The Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo will swim in the Seine to show it's clean for the Paris Olympics' outdoor swimming events. Despite a €1.4 billion investment to prevent sewage leaks, the Seine's water quality remains questionable, repeatedly failing tests before the Games start on July 26.
Despite an investment of 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to prevent sewage leaks into the waterway, the Seine has been causing suspense in the run-up to the opening of the Paris Games on July 26 after repeatedly failing water quality tests. But since the beginning of July, with heavy rains finally giving way to sunnier weather, samples have shown the river to be ready for the open-water swimming and triathlon -- and for 65-year-old Hidalgo. "On the eve of the Games, when the Seine will play a key role... Читать дальше...
They are preparing to enter the crystal-clear waters and attach the samples to a floating nursery, in a pioneering effort in the Mediterranean to help restore a coral population hit by climate change and unsustainable human activity. The small fragments of coral have been kept for several weeks at the east Mediterranean island's Department of Fisheries and Marine Research station. Now they are about to be attached to a net on the underwater nursery some five metres (16 feet) down near Cape Greco. Читать дальше...
"He sustained the injury earlier this month while training," the team said in a brief statement, adding that further updates "will be provided as appropriate." Irving, an eight-time All-Star, averaged 22.2 points and 5.1 assists per game in the post-season, when the Mavs fell to the Boston Celtics in five games in the championship series. Irving dealt with a hand injury during this past season, when he sprained his thumb on his right shooting hand. He broke his right hand in 2012 before his second NBA season with the Cleveland Cavaliers... Читать дальше...
The ex-St Helens winger represented Wales six times in the 13-man game before switching codes in 2022, but serious injuries have hampered him since. Prop Kemsley Mathias, hooker Evan Lloyd, No.8 Mackenzie Martin and centre Eddie James will also start in the red jersey for the first time in Brisbane on Friday against the Super Rugby outfit. Replacement hooker Efan Daniel is another in line for a debut, off the bench, in a new-look team after consecutive defeats against the Wallabies. Lock Cory Hill will captain the side with Dewi Lake... Читать дальше...
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he's moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X from California to Texas. He referred to the new law signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, which prevents school districts from requiring staff to inform parents about their child's gender identification change, as the "final straw."
At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, the party faithful have been quick to credit divine intervention with saving their leader's life after he was wounded in a shooting at his Pennsylvania rally. Images of the bloodied former president raising his fist defiantly in the air as the Stars and Stripes fluttered in the background have only served to bolster his image among his supporters. "Evil came for the man we admire and love so much," said the right-wing firebrand Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Читать дальше...
The US received intelligence in recent weeks about a plot by Iran to try to assassinate former president, according to US news organisations. Reports say Secret Service and campaign were alerted before Republican presidential candidate injured in rally shooting.
Six people, including four Pakistanis, were killed and nearly 30 wounded in a shooting near a Shiite mosque in Muscat, Oman. The Islamic State claimed the rare attack, which occurred during Ashura, an annual Shiite mourning period commemorating Imam Hussein's seventh-century death.
Facing mounting international and domestic criticism, Netanyahu is set to speak to a joint meeting of the US Congress on July 24 and to meet President Joe Biden. The families released new pictures of the detainees to increase pressure on Netanyahu. "Prime Minister, we are begging, we are asking you, please make the deal happen. It can be before the Congress, it can be during the Congress while you're giving your speech, but the deal must happen now," said Sasha Ariev, the 24-year-old sister of 19-year-old hostage Karina Ariev. Читать дальше...
