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The event's 14th edition was back without limitations after being cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19 and run in 2021 with restrictions imposed due to the pandemic. The race is normally run over 26.2 kilometres but was contested on a slightly modified 25.2km course this year due to the glacier melting, with the last pass over its surface shortened. "The accelerated melting of the top layer of the glacier has created an camber and a soft layer which the runner sinks into," said race director Oliver Hermann. Читать дальше...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in South Africa on Sunday to kick off a three-country tour that will also take him to DR Congo and Rwanda, aimed at "developing a strategy to counter Russian efforts to undermine democracy in Africa", according to a France-based political scientist.

The opposition New Generation party had called for demonstrations in Sulaimaniyah and other cities in the country's north in protest against deteriorating living conditions, alleged corruption and authoritarian practices by the regional government. Dozens of police vehicles were deployed to the centre of Sulaimaniyah, and security forces fired tear gas and rubber-coated bullets once several hundred protesters had gathered, an AFP correspondent reported. Security forces stopped journalists from taking images of the crackdown. Читать дальше...

New Zealand flew to South Africa having lost four of their previous five matches amid calls for coach Ian Foster and captain Sam Cane to be sacked. The ferocity of the Springboks constantly unsettled the All Blacks, who were lucky to trail only 10-3 at half-time having been outplayed in the opening 40 minutes. New Zealand did win more possession in the second half but basic errors cost them and their only try, from replacement loose forward Shannon Frizell, arrived when South Africa were reduced to 14 men. Читать дальше...

French authorities were planning on Saturday to give vitamins to a beluga whale that swam way up the Seine river, as they raced to save the malnourished cetacean refusing food.

Jurgen Klopp admitted the best part of Liverpool's day was the result as the Champions League finalists twice had to come from behind at Craven Cottage. Aleksandar Mitrovic maintained his stunning form from last season in the Championship as the Serb outmuscled Trent Alexander-Arnold to head Fulham into a deserved half-time lead. The introduction of Darwin Nunez in the second half brought Liverpool to life and the Uruguayan flicked home his first Premier League goal since a 75-million-euro ($77 million) move from Benfica to level. Читать дальше...

The apparently underweight whale was first spotted Tuesday in the river that flows through Paris to the English Channel. On Saturday it had made its way to around 70 kilometres (44 miles) north of the French capital. "It's quite emaciated and seems to be having trouble eating," Isabelle Dorliat-Pouzet, a senior police official in the Eure department in Normandy, which is overseeing the rescue operation, told a press conference. Rescuers had tried feeding it frozen herring and then live trout, but it didn't seem to accept either, she said. Читать дальше...

Firefighters were battling six blazes in Galicia that have scorched nearly 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres). Some 700 people have been evacuated from the area around Boiro, where a blaze broke out on Thursday, according to regional officials. But no casualties have been reported so far. "The situation remains complicated. Helicopters are not enough to control all of the homes," the mayor of neighbouring A Pobra do Caraminal, Xose Lois Pinero, wrote on Facebook. Near the town of Verin, by the border with Portugal... Читать дальше...

Flanked by cheering crowds, the frontrunners in Kenya's presidential election sought to make their final push for votes Saturday under tight security, capping months of frenetic campaigning ahead of the August 9 polls.

The bells of Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral rang out in memory of Lisa-Maria Kellermayr on Monday, and hundreds of people held a candle vigil outside, after the 36-year-old doctor was found dead at her practice on July 29. She had long been the target of death threats because of her criticism of the widespread anti-lockdown protests of 2021. An autopsy later confirmed that Kellermayr had taken her own life. Austria has found itself deeply polarised over coronavirus restrictions and in particular... Читать дальше...

The 25-year-old produced a storming late finish to cruise past Scotland's Wightman and Kenyan star Cheruiyot, setting a new Games record of 3min 30:12sec. He fell to the track and put his head in his hands before rising to his feet and letting out a huge roar. Hoare's victory was the second Australian gold medal of the morning on the penultimate day of track and field action at Alexander Stadium. It followed an emotional win for Jemima Montag in the women's 10,000m race walk, four years after... Читать дальше...

The 33-year-old, who had just set the fastest time in the third practice session, flew off his Aprilia motorcycle while entering a fast corner on the Silverstone circuit. Medics rushed to his aid, moving him on to a stretcher. But in spite of being visibly stunned by the impact, Espargaro was able to walk to the medical centre, albeit with support on either side. The Catalan limped out of his meeting with the doctor but was declared fit to compete in qualifying where he will be aiming for pole position. Читать дальше...

As Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta's term comes to an end, questions have resurfaced as to what legacy he will leave behind. When he was first elected in 2013, Kenyatta made promises on pursuing development and his tenure has brought massive electrification, renovated stadiums, new expressways – with an increasing national debt. The successes of Kenyatta's time in office are numerous, but the criticisms of his legacy are almost equally so.

"Today, all the anti-Zionist jihadi capabilities are on the scene in a united formation working to liberate Jerusalem and uphold the rights of the Palestinian people," Major General Hossein Salami said in a statement on the Guards' Sepah News website. "We are with you on this path until the end, and let Palestine and the Palestinians know that they are not alone," he told the visiting leader of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, Ziad al-Nakhala, during a meeting in Tehran. Israel has said... Читать дальше...

The 24-year-old wears a lucky gold bracelet, part of a piece of jewellery that belonged to her grandmother, Judith, who survived the horrors of Auschwitz and died before the Tokyo Olympics last year. Montag eased to victory on Saturday in the 10,000 metres walk -- wiping tears from her eyes after crossing the line -- four years after she triumphed on the Gold Coast in the 20km walk. “What I take from that is, in a race, it is one kilometre at a time and not thinking about the finish line," she said. Читать дальше...

This summer, Italy is experiencing its worst drought and heatwave in 70 years. Amid the scorching conditions, some people are sharing photos and videos online that they claim are showing the consequences of this extreme weather. In reality, these images that have been circulating since July 28 were taken out of context.

The Aprilia rider erased the time set by world championship leader Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha on Friday, relegating the Frenchman to sixth place. Espargaro, second in the championship behind Quartararo going into the 12th round of the MotoGP season on Sunday, puts pressure on the Frenchman by taking the best time before qualifying. The Spaniard led three Ducati riders with compatriot Jorge Martin just 0.028sec slower over the 5.9 km circuit. Australian Jack Miller and Frenchman Johann Zarco... Читать дальше...

In Germany, naturism or nudism is called “FKK” or “Free Body Culture”. Invented in the 1920s as an escape from social constraints, the tradition was on the decline for most of the past three decades, but at one Berlin association, membership has been growing by 10 percent each year since 2020. Devotees there celebrate the human body in all its varieties amid a social media era crammed with unrealistic ideals of beauty.

Reiko Yamada was 11 years-old on August 6, 1945, when the US dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Now 88, she is among the few survivors of the horrific attack, which killed around 140,000 people, and is determined to pass on the lessons of history. But Yamada and other survivors fear their voices are not being heard. On the 77th anniversary of the bombing, FRANCE 24 reports on the survivors of the attack.

A Texas jury on Friday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he has to pay for the suffering he put them through by claiming for years that the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax.

The visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- second in line to the presidency -- sparked outrage from Beijing, which launched vast military manoeuvres around the island, even at the risk of partially exposing its plans to the United States and its Asian allies. Mobilising fighter planes, helicopters and even warships, the drills aim to simulate a blockade of Taiwan and include practising an "attack on targets at sea", according to state news agency Xinhua. It is the first time Chinese exercises have taken place so close to Taiwan... Читать дальше...

Taiwan accused the Chinese army of simulating an attack on its main island Saturday, as Beijing doubled down on its retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei after announcing a suspension of cooperation with Washington on key issues.

The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that a vehicle struck a two-story house in Los Angeles' Mar Vista neighborhood, "causing structural compromise and erupting in heavy fire." The female adult found in the car was "taken to an area hospital by LAFD paramedics in critical condition," it said. US media confirmed initial reports by celebrity gossip publication TMZ that the woman inside the blue Mini Cooper was Heche. The 53-year-old actress initially crashed into an apartment building garage before driving off... Читать дальше...

Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes on Saturday, prompting Palestinian retaliatory rocket fire as Israeli forces broadened their offensive in the West Bank, arresting 20 people in early morning raids. Israel’s latest “pre-emptive counter-terror operation” has sparked fears of escalated violence in the Palestinian Territories.

By reaching Friday's final, his fourth of the year, Medvedev is assured of taking the top ranking into his title defense at Flushing Meadows later this month. Kecmanovic, ranked 38th in the world and seeded fourth, got off to a strong start against Medvedev, who is playing his first tournament since bowing out of the quarter-finals at Mallorca in June. The Serbian, playing his third semi-final of the year, seized a 4-1 lead, but Medvedev found his range and relentlessly pounded his way back from the baseline. Читать дальше...