The BBC’s Nick Beake sees homes razed to the ground and “a sea of black” in the village of Bédar, in southern Spain’s Almería province. The blaze spread rapidly through the region on Thursday and hundreds of firefighters have been battling the fires, which have claimed the lives of 12 people. Wildfires have burned through…
A sustained heatwave with temperatures of around 40C (104F) has caused wildfires across Southern Europe this summer, particularly in France, Portugal and Spain. On Friday, Los Gallardos mayor Francisco Miguel Reyes told Spanish radio station Cadena SER said “it feels like a bomb has fallen” on the area. “This is the first time we’ve faced…
CCTV footage from a coffee shop in the Ukrainian city of Sumy captured the moment people crouched on the floor as explosions were heard nearby. Surveillance cameras showed three different angles from the scene, one outside the shop and two inside. As soon as the explosions stopped people ran inside, where customers were queuing by…
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71 following a brief and sudden illness. His office has released a statement saying he died on Saturday evening, adding that Graham’s family “asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period.” Elected to the Senate in 2002, the South Carolina politician was one of…
The five-year-old elephant seal attracted global attention during his recent time ashore in southern Tasmania. Source link
Despite the unclear picture when it comes to the causes of male infertility, unproven solutions are being sold across social media. Naturopath Lucas is one of the health influencers whose content includes warnings about fertility rates. “We’re seeing a worldwide epidemic, a decrease in fertility across the board,” he tells the BBC. But Lucas’s concern…
For some urban commuters, the new city location offers a better experience than older formats. Kelvin Dozier, who usually shops at an Aldi in Brooklyn, recently started visiting the Manhattan location right across from his office for convenience. “The one here – it’s brighter,” Dozier told the BBC, noting the fresh sweet navel oranges in…
One of the earlier personalities to break the norm over male surnames was Peter Kĩgia, a Kenyan musician who chose his mother’s name as his stage name. Kĩgia wa Esther (son of Esther), now in his 60s, is known for playing benga – fast, rhythmic guitar folk music with lyrics in Kikuyu. “When you take…
Cassandra Hatton argues that the price of Gus is a reflection of how important a specimen he is. “Gus is one of the largest and most complete T. rex ever found, 61% of the bones has been identified – in general you find half of the skeleton that’s a major scientific find,” she says. The…
At least two people have been killed in a shooting at a street festival in Toronto. Police in the Canadian city initially received reports of an active shooter on St Clair Avenue at approximately 20:12 local time (01:12 BST), where a salsa festival was being held. Six victims with gunshot wounds were found by police,…