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All Joer ginn zu Pamplona d'Stéieren duerch d'Gaasse gedriwwen

Bull running in Spain

Thousands flock to Pamplona for controversial San Fermin festival

The desalination plant on Vulcano has made it autonomous for drinking water, but other islands in the Aeolian archipelago rely on ships bringing cisterns

Set to build more desalination plants

‘Almost like gold’: water debate rages on Italy’s Aeolian Islands

The cast of "The Odyssey" pose with director Christopher Nolan (right) at the Paris premiere

Set to be one of the year's biggest blockbusters

Christopher Nolan returns with "The Odyssey" blockbuster

Venetia accounts for more than 40 percent of South Africa's annual diamond production and is the largest producer by value

To reduce costs

De Beers to pause work at S.Africa's largest diamond mine

Jesse Kriel scored a 78th-minute try to seal a 42-28 victory for South Africa over Scotland in a thrilling Nations Championship match in Pretoria on Saturday

Young fly-half Moyo to debut for Springboks against Wales

A firefighter examines the destroyed building of a medical facility hit by a missile strike in Dnipro in May 2023

More than 20 attacks

MSF slams 'deliberate' Russian destruction of Ukraine's health system

Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday aged 71 following a "brief and sudden illness," his office said

Foreign policy hawk

US senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies aged 71

Horse racing with child jockeys is a defining feature of Naadam, Mongolia's biggest cultural festival

Country's biggest cultural festival

Mongolia's child jockeys ready to race in annual festival

The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the world's oil, is a major source of contention between the United States and Iran

President Trump declares ceasefire over

US hits Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz

Officials have described the fire as 'very virulent' and of 'exceptional scale'

'Exceptional scale'

Huge fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

Lifestyle app Xiaohongshu has 350 million monthly active users

Domestic travel booming

'Indispensable' Xiaohongshu app fuels Chinese tourism

People with ichthyosis, a condition in which bodies cannot cool themselves normally, take special precautions during summer

Unable to sweat properly

Spaniard's rare skin disorder ups danger of summer heat

Recent days saw a third annual flag football competition staged by the National Football League (NFL) in Africa -- a non-contact version of the sport that has grown in popularity around the world and will make its Olympics debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games

Expanding internationally

NFL seeks to break into Africa with Kenya competition

Jose Contreras said immigration officials laughed when he asked for a stay extension because his wife was about to have their first child

'Unlawful and inhumane'

Protected but deported anyway, as Trump goes after 'dreamers'

Julian Alvarez (R) celebrates after scoring a crucial extra-time goal for Argentina in their World Cup quarter-final win over Switzerland on Saturday

Battle of elite sharpshooters

World Cup gets set for pair of blockbuster semi-finals

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is scheduled to visit the devastated area on Monday

Evacuees allowed to return home after deadly wildfire in Spain stabilises

Thousands of people have been left homeless by the twin earthquakes, especially in the hardest-hit coastal state of La Guaira

Venezuela quake death toll rises to 4,490

Tom Kim ended a three-year wait for a major title by winning the Scottish Open

Two-shot victory

South Korea's Tom Kim wins Scottish Open to end three-year title drought

India's Yastika Bhatia bats against England during the inaugural women's Test at Lord's

Maiden international century

Hundred heroine Bhatia says its's 'unbelievable' to be on Lord's honours board

Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev to successfully defend his Wimbledon title

Four-set victory

Irrepressible Sinner outlasts Zverev to win second straight Wimbledon title

France's success in the tournament so far has delighted fans across France

'No French players'

Spain ex-PM draws criticism with 'xenophobic' remark on French team

South Korea's Ryu Hae-ran won the Evian Championship in France

Her second women's major this season

Ryu defeats Henderson in play-off to win back-to-back majors in Evian

Antonio Rattin (R), talking here in 2009 to then-CONMEBOL president Nicolaz Leoz, made 382 appearances for Boca Juniors between 1956 and 1970 during a meeting a Leoz's country residence El Arriero in Ypacarai, 40 km from Asuncion, on January 28, 2009. Rattin is in Paraguay to attend the inauguration of the South American Football Museum on Thursday. AFP PHOTO NORBERTO DUARTE

Former Argentina captain

Argentina football great Rattin dies at 89

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is battling for re-election

Referendum on Netanyahu's leadership

Israel elections to be held on October 27: parliament

Zelensky did not say who would replace incumbent Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko

Little elaboration

Zelensky orders new PM in major government reshuffle

Former world champion Mathieu van der Poel had previously won Tour de France stages in 2021 and 2025

Former world champion

Van der Poel wins shortened Tour de France ninth stage

Brendon McCullum has left his role as England's Test head coach

'I respect the decision'

McCullum sacked as England Test coach but retains white-ball role

Brendon McCullum has left his role as England's Test head coach

After multiple losses

McCullum stands down as England Test cricket coach

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