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A photo purporting to show Sergei Surovikin has been published on social media
Ukraine war: Missing Russian general ‘reappears’ in Moscow
MOSCOW — A photo posted online appears to show a Russian general who has not been seen in public since a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in June.Sergei Surovikin is said to have been close to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash last month.There have been reports that Gen Surovikin is being investigated for possible complicity in the mutiny.But a photo purporting to show Russia's former commander in Ukraine has now been published on social media."General Sergei Surovikin is out. Alive, healthy, at home, with his family, in Moscow. Photo taken today," well-known Russian media personality Ksenia Sobchak wrote in a caption on the picture on Telegram on Monday.The BBC has not yet verified the authenticity of the photo, which shows a man wearing...
September 05, 2023

Ukraine war: Missing Russian general ‘reappears’ in Moscow

Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor, wears an eye patch following his jogging injury in this handout image released in Berlin. — courtesy EPA
Chancellor ‘Pirate Olaf’ Scholz injured jogging
BERLÍN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has published a photo of himself with an eye-patch after he fell while out jogging. The incident occurred on Saturday near his home in Potsdam, near Berlin.He canceled regional election events on Sunday because of the accident, but will attend engagements as normal, including giving numerous public speeches over the next few days.In a post on X, formerly Twitter, he said it “looks worse than it is”.The fall was not serious, but the photo shows some bruising around the eye, as well as on his nose and chin.His spokesman said the chancellor was in a “good mood” but looked “battered”, and that Mr Scholz published the photo so people could get used to how he will look in the next few weeks.In the post on X, he said he was “looking forward...
September 04, 2023

Chancellor ‘Pirate Olaf’ Scholz injured jogging

Tourists visit the Parthenon temple at the Athens’ Acropolis recently. Visitors to the Acropolis will be capped at 20,000 a day.
Greece starts limiting Acropolis daily visitors to tackle overtourism
ATHENS — One of Greece’s most famous landmarks is trialing limiting its daily visitors, starting today.The Athens Acropolis archaeological site attracts visitors from around the world keen to marvel at the ancient cultural spot. Going forward, visitors will be capped at 20,000 a day, with a booking website keeping track of footfall and enforcing an hourly slot system.In an interview with Greek radio station Real FM in August, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said that the Acropolis currently has up to 23,000 daily visitors, calling this a “huge number.”While the site is open until 8.p.m, Mendoni said the majority of visitors were choosing to visit in the morning hours, creating bottlenecks and “unpleasant conditions for the site, the visitors and the staff who are trying to...
September 04, 2023

Greece starts limiting Acropolis daily visitors to tackle overtourism

If a Moon base is established a reliable energy source will be needed to sustain life there
Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space
LONDON — Scientists have developed an energy source that could allow astronauts to live on the Moon for long periods of time.The Nasa-led Artemis Program hopes for an outpost on the Moon by around 2030.Bangor University has designed nuclear fuel cells, the size of poppy seeds, to produce the energy needed to sustain life there.Prof Simon Middleburgh from the university said the work was a challenge - "but it was a fun one".The Moon, which is seen by some to be the gateway to Mars, contains a lot of valuable resources needed for modern technology.The hope is that it could be used as a springboard to reach the planets beyond.As space technology advances at a rapid pace, the BBC was given exclusive access to the Bangor University Nuclear Futures Institute's laboratory.The...
September 04, 2023

Moon base: Bangor scientists design fuel to live in space

A firefighter works at a site which was hit during Russia's drone attacks in Odesa region, Ukraine September 3, 2023. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO.
Russia targets Danube ports as Putin prepares to discuss grain deal with Erdogan
KYIV — Russian forces launched a "massive" drone attack on Ukraine's Danube River area for the second straight night, Ukrainian officials said Monday, just hours before Russia's president is scheduled to meet with his Turkish counterpart to discuss reviving the vital Black Sea grain deal.In a Telegram post Monday, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces said it shot down 17 drones, but the attack in the Odesa region had damaged multiple targets, including warehouses and agricultural equipment."The enemy has once again defiantly and powerfully attacked the south of Odesa region," the forces said. "A massive overnight attack by Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles targeted civilian infrastructure in the Danube area." There were no reports of casualties,...
September 04, 2023

Russia targets Danube ports as Putin prepares to discuss grain deal with Erdogan

One man had to be rescued from his car by a firefighter in Spain's eastern Castelló province
Torrential rain causes major disruption in Spain
MADRID — Several weather warnings have been issued across Spain as heavy rain causes major flooding across parts of the country.Maximum red weather alerts are in place in the Madrid, Toledo and Cádiz regions.Sunday's football match between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla was suspended due to the torrential rain.Residents in Madrid have been asked to stay at home due to "the exceptional and abnormal" rainfall, the mayor said.In the Spanish capital alone, firefighters have been called to alleviate the situation in flooded roads 190 times.Much of the rainfall, brought by Storm Dana, has been concentrated in Cádiz, Tarragona and Castelló — coastal regions across the country.In the eastern province of Castelló, flooding led to firefighters rescuing a man trapped in his car,...
September 04, 2023

Torrential rain causes major disruption in Spain

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov attends a news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, — courtesy , Reuters
Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov dismissed
KYIV — Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has been dismissed from his post, the country's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has announced.Reznikov had led the Ministry since before the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.In his nightly address, President Zelensky said it was time for "new approaches" in the Defense Ministry.Rustem Umerov, who runs Ukraine's State Property Fund, has been nominated by Zelensky as Reznikov's successor."I believe that the Ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole," the Ukrainian president said in his nightly address from the capital Kyiv.Ukrainian media has speculated that Reznikov will become Kyiv's new ambassador in London,...
September 03, 2023

Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov dismissed

A Ukrainian serviceman operates an FPV drone from his positions at a front line, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine recently. — courtesy Reuters
Counter-offensive troops punch through Russia line, generals claim
KYIV — Ukrainian generals claim they have breached Russia’s formidable first line of defenses in the south, where most of the fighting has centered since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion.After months of slow progress, is Kyiv’s counter-offensive, launched in June, at a turning point? “Yes, it’s true,” said Yuriy Sak, an advisor to Ukraine’s defense minister, when asked if the breach had happened.“Little by little, I think we’re gaining momentum,” he said.“We are now between the first and second defensive lines,” one of Ukraine’s top generals in the south, Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Tarnavskiy told Britain’s Observer newspaper.His words echoed those of the White House spokesman John Kirby, who on Friday told reporters in Washington that Ukrainian forces had...
September 03, 2023

Counter-offensive troops punch through Russia line, generals claim

Footage of McCartney playing the iconic bass shortly before it vanished was featured in the 2021 Get Back documentary. — courtesy Apple Films Ltd
Global search for missing Beatles McCartney’s 1961 Höfner guitar
LONDON — A global search has been launched to find one of the world’s most iconic instruments - Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass guitar.The Lost Bass Project is appealing for information about what it describes as “the most important bass in history”.McCartney bought the instrument for £30 ($38) in Hamburg, Germany, in 1961, but it disappeared eight years later.The hunt began after McCartney urged manufacturers Höfner to track down his beloved instrument.The bass features in The Beatles’ music of those years, including the hits Love Me Do and She Loves You.Nick Wass is heading Höfner’s search project and has joined forces with two journalists in trying to solve the “greatest mystery in the history of rock and roll”.He has collaborated extensively with McCartney...
September 03, 2023

Global search for missing Beatles McCartney’s 1961 Höfner guitar

Social media videos show what appears to be a fire breaking out at an oil depot in St. Petersburg, Russia. — courtesy @Gerashchenko_en/X
Fire erupts at oil depot in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG — A fire burning at an oil depot in St. Petersburg has been extinguished, the Russian Emergency Ministry said on Telegram, after dozens of firefighters were called to the scene.Videos from the area posted on social media showed a large plume of black smoke rising as explosions rang out.The fire was first reported at 10:59 a.m. local time, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said. A hangar of 80 by 10 meters (262 by 33 feet) was reported up in flames the Ministry said.The effort to put out the fire, which burned an area of about 800 square meters (8,600 square feet), involved about 100 people.Russian online news outlet Fontanka reported the fire was at the Ruchi oil depot. The cause of the incident is not yet known. No casualties have been reported so far.Russian...
September 03, 2023

Fire erupts at oil depot in St. Petersburg

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