Nine people were injured during a fireworks display in a popular resort in southern France when one rocket misfired close to onlookers on the beach, firefighters said Saturday.
A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday.
An autopsy on disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein -- who was found dead in his jail cell -- has concluded that he committed suicide by hanging, a coroner said Friday, answering one of the questions surrounding his death.
Barcelona have an "agreement in principle" to send Philippe Coutinho on loan to Bayern Munich, both clubs confirmed Friday. Coutinho was left out of the squad for Barca's La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao on Friday, with club director Guillermo Amor confirming the Brazilian is close to joining Bayern.
Novak Djokovic controlled Lucas Pouille 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 on Friday to move closer to a second straight title at the ATP Cincinnati Masters. Djokovic will play for a final berth on Saturday against Russian Daniil Medvedev, losing finalist last week in Canada against Rafael Nadal.
"At the owner's request, the Grace 1 will depart for the Mediterranean after being reflagged under the Islamic Republic of Iran's flag and renamed as Adrian Darya for the voyage," Eslami said.
Gibraltar's Supreme Court earlier Thursday ruled in favour of releasing the vessel seized on suspicion of shipping oil to war-torn Syria in breach of international sanctions.
The three-time Grand Slam champion has been playing plenty of doubles -- he won the Queen's title with Feliciano Lopez on his return to the circuit in June -- but said he had decided to give it a miss at the US Open which gets underway on August 26.
Christina married exiled Cuban teacher Jorge Guillermo in 1975, renouncing her succession rights. They had three children before divorcing in 1996. Prime Minister Mark Rutte remembered the princess as a 'warm personality' and voiced his sadness in a statement. Christina will be cremated privately, the Royal House said.
Ronaldo remained on the bench throughout last month's exhibition game in the Korean capital, enraging fans who threatened a class action lawsuit and prompting a police probe into alleged fraud.
Hours before the announcement, the US launched a last-minute legal move demanding that the British overseas territory detain the ship. Judge Dudley said the ship would have been on its way had Washington not intervened, at a time when an accord between London and Tehran had seemed within reach after weeks of diplomatic wrangling.
Ten-year-old Royal penguins Skipper and Ping were an "excellent" choice as adoptive parents, he added. Zookeepers don't know for certain if the egg is fertilised, but if it does hatch it would be the first birth of a penguin at the zoo in more than 20 years.
According to the NOAA, the average global temperature for the month was 0.95 degrees Celsius (1.71 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 20th century average of 15.8 degrees Celsius (60.4 Fahrenheit), making it the hottest July in its records, which go back to 1880.
Images taken by AFP on Thursday showed thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags and parading at a sports stadium in the city of Shenzhen, just across the border from Hong Kong.
The mainly African migrants aboard Open Arms had been plucked from boats in the Mediterranean this month with weather conditions encouraging more departures from Libya. Both Italy and Malta have refused it permission to dock and disembark its passengers.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged their itinerary showed they intended to seek to strengthen the boycott against Israel. "As a vibrant and free democracy, Israel is open to any critic and criticism, with one exception," Netanyahu said in a statement.
Only one patient, a 69-year-old woman with moderate injuries, required further hospitalisation, it said. "It all happened in a few seconds... We took off and came back down," passenger Irina Usacheva told state television channel Rossiya 24.
"Officers attended to find one man with knife injuries," the police said in a statement. "One man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and taken to a police station.
The announcement by attorney Joseph Triay delayed a court decision on whether to extend the detention of Grace 1, which is suspected of smuggling oil to Syria and has been held since July 4. The captain and three officers from Grace 1, had their bail lifted and were formally released, a Gibraltar government spokesman said.
Shannon Airport did not immediately respond to an enquiry as to whether the plane was transporting troops when the emergency unfolded. The hub is controversial in Ireland for facilitating the movement of US troops, providing logistical support to operations abroad.
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