Mali's junta has decided to reauthorise activities of political parties and political associations. Earlier this year they had been suspended due to accusations of political parties producing 'sterile discussions' and 'subversion'.
The once-dominant Fijians have struggled since their second Olympic gold in Tokyo three years ago. They have not won a Sevens World Series tournament for two seasons and in March sacked their head coach, Englishman Ben Gollings, just four months before the Paris Games. Former Fiji sevens captain Osea Kolinisau, who won Olympic gold as a player under English coach Ben Ryan at Rio in 2016, took charge and restored the twinkle-toed Tuwai. The 35-year-old, Kolinisau's former teammate and a double gold medal winner, made an immediate impact. Читать дальше...
The local coast guard launched a search and rescue operation after the alarm was raised for the Chinese national in her 20s in the central Shizuoka region on Monday evening. "It was around 7:55 pm on July 8 when we received the information after the woman's friend reported to a nearby convenience store that she was missing," a local Japan Coast Guard official told AFP. The woman, who was not named, told rescuers that she was swept out to sea and could not return to the beach as she was swimming with a rubber ring. Читать дальше...
Situated in the seaside district of Famagusta, it was among the last parts of the Mediterranean island's north to be occupied by Turkey during its 1974 invasion triggered by a Greek-sponsored coup. Fearing the advancing Turkish forces, the roughly 45,000 Greek Cypriot residents of Varosha -- where Hollywood star Sophia Loren once owned a home too -- fled, and the area was never resettled. Instead, frozen in time, the neighbourhood was fenced off for use as a bargaining chip in eventual peace talks... Читать дальше...
Television footage showed Uruguay striker Nunez unleashing a flurry of punches at Colombian supporters after jumping into the spectator seating at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium following an ill-tempered loss to Colombia. Uruguay central defender Jose Maria Gimenez said players had leapt into the melee out of concern for the safety of family members and loved ones watching the game. "This is a disaster. Our family was in danger. We had to go to the stands to take out our loved ones, with tiny... Читать дальше...
"Water is life, it is everything... and now we are being deprived of water," Naasan told AFP from a camp near Sarmada, close to the Turkish border. "It's like they are trying to kill us slowly," said the 30-year-old father of two, who has been displaced for more than a decade. After 13 years of conflict, a lack of international funding has severely undercut the provision of basic services such as water, waste disposal and sanitation in displacement camps in northwest Syria, according to the United Nations. Читать дальше...
Hunting of the mammals, listed as threatened in 2010 by the western Alberta province, had been prohibited for 18 years -- leading to growth in the population of grizzlies. But there has also been conflict between bears and humans, Alberta authorities say. The number of grizzlies has increased from 800 to more than 1,150 today, provincial authorities say, and that has caused them to move to more populated rural areas. "Hunting is not an acceptable management approach for a threatened species,"... Читать дальше...
Wainwright, who has 50 caps, was their best performer in the 25-16 first Test defeat in Sydney last weekend but tore a hamstring in the dying stages. Winger Josh Hathaway suffered an elbow injury in the same clash and will also miss the Melbourne Test on Saturday. But in better news for Gatland, veteran fullback Liam Williams and prop Gareth Thomas were declared fit after suffering knocks in Sydney. Wales are desperate for a win having last tasted a Test victory against minnows Georgia in the pool stages of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Читать дальше...
Ollie Watkins struck a stoppage-time winner in Dortmund to send England into Sunday's final against Spain in Berlin. For the third consecutive game England were forced to come from behind after Xavi Simons' early thunderbolt for the Dutch. But Southgate's men got their rewards for a much-improved performance as Harry Kane levelled from the penalty spot before Aston Villa striker Watkins proved the unlikely hero after his limited role at the tournament so far. "I was really pleased with the quality of our play. Читать дальше...
The 19-year-old's sterling performance ensured England reached a second consecutive Euros final with a 2-1 semi-final win over the Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday. Mainoo played a vital role in England's midfield as the Three Lions produced their finest performance in Germany this summer. Bidding to win their first major trophy since the 1966 World Cup, Gareth Southgate's side desperately needed to improve after scraping into the final four. Finding his footing at the core of the team is Manchester United midfielder Mainoo. Читать дальше...
The fossil, estimated to be approximately 150 million years old, was put on display at Sotheby's on Wednesday and will be exhibited there until its sale on July 17. Named Apex, the giant skeleton -- 11 feet (3.3 meters) tall and nearly 27 feet long -- is billed as "the most complete and best-preserved" stegosaurus specimen of its size, counting 254 fossil bone elements of an approximate total of 319. Such sales have become more frequent in recent years, drawing criticism from paleontologists, who... Читать дальше...
The Aston Villa striker came on in the final stages in Dortmund and clinically slotted home the decisive goal in England's 2-1 win. Watkins was teed up by another substitute, Chelsea's Cole Palmer, who also came on with him in the 81st minute. "I said to Cole that we were both going to go on the pitch and he was going to set me up, at half-time," Watkins told reporters. "It happened, I manifested it and as soon as he turned I knew I needed to make a move. You don't get that opportunity very often so I had to be greedy, I had to take it. Читать дальше...
Ollie Watkins was the unlikely hero for the Three Lions as the Aston Villa striker smashed in a stoppage-time winner in Dortmund, having only played 20 minutes in the previous five games. So often derided for his failure to change games from the bench despite the depth of talent at his disposal, England boss Gareth Southgate could drink in the acclaim in Dortmund as his bold substitutions made a decisive impact. With the game slipping out of his side's grasp after a dominant first half, Southgate... Читать дальше...
The military statement said the operations destroyed "eight tunnels" and "eliminated dozens of terrorists, destroyed combat compounds and booby-trapped buildings." The offensive in Shujaiya, which involved elite Israeli units, expanded Monday into the centre of Gaza City. Mahmoud Bassal, a civil defence spokesman in Gaza, said there was extensive damage to "infrastructure and residential area" in Shujaiya, which had become a "ghost town". "We are telling the world for the millionth time that... Читать дальше...