait remained “subject to other conditions”.Tehran has effectively blockaded the waterway, through which…
Abid BhatAuqib replaced Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the series against Sri Lanka beginning 15 August”You play with so many cricket stars. Why don’t you take selfies with them?”Bilal Ahmad Dar once asked his young cousin, Auqib Nabi.Auqib smiled and replied: “One day I will reach a place where they will want to take selfies with me.”Years later, that prediction has come true.For a region where conflict, harsh winters and limited infrastructure have long restricted sporting opportunities, Auqib’s selection is being seen as a landmark moment.Raised in a small village in Baramulla district, Auqib grew up playing on local…
Getty ImagesAll the new wedding outfits are paid for by the Kano state government Celebrations have turned the northern Nigerian city of Kano into a riot of colour and excitement over the last week as 1,500 couples married at a mass wedding.For days the city’s streets have been buzzing with bridal parties and their families preparing outfits and attending other organised events.On Friday, brides in red hijabs with grooms in matching red hats and white robes went the palace of the Emir, the city’s traditional Muslim leader, for the main ceremony where they officially became husband and wife.The nuptials culminated…
EPA/ShutterstockAn emergency response to major wildfires was launched in the Gironde region in late JulyAfter wildfires caused more damage in France this year than at any time since World War Two, many are left asking a single question: Why?A major driver is that climate is changing as a result of the well-documented way humanity is burning fossil fuels. Temperatures are only rising.But with records showing that nine out of 10 French wildfires are started by humans, the government in Paris is trying to attribute blame – although it is itself accused of being underprepared for the infernos that have now…
ReutersUp in the hills above the Roman columns of the ancient site of Sebastia, in the occupied West Bank, are olive fields that have been cultivated for generations by Palestinian families.One of the landowners, Abu Mudif, says he has received notification that his land is part of a tranche of about 450 acres that the Israeli authorities are taking possession of in order, they say, to protect and develop the site for a major new national park.Typically, Palestinian landowners receive little or no payment for such land expropriation. And even when it is offered, most refuse it as they see…
Annabel RackhamIt’s Saturday afternoon and I’ve nearly fallen at the first hurdle – I’ve left my digital camera battery on charge at home.Forgive me, I last took this camera out with me 15 years ago on a family holiday to the Canary Islands. Take two. Now with the charged battery in hand, I’m taking my digital camera to a DJ set as an experiment.It’s because older technology is having a bit of a moment – social media is full of people talking about why they’re going back to basics with the likes of digital cameras, wired headphones and early MP3…
Fifa criticises campaign to oust president InfantinoFifa strongly criticises what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to “undermine” the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino. 60 mins agoFootball
Getty Images/Sharon Jones/BBC”Eyes peeled,” comes the order from the front passenger seat.Obediently, we scan the ends and tops of logs, looking between low scrub and patches of vivid wildflowers for a flash of stripes or a dart of movement.Eluding us is the numbat, a rare Australian marsupial which could be the love-child of a chipmunk and an anteater.Numbats were once populous across the bottom half of the continent, but Dryandra Woodland – in the south-western corner of Australia – is one of the few places they remain.Classified as endangered until this month, numbats have been bouncing back. This team’s efforts…
Maskot via Getty ImagesThe new rules apply to privately owned electric scooters, as rental versions have been bannedElectric scooter riders in Paris face being fined if they fail to comply with new safety rules, as police try to curb the number of accidents in the French capital.Some 79 people were killed in e-scooter accidents last year, a sharp rise from the 45 who died the year prior, police said on Saturday, citing figures from France’s road safety watchdog.In a bid to address “the concerning rise in serious and fatal accidents” involving the motorised vehicles, it is now mandatory for riders…