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Five bodies found, one still missing in UK tycoon shipwreck 21 Aug 2024 - 09:23 pm
Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Police shoot man who set fire at French town hall 21 Aug 2024 - 08:08 pm
French police stand guard in front of the Town Hall after a man attempted to set the building alight with petrol in Angouleme on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Romain PERROCHEAU / AFP)
Divers retrieve 4 bodies during sunken Sicily superyacht wreckage search 21 Aug 2024 - 07:57 pm
Italian Coast Guards carry a body on a rescue boat in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Kursk assault 'severe blow' to Putin: EU's Borrell 21 Aug 2024 - 07:29 pm
An image taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on August 21, 2024, reportedly shows a Russian Mi-35m attack helicopter firing rockets on Ukrainian Armed Forces at the border area of Kursk region in Russia. (Photo by Handout / Russian Defence Ministry / AFP)
Ukraine civilians flee advancing Russian troops in east 21 Aug 2024 - 07:03 pm
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a private house that broke out a day after a missile attack in Myrnograd, Donetsk region, on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
Greek authorities rescue 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats 21 Aug 2024 - 06:13 pm
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Two bodies found in Sicily yacht wreck search 21 Aug 2024 - 05:27 pm
Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive with a body bag at the back of the boat in Porticello near Palermo, on August 21, 2024 two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Switzerland moves towards cashless future with instant payments 21 Aug 2024 - 03:18 pm
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Bosnia high school staffer shoots dead three colleagues: police 21 Aug 2024 - 02:04 pm
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Hope fading as search for Sicily yacht missing enters third day 21 Aug 2024 - 11:56 am
A rescue boat of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters operates off Porticello near Palermo, on August 20, 2024 a day after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank.
Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP.
Tech tycoon, defense attorney, and Morgan Stanley banker among those missing in freak yacht sinking 21 Aug 2024 - 11:34 am
A woman watches rescue teams at work in Porticello near Palermo, on August 21, 2024 two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP.
Turkiye Central Bank keeps interest rate at 50 percent 20 Aug 2024 - 09:52 pm
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Scotland drug deaths rise, among worst in Europe 20 Aug 2024 - 07:45 pm
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King Charles III visits UK town where child stabbings sparked riots 20 Aug 2024 - 05:44 pm
Britain's King Charles III shakes hands with members of the public after visiting the Town Hall in Southport, northwest England, on August 20, 2024, where he met with members of the local community following the July 29 attack at a childrens' dance party. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / POOL / AFP)
Divers resume search for 6 missing when yacht sank off Sicily, including tech magnate Mike Lynch 20 Aug 2024 - 03:23 pm
This photograph shows a Coast Guard boat with Italian fireboats and an Italian fire brigade helicopter search for six missing passengers after recovering a victim due to a sailboat sank off the coast of Porticello, nosthwestern of Sicily Island, on August 19, 2024. Photo by Alessandro FUCARINI / AFP.
Mpox 'not the new Covid', says WHO 20 Aug 2024 - 02:47 pm
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World's oldest person dies in Spain at 117 20 Aug 2024 - 02:04 pm
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Hurricane hits Italy, causes heavy rain across country 20 Aug 2024 - 01:44 pm
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