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WATCH: Divers search off Sicily coast during yacht rescue operationA man is dead and six people are missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday morning. The 56 m (183 ft) vessel was carrying 22 people, including 10 crew members and 12 passengers, including British, American and Canadian citizens. Emergency services rescued 15 people, including a one-year-old British girl.Local media reported that the yacht named “Bayes” sank after encountering a storm at night, causing a waterspout or rotating air column to appear at sea. White FabioBayesian Yacht (left) around 22:00 local…

Kamala Harris has arrived in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC), where she will be officially confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate. After a day of campaigning in the swing state of Pennsylvania with running mate Tim Walz, she flew to O’Hare Airport on Air Force Two.Her Republican rival Donald Trump held a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.Ms Harris is expected to join President Biden on stage when he addresses the convention on Monday. Pennsylvania has been a key battleground in recent presidential campaigns, with Donald Trump winning the state in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.A new CBS…

AFPWith just three months until the 2024 election, thousands of people will gather in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention.The tradition dates back to the 1830s, when a group of Democratic delegates supporting President Andrew Jackson gathered in Baltimore to nominate him for a second term.Things will look a little different this year than in previous years, as Democrats have formally nominated Vice President Kamala Harris in a virtual roll call after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.But many other DNC traditions — including celebrity appearances and memorable speeches from party leaders — will remain the…

“To think new ideas, you must break the bones in your mind.” ~Jean-Paul Sartre Dear Mr. Sartre, I disagree. This is That Story, not for the faint of heart. Today is a bad day Oh no, not again! The walls closed in on me and I could see their faces were panicked and red. Why are they yelling at me? I mean, are they shouting? exist I? I could feel the tension in the room. I just can’t hear anything. Well, actually, yes, I can. i can hear she. I could hear Annabelle’s voice. I knew it was my turn…

Associated PressWest Bengal, village girls walk on bicycles received from schoolNibha Kumari, a resident of Bihar, India’s poorest state, recalls how a bicycle changed her life when she was 15 years old.For two years, she has cycled two hours a day from home to school and cram school, six days a week, using a bicycle provided by the state government for the round trip.”If I didn’t have a bike, I don’t think I would have finished high school. It changed my life,” said Nibha, now 27.A farmer’s daughter in Nibha’s Begusarai district was sent to her aunt’s house 10 kilometers…

AFPAmmunition buried beneath Lake Brienz in the Swiss AlpsVisitors admiring the postcard-like views of Lake Lucerne, Lake Thun or Lake Neuchâtel may be surprised to discover what lies beneath these pristine alpine waters.For years, the Swiss military has used the lakes as a dumping ground for old munitions, believing they could be safely disposed of there.There are an estimated 3,300 tons of munitions in Lake Lucerne alone and 4,500 tons in the waters of Neuchâtel, where the Swiss Air Force has been conducting bombing exercises until 2021.Some of the munitions were located at depths of 150 to 220 meters, but…

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Spanish police are searching for a man suspected of killing an 11-year-old boy with a sharp weapon on the football field, according to local media. The victim was reportedly playing with other children when he was attacked by a man wearing a turban.The attack occurred on Sunday morning in Mocejon, near the city of Toledo in central Spain. The suspect, reportedly a young man around 18 years old, fled the scene. A massive manhunt is underway. Broadcaster RTVE said government sources confirmed the attack occurred at around 10:00 local time. More than a dozen patrols were said to be searching…

Libya’s Central Bank has suspended all operations after a senior employee of the Libyan Central Bank was kidnapped in the capital, Tripoli.The bank condemned the kidnapping of its head of information technology, Musab Msallem, in a statement on Sunday. They said Mr Msalem was taken from his home by “unidentified groups” on Sunday morning and other staff were also threatened with kidnapping.The central bank said it would not resume operations until Msalem is released. The central bank, which is independent but owned by the Libyan state, is the only internationally recognized depository of Libyan oil revenues – an important step…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel in his latest effort to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage release deal. His ninth trip to the region since the war broke out in October came days after the United States presented a revised proposal aimed at bridging long-standing differences between the two sides. The United States and Israel have expressed optimism about a deal since talks resumed in Doha last week, but Hamas says talk of progress is an “illusion.” The disagreements reportedly include whether to demand a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the…