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Divers bring a body back from the luxury yacht Bayesian after it sank killing seven people
Sicily opens manslaughter probe as last movements of yacht victims revealed. Sicilian prosecutors said Saturday they were investigating possible manslaughter after a superyacht sank killing seven people, as it emerged that trapped passengers scrabbled for air pockets after it went down.
Burundi says it has recorded no deaths yet from the mpox outbreak, with health workers caring for the sick in isolation centres
"I felt very sick and scared, I couldn't even walk any more," said mpox patient Samuel Nduwimana in Burundi's economic capital Bujumbura, one of around 170 confirmed cases in the small African country.
Mpox has been known for decades, a new more deadly and more transmissible strain, known as Clade 1b, has driven the recent uptick in cases
"I felt very sick and scared, I couldn't even walk any more," said mpox patient Samuel Nduwimana in Burundi's economic capital Bujumbura, one of around 170 confirmed cases in the small African country.
Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system
Gaza talks set to resume in Cairo as fighting rages. Negotiators geared up for a crucial weekend of Gaza ceasefire talks Saturday, as Hamas said it was sending delegates to Cairo but would not participate in the discussions, and fighting raged in the Palestinian territory.
People carry relief supplies through floodwaters in Bangladesh
Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis in emergency shelters after floods. Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis were taking refuge in emergency shelters Saturday from floods that inundated vast areas of the low-lying South Asian country, disaster officials said.
A child swims through floodwaters after collecting relief materials in southeastern Bangladesh, where almost 300,000 people have taken refuge in emergency shelters
Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis in emergency shelters after floods. Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis were taking refuge in emergency shelters Saturday from floods that inundated vast areas of the low-lying South Asian country, disaster officials said.
Iga Swiatek refocuses at US Open after 2023 letdown
Iga Swiatek saw her hopes of a US Open title defense dashed last year when she fell in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows but now says she feels free of the pressure that helped fuel that letdown. Swiatek, the tournament's 2022 champion, was upset by Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko last...
Barcelona include Dani Olmo in squad amid registration wait
Barcelona have included Dani Olmo in their matchday squad for Saturday's fixture against Athletic Club at the Olympic Stadium as they race to get him registered with LaLiga in time. Olmo, 26, joined Barça from RB Leipzig for an initial €55 million ($61.6m) earlier this summer but his inscription with...
Activists confront a settler (left) near the occupied West Bank village of Beit Jala
Tent rallies turn West Bank eviction into rallying cry. Flanked by smartphone-wielding peace activists, members of an evicted Palestinian family marched onto land seized by armed Israeli settlers, shouting "Out! Out!" as they livestreamed the confrontation on Instagram.
Police inspect the scene in Solingen after a man stabbed to death three people and wounded eight others at a street festival in the western city
German police on Saturday extended a major manhunt after a man stabbed to death three people and wounded eight others at a street festival in the city of Solingen.
World number one Jannik Sinner of Italy speaks to the media prior to the US Open tennis championships at Flushing Meadows
'I haven't done anything wrong' relieved Sinner says of escaping doping ban. Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner said Friday he was relieved to escape a doping ban after twice testing positive for a banned substance, even though "in my mind I know that I haven't done anything wrong."
Jürgen Klopp hails Arne Slot's early Liverpool imprint
Jürgen Klopp said he believes Arne Slot's imprint on Liverpool is already "obvious," adding that he doesn't miss the job, but he does miss the players. Slot took charge of his first Premier League match on Saturday, and helped Liverpool a 2-0 win at Ipswich. It was the first...
What is the 40/40 club? Shohei Ohtani joins elite MLB group
Shohei Ohtani reached a historic milestone on Friday night with the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the sixth player in MLB history to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases. Ohtani hit a walk-off grand slam against the Tampa Bay Rays after stealing his 40th base earlier in the game.
A solid reinforced concrete room is strong enough to protect people from a major blast
As threats rise, Israelis turn to home bomb shelters. Israeli couple Aviva Pertzov and Jeff Lederer put off building a bomb shelter for years. But now, with rockets falling and threats rising, they are finally fortifying their home.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr announces he is suspending his independent presidential campaign and endorsing Donald Trump on August 23, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr suspends fringe White House bid, endorses Trump. Robert F. Kennedy Jr, scion of America's storied political clan, suspended his long-shot presidential bid on Friday and endorsed Donald Trump, injecting new uncertainty into the White House race.
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