The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony is under way in glorious conditions in the French capital.
Month: August 2024
Why South Africans are flocking to a Chinese hospital ship
Cape Town residents queue for free medical care due to the poor state of the country’s health sector.
SpaceX delays first private spacewalk mission
Elon Musk’s company said it would be delayed “due to unfavourable weather forecasted” in the capsule’s splashdown areas.
US tourist dies in Viking voyage sinking off Norway
An American woman dies after the boat she was in capsized on a trip from the Faroe Islands.
Scrutiny over claims RFK Jr cut off dead whale’s head
Activists say the alleged incident decades ago may have broken conservation laws.
Venezuelan opposition leader’s lawyer detained
As new anti-government protests loom, Perkins Rocha becomes the latest opposition figure to be seized.
Telegram repeatedly refuses to join child protection schemes
BBC learns platform does not comply with industry norms as its boss remains under arrest in Paris.
Three crew investigated over Bayesian yacht sinking
Authorities investigate two crew members as well as the captain, according to Italian news agencies.
Hostage rescued by Israel ‘barely saw daylight’
Kaid Farhan Elkadi was rescued in a “complex operation” in Gaza, the Israeli military says.
Why badminton has become code for teen sex in Hong Kong
The education bureau suggests teens who want to have sex could “go out to play badminton together” instead.