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Telegram/CrimeanwindHuge plumes of smoke seen rising in the skies from the site where the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery in Russia is locatedUkraine said it has hit two oil refineries in multiple strikes deep inside Russia with patrol boats and other vessels in the Black Sea also hit.President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Bashneft-Novoil and Slavneft-Yanos refineries were struck in the attacks aimed at limiting oil revenues Moscow “uses to finance” its war.Yaroslavl regional governor Mikhail Evraev said Slavneft-Yanos was on fire after what he called the “largest enemy drone attack”. He said four people were injured.Meanwhile, Ukraine said at least 11 people…
ReutersFarhad N was convicted of two counts of murder, 23 counts of attempted murder and a range of other chargesA man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of driving his car into a crowd of people in Munich last year, killing two people.The 25-year-old man, named only as Farhad N in line with German privacy laws, is an Afghan national, who prosecutors say deliberately drove his Mini into a trade union rally of around 1,400 people in the centre of the city on the morning of 13 February 2025.He hit a 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old…
Argentina mark World Cup win over England with National Football Teams DayThe Argentine Football Association announces 15 July as National Football Teams Day to mark Argentina’s 2026 World Cup semi-final victory over England. 3 hrs agoEngland Men
‘Meredith wouldn’t find any comedy value’, sister said during BBC Breakfast interviewThe sister of Meredith Kercher has criticised a solo comedy show by Amanda Knox, who was convicted and later acquitted of murdering the British student in Italy in 2007. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe website says Knox’s show, Cartwheel, is about motherhood and how she will explain what happened in Perugia to her daughter. Stephanie Kercher, addressing Knox directly on BBC Breakfast, said: “What I would say [to Knox] is to think about the family here, think about her friends and to turn the tables if it was your sister…
NEW YORK (news agencies) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, placing her in charge of a public health agency beleaguered by political meddling and low morale.Schwartz was confirmed in a 51-44 vote. The 54-year-old becomes the 22nd leader of the Atlanta-based CDC, which is charged with protecting Americans from preventable health threats, and the agency’s first confirmed director in nearly a year. Her resume includes medical and law degrees, a stint as deputy surgeon general, and a leadership position at the U.S. Coast Guard.Schwartz’s nomination appeared to…
Jack TranAtefeh Ramezanisadeh (left) and Fatemeh Pasandideh said they were proud to be Australian nationalsTwo Iranian female footballers who publicly defied their government have become Australian citizens.Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, 34, and Fatemeh Pasandideh, 22, were naturalised in Brisbane, Queensland, on Wednesday.Ramezanisadeh said it was a “truly special and unforgettable day”, while her teammate said “this moment means more than words can express”.They were among seven members of Iran’s national team to be granted humanitarian visas while in Australia for the Women’s Asian Cup in March – but the other five changed their minds and returned home.Under pressure from the Iranian community…
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Getty ImagesMany will have experienced it – that feeling at 3pm when all you want to do is go to bed and sleep like a log.Or, finding yourself wide awake at 3am, brain whirring and no prospect of sleep.Jet lag – the world’s most annoying holiday souvenir – is the price we pay for flying off around the globe on travels or holidays.So how does it work, and what can you do about it?Jet lag is what you feel when local time changes abruptly, but your body clock is playing catch up, says Dr Nina Rzechorzek, who leads research at…
AFP via Getty ImagesWith US beef prices soaring to record highs, you might think that South Dakota cattle rancher Eric Gropper would be celebrating.Yet while the cost of the meat in US supermarkets is now 12% higher than it was a year ago, a rise more than three times the rate of general inflation, Gropper says that he and all the other beef farmers aren’t making any more profit than usual.The BBC World Service’s Follow the Money series spent a week tracing the American beef supply chain to find out what has caused the price jump and discover where all…
Theo Wargo/FilmMagicRihanna and A$AP Rocky have three children togetherRihanna could be set to break a decade-long album hiatus, according to her partner A$AP Rocky.”She in the studio right now,” the rapper said on the The Jason Lee podcast on Wednesday. Few details about the project were revealed, apart from a denial that the pair would collaborate on a double album. However, in response to questioning about about a potential new album, he added “she cooking.”The singer and beauty mogul from Barbados, whose real name is Robyn Fenty, has not released a full album since 2016’s Anti.The rapper denied this, instead…