Posts by Amelia Frost
Beijing Issues Weather Warning For Hottest Days Of Year
[ad_1] Beijing residents sought shade and cooled off in canals on Monday as authorities issued the second-highest heat warning for the Chinese capital on one of its hottest days of the year so far. China has endured a string of extreme summers in recent years, with heatwaves baking northern regions even as parts of the…
Read MoreIran Vows Retaliation For US Strikes As Israel Keeps Up Attacks
[ad_1] Tehran threatened on Monday to inflict “serious” damage in retaliation for US strikes on the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities, as the Iran-Israel war entered its 11th day despite calls for de-escalation. Aerial assaults meanwhile raged on, with air raid sirens sounding across Israel and AFP journalists reporting several blasts were heard over Jerusalem. The…
Read More‘Noble To Attend’: Budapest Prepares For ‘Banned’ Pride March
[ad_1] Defiant about potential fines after police declared a ban, organisers and volunteers are working to ensure Saturday’s Budapest Pride march is the largest Hungary has ever seen. “This legal wrangling only made many feel compelled to express their solidarity,” 25-year-old engineering student Csanad Sebesy told AFP. “Now it is more noble to attend,” he…
Read MoreTurning 80, UN Faces Fresh Storm Of Doubts
[ad_1] With its influence discredited and its budget in tatters, the United Nations is weathering a firestorm of criticism as it celebrates its 80th anniversary — and tries to convince a polarized and conflict-wracked world it is more vital than ever. The UN’s 193 member states will mark Thursday the signing of the organization’s foundational…
Read MoreMan City Hit Six To Reach Club World Cup Last 16, Real Madrid Win With 10 Men
[ad_1] Manchester City hit Al Ain for six on Sunday to secure a place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup after Real Madrid shrugged off an early red card to beat Mexican side Pachuca 3-1. Juventus proved too strong for Wydad Casablanca while Red Bull Salzburg and Al Hilal drew 0-0 as…
Read MoreGroundbreaking Vera Rubin Observatory Reveals First Images
[ad_1] The team behind the long-awaited Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile published their first images on Monday, revealing breathtaking views of star-forming regions as well as distant galaxies. More than two decades in the making, the giant US-funded telescope sits perched at the summit of Cerro Pachon in central Chile, where dark skies and dry…
Read MoreMan City Demolish Al Ain To Reach Club World Cup Last 16
[ad_1] Manchester City booked their place in the Club World Cup last 16 with an emphatic 6-0 rout of Al Ain in Atlanta on Sunday. In a match dubbed the “Abu derby”, with City owner and United Arab Emirates vice-president Sheikh Mansour’s side facing off against that of his elder sibling, Sheikh Mohamed, president of…
Read MoreOil Prices Spike After US Strikes On Iran
[ad_1] Oil prices surged and Asian markets traded lower on Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The dollar strengthened as traders assessed the weekend’s events, with Iran threatening US bases in the Middle East as fears grow of an escalating conflict in the volatile region.…
Read MoreGirls Shouldn’t Shout?: Women Break The Mould At French Metal Festival
[ad_1] Women artists are pushing back against gender stereotypes at the French heavy metal festival Hellfest, where men have long dominated the loud and rebellious genre. With around 60,000 visitors per day, the 18th edition of France’s biggest metal festival wrapped up Sunday after four days of head-banging performances. Marked by loud guitars and guttural…
Read MoreToxic Threat From ‘Forever Chemicals’ Sparks Resistance In Georgia Towns
[ad_1] Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren. Instead, it may be poisoning them. Tests show their spring water is laced with toxic “forever chemicals” at levels tens of thousands of times above federal safety…
Read MoreNBA Suns Trade Star Forward Kevin Durant To Rockets
[ad_1] Two-time NBA champion forward Kevin Durant has been traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets for eight players in a blockbuster deal he confirmed on Sunday. The swap, which can be completed when the league begins the 2025-26 year in two weeks, would send the 36-year-old American to Houston in exchange for…
Read MoreUS Bases In The Middle East
[ad_1] Iran on Sunday threatened military bases used by US forces to launch attacks on the country’s nuclear sites, saying such facilities would be considered legitimate targets. The United States has thousands of troops deployed on bases across the Middle East. Below, AFP examines countries with major concentrations of US forces in the Middle East,…
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