FIFA Club World Cup semi: Chelsea vs Fluminense team news, start and lineup
Former champions Chelsea play Fluminense, one of Brazil's most popular sides, in the first semifinal of Club World Cup.
Texas’s Camp Mystic confirms 27 children and counsellors died in floods
Camp says the search continues for missing people while life-threatening flooding still remains a threat
Camp Mystic, the girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas, has confirmed that 27 children and counsellors died in the flash floods that have wreaked devastation on the area since Friday.
“Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly,” a statement on the camp website read.
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First Thing: Texas floods death toll rises as search for survivors turns to recovery operation
Residents observe day of prayer after floods that killed at least 82 people. Plus, lab-grown sperm and eggs could be just a few years away
Good morning.
Residents in central Texas observed a day of prayer on Sunday after at least 82 people were killed with dozens still missing after Friday’s devastating flash flooding, as a search and rescue operation for survivors began to morph into a grim exercise of recovering bodies.
Why weren’t people given more warning? Rainfall of this magnitude is exceedingly rare and difficult to predict, even for this flood-prone region, though questions are now being asked about preparedness and the emergency response.
How did the victims die? The guests were all diagnosed with amanita mushroom poisoning, caused by consuming death cap mushrooms, the trial heard.
What was the motive for the killings? The prosecution did not allege a motive and Patterson’s defence barrister claimed she never intended to harm her guests.
Continue reading...Texas flooding: What happened, what went wrong and what’s the death toll?
More than 80 people are killed in the flash floods. Camp Mystic, a camp for girls, is among the worst hit sites.
Low water levels push up shipping costs on Europe’s rivers amid heatwave
Vessels on Rhine in Germany and Danube in Hungary forced to sail partially loaded
Low water levels after heatwaves and drought are limiting shipping on some of Europe’s biggest rivers including the Rhine and the Danube and pushing up transport costs.
As much of Europe swelters in hot temperatures, water levels in its main rivers have fallen. This is affecting shipping along the Rhine – one of Europe’s key waterways – south of Duisburg and Cologne in Germany, including the choke point of Kaub, forcing vessels to sail about half full.
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US president will host Israeli prime minister following joint strikes against Iran
A US envoy met Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday to discuss a proposed plan to disarm Hezbollah, hours after Israel launched new air strikes and a cross-border ground assault.
The Israeli escalation was seen by Lebanese officials and diplomats as an attempt to ratchet up pressure on Hezbollah, whose leader Naim Qassem said in a televised speech on Sunday that the group still needed arms to defend Lebanon from Israel.
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Runners in traditional red and white sprint inches from bulls' horns, embracing risk in Pamplona’s San Fermin festival.
Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation – BBC
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Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation
They were searching a cave to recover the body of a comrade who had been shot in 2022.
Trump calls Elon Musk’s new political party plan ‘ridiculous’
Donald Trump has criticised Elon Musk’s plan to launch and fund a new US political party, calling it “ridiculous”.
‘Shorts and flip-flops are not allowed’: La Scala enforces opera dress code ban
Management ask visitors to ‘choose clothing in keeping with the decorum of the theatre’ after complaints
Operagoers have been warned they will be banned from entering Milan’s prestigious La Scala theatre if they turn up wearing shorts, tank tops or flip-flops. Kimonos, however, are acceptable.
The venue’s management team reminded people how not to dress for an opera after complaints that some spectators were donning attire more suitable for the beach.
Continue reading...Erin Patterson’s hospital visit – and what the beef wellingtons really looked like: mushroom murder exhibits revealed
Evidence presented in the mushroom murder trial shows the dining table used in the fateful lunch and social media chats
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Five key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin Patterson
For more than two months, Erin Patterson’s triple-murder trial gripped people around the world. But while millions were glued to news updates, only a handful of people had access to the full case.
Jurors heard from more than 50 witnesses and were introduced to more than 120 pieces of evidence by the prosecution and defence throughout the lengthy proceedings.
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7 July bombings: Olympics joy turned into a barbaric loss of life – BBC
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Gaza toddler with shrapnel in brain fights for life after family killed
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Musk’s u-turn on a new party
We compare and contrast how, in 2022, Elon Musk advised against creating a new US political party, versus his recent ann
Greece imposes work breaks as a heat wave grips the country – AP News
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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr was a cartel henchman, Mexican prosecutors claim
Prosecutors say Chávez treated gang rivals ‘like a punchbag’ after Ice arrested the former world champion in California
The Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr was a henchman for the Sinaloa drugs cartel and used his skills to pummel rival gang members “like a punchbag” before his recent arrest in the US, prosecutors in Mexico have alleged.
Chávez, 39, son of legendary world boxing champion Julio César Chávez Sr and himself a former middleweight titleholder, was arrested in California on Tuesday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents, who cited cartel affiliations, multiple criminal convictions and an active arrest warrant in Mexico for weapons trafficking and organized crime.
Continue reading...Love Island USA’s Cierra leaves show after racism row
Cierra Ortega's parents say it's been a "painful" week after posts emerged featuring a racial slur.