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The government battled days of unrest after a police officer shot dead 17-year-old Nahel M. during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb on June 27. Nahel had Algerian roots, and the killing rekindled long-standing accusations of systemic racism in France. There have been 11,300 claims linked to the riots, said the head of the France Assureurs federation Florence Lustman -- who put the bill at 650 million euros. Last week, Lustman gave a figure of at least 280 million euros, stressing that many claims had yet to be made. Читать дальше...

A famously private person, when Franklin died five years ago at 76 years old she left no formal will -- but hand-scrawled documents discovered later in her Detroit home fueled a dispute among her four sons for years. The difficult to read papers appear to distribute assets including real estate, jewelry, furs, stereo equipment and music royalties to her family members. One, dated to 2010, was discovered in a locked cabinet. Another, dated four years later, was found under the cushions. Two of her sons... Читать дальше...

The 25-year-old Japanese star and rapper boyfriend Cordae welcomed their first child in Los Angeles and both mother and daughter were doing well, according to People, citing an unnamed source. The couple said that Osaka was expecting a baby on social media in January. In June, Osaka revealed she was expecting a girl with a princess-themed baby shower. Osaka said last month that when it came to names, she and Cordae were thinking of something unusual rather than traditional. Osaka said that 2023... Читать дальше...

The shock appointment of a far-right editor to run one of France’s best-known mainstream newspapers has sparked calls for urgent steps to protect the pluralism and independence of the French press, while underscoring a sharp rightwards shift of the country's media landscape under billionaire Vincent Bolloré.

The Serb star reached his 12th Wimbledon semi-final and record-equalling 46th at the Grand Slams with a four-set victory over Andrey Rublev on Tuesday. Djokovic, chasing an eighth title at the All England Club and 24th career major, came through 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 and will face Italy's Jannik Sinner for a place in the final. He has now reached as many semi-finals at the Slams as the retired Roger Federer. "I don't want to sound arrogant, but of course I would consider myself favourite," said Djokovic. Читать дальше...

The latter, called Nessie after the legendary elusive beast plying the depths of a Scottish lake, is estimated to draw between $600,000 and $800,000, Sotheby's said. A kind of dinosaur called a plesiosaur, it was last auctioned in Paris in 2010 and at the time had come from a private museum in Germany. The remains, which are nearly 11 feet (3.4 meters) long, were found in a quarry in England in 1990. The skeleton is about 75 percent complete and in exceptional condition, said Cassandra Hotton, Sotheby's head of Science and Popular Culture. Читать дальше...

The magnetic pop star's book "The Woman In Me" is set for publication on October 24, after Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, acquired it. Spears lived nearly 14 years under a controversial legal arrangement that barred her from managing her own life and finances, a period in which she was largely governed by her father, Jamie. A Los Angeles judge in November 2021 dissolved the conservatorship. In one chilling accusation the singer said under the arrangement she was prevented her... Читать дальше...

Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee, was last seen leaving a music class in Rome on June 22, 1983. Decades of speculation followed over what happened to her, with suggestions that mobsters, the secret services or a Vatican conspiracy were to blame, theories which sparked a hit Netflix series. The Vatican has been accused of obstructing investigation efforts over the decades, but eventually launched an inquiry into its most famous cold case in January. Rome prosecutors... Читать дальше...

The oil-rich Gulf monarchy, which will host this year's COP28 UN climate talks, last week unveiled plans to cut domestic emissions by 19 percent of 2019 levels by 2030. Under these plans, the UAE would contribute to keeping warming to "just below" 2.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the UAE's climate change minister said -- slightly outside the goals set out in the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement. "We're striving towards the best that we can do with what we have now. I think it will... Читать дальше...

Laulala, 31, came off the bench in the All Blacks' Rugby Championship win over Argentina on Saturday. The Blues' front-rower is set to feature for his country at this year's Rugby World Cup in France, which beings on September 8 and ends on October 28. He will head to Toulouse after the tournament on a deal until 2026 to replace former New Zealand prop Charlie Faumuina who is expected to retire. Laulala's fellow All Blacks in second-row Sam Whitelock, centre Jack Goodhue and winger Leicester Fainga'anaku... Читать дальше...

Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan countries have fled or been forced out of Tunisia's port city of Sfax after racial tensions flared following the July 3 killing of a Tunisian man in an altercation between locals and migrants. Many have been left to fend for themselves in harsh conditions in remote desert areas near Tunisia's borders with Algeria and with Libya. Around 10 days ago one body was found in the Hazoua desert, near Algeria's border, and another was discovered on Monday night, Nizar Skander... Читать дальше...

The Italian eighth seed recovered from a mid-match wobble to win 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and will face either Novak Djokovic or Andrey Rublev for a place in Sunday's final. "It was obviously tough," said the 21-year-old, who squandered a two-sets-to-love lead against Djokovic in last year's quarter-final. "I was a break up in the second. I got down mentally a little bit so this is a part we are working on a lot and obviously I'm very happy how I reacted in the next couple of sets." Sinner said he would... Читать дальше...

Among the items on the table in the talks between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's LIV Golf were the firing of two-time British Open champion Greg Norman as LIV boss and a new "World Golf Series" that would climax in the kingdom. The communications, released by the US Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations at the start of a hearing into the controversial tie-up, gave the most detailed picture yet of how the deal might look. Saudi's Public Investment Fund (PIF) -- which finances LIV Golf... Читать дальше...

Since 1978, the Sub Laban family had fought in the Israeli courts against their eviction from their home in the Muslim Quarter of the walled Old City. But early on Tuesday, police arrived to remove the family from their home following a court order. "They do not have the right to expel me from my house," Nora Abu Laban, 68, told AFP. "They are thieves and they steal everything from us, they stole the house, the lands, the youth." Israeli and Palestinian activists jostled with police in the aftermath of the eviction. Читать дальше...

Israeli protesters blocked highways and converged on the Tel Aviv airport Tuesday, stepping up resistance to the hard-right government's judicial overhaul package opponents say threatens democracy. Dozens of people were arrested, said police, who used water cannons and deployed mounted officers to disperse demonstrators in the commercial capital, Tel Aviv. Announced in January by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the plan has split the nation and sparked one of the country's biggest ever protest movements... Читать дальше...

Scientists on Tuesday designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch defined by humanity's massive and destabilising impact on the planet.

Pello Bilbao won a hilly stage 10 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, becoming the first Spaniard in five years to win a stage on the world's biggest bike race.

The main contenders for the overall title crossed the line together nearly three minutes after Bilbao. You have to go back to 2018 and Omar Fraile's win for the last victory by a Spanish rider. Bilbao dedicated the victory to Gino Maeder, his Bahrain Victorius team-mate who died last month after a crash on the Tour of Switzerland. "I had to do it for Gino," said Bilbao. Maeder, a 26-year-old Swiss rider, plunged into a ravine while competing in his home race in June, and succumbed to his injuries a day later. Читать дальше...

The meteorologists stationed there have a huge responsibility at a tournament where weather is such a major factor and are able to plot incoming danger with astonishing accuracy. On their say-so the grass courts are covered or left uncovered -- even though the team is occasionally caught out by the famously unpredictable British weather. This year's tournament was badly disrupted by rain in the first week, causing a scheduling headache for officials and forcing some players to stop mid-match while... Читать дальше...

Azerbaijan on Tuesday temporarily shut the only road linking its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia, accusing the Armenian branch of the Red Cross of smuggling.

The case of the unsolved 1982 murders sent Americans into a panic and resulted in a nationwide safety overhaul that saw pharmaceutical companies apply protective foil seals to over-the-counter medication packaging. James Lewis was found unresponsive at his home Sunday and was pronounced dead shortly afterwards, police said in a statement late Monday. "Following an investigation, Lewis' death was determined to be not suspicious," the Cambridge Police Department said. No one was ever charged in the killings. Читать дальше...

The main contenders for the overall title crossed the line together nearly three minutes after Bilbao. Omar Fraile was the last Spaniard to win at the Tour back in 2018. Bilbao dedicated the victory to Gino Maeder, his Bahrain Victorius team-mate who died last month after a crash on the Tour of Switzerland. "I had to do it for Gino," said Bilbao. The 26-year-old Maeder fell into a ravine while competing in his home race in June, and the Swiss rider succumbed to his injuries a day later. While Bilbao was quick to remember Maeder... Читать дальше...

Russia vetoed a nine-month extension of the agreement allowing for the conduit during a vote at the UN headquarters in New York, and then failed to muster enough votes to adopt just a six-month extension. The UN-brokered agreement that allows for the delivery of aid overland from Turkey into rebel-held areas of Syria expired on Monday. Many council members including the United States, Britain and France have called for a full-year extension, but they backed a nine-month compromise proposed by Switzerland and Brazil. Читать дальше...

The hosts raced to 129-3 in 23.3 overs after Shoriful Islam's career best 4-21 helped them bowl out Afghanistan for 126 in 45.2 overs. Tail-ender Azmatullah Omarzai offered some late resistance for Afghanistan to top-score with 56, his maiden ODI fifty. Left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi gave Afghanistan a glimmer of hope, bowling out Naim Sheikh for a duck and Najmul Hossain for 11. Liton and Shakib Al Hasan put on 61 runs for the third wicket to steady the innings and bring Bangladesh back into control. Читать дальше...

These appear tailor-made to inflame anger and divide communities, the UN human rights chief Volker Turk said as he opened the debate at the UN's top rights body in Geneva. A Koran was burnt outside the Swedish capital's main mosque on June 28, triggering a diplomatic backlash across the Muslim world. Pakistan and other nations called for a discussion of "the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred as manifested by recurrent desecration of the Holy Koran in some European... Читать дальше...