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Two earthquakes strike southern Iran, tremors felt in UAE.

Quakes strike two hours apart early Saturday, both measuring magnitude 6.3. Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.3 hit southern Iran in the early hours of Saturday, with tremors felt from both in the UAE. The initial quake struck at 1.32am near Bandar Khamir at a depth of 10km, according to the UAE National Centre of Meteorology. The second earthquake hit at 3.24am. Tremors were felt in several areas of the UAE, including all seven emirates, according to eyewitnesses and social media users. Tremors were also felt in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to social media users.

FEAR IN ITALY:AS DROUGHT PERSIST.

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The main artery that cuts through Italy's heartland, where 30% of its food is produced, is the 650-kilometer-long (400-mile-long) River Po, which winds its way from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea on Italy's northeast coast. But a dry winter and spring mean this year it's in trouble. But in 2022, things are very different. An unusually dry winter meant snow melt was scarce and spring rains only sporadic, which has led to the worst drought in the northern regions of Italy in more than 70 years, a regional agency for the River Po confirmed. And that is a big problem for the millions of people who rely on the Po for their livelihoods. Salination from the Adriatic Sea has started turning its fresh water into unusable poison for crops. Recent samples show salt water more than 20 kilometers (12 miles) inland, and as the river drops lower, the sea will continue to fill the void. Massimiliano Fazzini, head of the Climate Risk Department of the Italian Society of Environmen...

AFGHAN:UK LEAVE SOME NATIONALS BEHIND.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has admitted it will be a "challenge" for British nationals left in Afghanistan to now find a route to the UK. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Raab said the number of British nationals who had not been taken as part of the now-ended UK evacuation effort was in the "low hundreds".Acknowledging it was "unclear" when the airport in  Afghanistan 's capital Kabul would again be operating - following  this weekend's pullout of US and UK troops  - Mr Raab advised those still seeking to leave the country they could find a route to the UK via neighbouring countries.The foreign secretary said, since April, more than 17,000 British nationals, Afghans who worked with the UK, and other vulnerable people had been evacuated from the country.

UK sanctions Equatorial Guinea leader's son over 'lavish lifestyle.

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The Uk has sanctioned Teodoro Obiang Mangue, the son of Equatorial Guinea's president for misappropriating millions of dollars spent on luxury mansions, private jets and a $275,000 glove worn by Michael Jackson. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Teodoro Obiang Mangue, who is also vice president of Equatorial Guinea, had participated in "corrupt contracting arrangements and soliciting bribes, to fund a lavish lifestyle inconsistent with his official salary as a government minister." In an unusual move, the UK said Obiang had bought a $100 million mansion in Paris, a $38 million private jet, a luxury yacht, and dozens of luxury vehicles including Ferraris, Bentleys and Aston Martins. and he also bought "a collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia including a $275,000 crystal-covered glove that the musician wore during his time. The UK said its sanctions against Obiang include freezing of assets and a travel ban.    Obiang's father President Teodoro...

Researchers tap into paralysed man's brain and display his speech on a screen in a world first.

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For the first time researchers have used brain waves of a paralysed man who is unable to speak and have turned them into sentences on a computer screen. The study, which will require more years of research, marks a monumental step in allowing more natural communication for people who can't talk due to illness or injury. Dr Edward Chang, a neurosurgeon at University of California who led the work, said: “Most of us take for granted how easily we communicate through speech. "It’s exciting to think we’re at the very beginning of a new chapter, a new field” to ease the devastation of patients who lost that ability." Those who cannot speak or write due to paralysis currently have limited ways of communicating. The man in the experiment, who has not been identified for privacy reasons, usually uses a pointer attached to a hat that lets him move his head to touch words or letters on a screen. Other devices can pick up eye movements, but it can be a frustrating and slow substitut...

sports:Euro 2020,Italy beats England on penalties.

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Italy have beaten England on penalties to win the European Championships in a nail-biting final at Wembley, after the game finished 1-1 following extra time. The Three Lions managed to score the fastest ever Euros final goal after Luke Shaw fired home off the back of a Kieran Trippier cross just before the second minute, beating Spain's sixth minute goal against the USSR in 1964.

Death toll in Florida collapse rises to 86 as recovery workers battle storms.

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Recovery workers battled poor weather Saturday as they continued to search for the victims of the Florida building collapse. The death toll rose to 86, Miami Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference, announcing that six more bodies were found in the rubble overnight. So far, 62 victims have been identified, and 43 people are still missing. Poor weather was expected to continue Saturday as storms hovered off South Florida’s coast. The recovery effort was paused early Saturday, but resumed after gusty winds died down. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said the progress on the pile was “intense,” and the site may be cleared sooner than expected, though he didn’t have a projection for when the work would be finished. “Much of the original pile is now at ground level or below,” Burkett said.