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Uefa and UK PM criticise Infantino World Cup planUefa and Prime Minister Andy Burnham criticise proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.7 hrs agoWorld Cup
Cnews agenciesE CANAVERAL, Fla. (news agencies) — The spacecraft rushing to the rescue of an aging and sinking NASA telescope has run into its own problem. Katalyst Space Technologies said Tuesday that its Link satellite is experiencing thruster problems and has gone into an uncontrollable spin that is disrupting communication. The trouble struck over the weekend, three weeks after the three-armed robotic spacecraft blasted into orbit.The startup company said it’s working nonstop to get Link back in action so it can capture Swift and boost the telescope to a higher orbit. Swift will crash back to Earth this fall without…
Zelensky Social Media Account/HandoutUkraine is seeking Patriot air defence missiles to combat Russian aerial attacksPresident Donald Trump has held separate meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which the White House described as “positive and productive”.The two leaders were in Washington to attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of Israel and advocate for US aid to Ukraine, who died earlier this month.Zelensky and Trump discussed Kyiv’s hope that the US would help bolster its air defences, although no formal commitment has so far been announced.Netanyahu, for his part, arrived at a…
The race to stop the French woodland fires in their tracksFirefighters in France are working around the clock to contain wildfires that have been raging in the Gironde region, while bracing for another sharp rise in temperatures.”The fire is like David against Goliath,” said Eric Brocardi, spokesman of the national firefighters’ federation. Four of his colleagues had died in recent weeks across France, he said, and 2,000 had been deployed in the Gironde to contain the flames, which for days have ravaged the countryside between the coastline and Bordeaux. According to regional prefect Sophie Brocas 14 places that had already…
Getty ImagesIt is estimated that more than 2,000 elephants roam in and around Amboseli National ParkAn urgent investigation has been launched into the mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in southern Kenya near the Amboseli National Park.The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) told the BBC that experts were examining the carcasses and said that tissue samples had been sent to laboratories to determine whether the deaths were caused by disease, poisoning or another factor.The park and its surrounds are known as the Amboseli ecosystem, a vast area that straddles the border with Tanzania, which is famous for its wildlife.Officials say this is…
BBCDespite the complications caused by his condition, Sulemana Abdul Samed seemed to have a positive outlook on life The death of Sulemana Abdul Samed, Ghana’s tallest man, has prompted an outpouring of grief especially in the north of the country where his height had made him a local celebrity.The 33 year old died in hospital on Monday in the northern city of Tamale, about 160km (100 miles) south of his home village of Gambaga, where he had been admitted because sores on his legs had become infected.”Everyone knew how generous and kind he was. From when he died until now…
Japan is reeling from the latest major earthquake to hit the country.Nineteen people are missing at an Aeon shopping centre and a paper factory after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Kyushu island, an official said.The quake has also caused power cuts, damaged roads, collapsed a castle wall and destroyed a footbridge.Information is still coming out of Japan but here is what we know so far.The quake hit the Kumamoto prefecture on Kyushu island at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT) on Tuesday, with hundreds of thousands of people being told to move to evacuation shelters.The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported the…
Watch: The moment quake hit JapanVideo shows locations across the region where a strong earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July.1 hr agoAsia
Mancini reappointed Italy boss after Pirlo controversyRoberto Mancini is appointed Italy manager for a second time – just a day after Andrea Pirlo rules himself out of the running for the job and technical director Paolo Maldini resigns.2 hrs agoItaly
A key question in a Massachusetts murder trial is whether postpartum psychosis drove a mother to kill her three children.On Monday, a jury heard opening statements in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital. Both sides agree she strangled her children aged 5 and younger in 2023. But they disagree over whether she should be held criminally responsible.Clancy and her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, filed lawsuits accusing her medical providers of failing to properly diagnose and treat her condition.Here’s what to know about the disorder.It’s estimated to afflict only 1 to 2 per…