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The morning sun beats down on Antonio Reina as he tends to a public garden in Barcelona, but he works reassured that a simple wristband protects him in the summer heat.

Since he was old enough to climb into a boat, Samata Mahmoud has been fishing the vast, dune-lined waters of Mauritania's Banc d'Arguin bay, living a centuries-old lifestyle threatened by climate change and overfishing.

Beneath portraits of their Pan-African heroes, including the man they worship as God incarnate, Ethiopia's former emperor Haile Selassie I, Kenya's Rastafarians hold hands and pray a court will let them smoke cannabis legally.

Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf on Wednesday as the coffin of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.

The United States launched extensive strikes on Iran over attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, triggering a wave of reprisals Wednesday that Iran's Guards said targeted US bases in the Gulf.

The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu on Wednesday expressed "grave and serious concern" over a Chinese test of a long-range missile that landed in the Pacific Ocean near its waters.

Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors after devastating storms killed 17 people, caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst, with officials warning rain will persist on Wednesday.

Engineering graduate Abhijeet Dipke said he didn't intend to spark a student movement, after India's chief justice reportedly likened young people who criticised the government to "cockroaches" and "parasites".

Former Australia Test cricketer Stuart MacGill lost an appeal Wednesday against his conviction and sentence over a cocaine deal.

Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping trees for resin.

Oil prices extended a surge on Wednesday as the Middle East crisis burst back into the spotlight with US forces launching fresh strikes on Iran after an attack on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

The sound of pliers clicking filled a workshop in eastern China's Hangzhou as a group of women practised stripping wires, their female instructor moving around the classroom to offer advice.

Funeral processions carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei will pass on Wednesday through Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.

When a person goes missing, their relatives usually contact the police, hospitals or even the morgue.

Eliana Garcia, 38 weeks pregnant, ran with her family to a baseball field on the afternoon of June 24 when the earth shook violently in La Guaira, on the Venezuelan coast where twin earthquakes hit hard.

As a child, Enrique Bordallo would gaze in awe at the starry night sky in rural Spain. Next month's solar eclipse has now made his passion a popular obsession.

Day will briefly turn into night across a swathe of northern Spain on August 12, when the Moon will completely cover the Sun during a rare total solar eclipse.

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Tuesday the international airport damaged in last month's twin earthquakes would reopen as soon as possible using an alternative runway.

After a pomp-filled welcome in Ankara where his NATO allies were at pains to keep him onside, US President Donald Trump was to get down to the hard business of the summit on Wednesday.

The World Cup is down to just eight teams, with a heavyweight line-up set to do battle in the quarter-finals from Thursday.

The NADCA-certified West Palm Beach firm releases 2026 field findings - and details what a properly sealed duct system actually looks like - as rainy-season humidity peaks.

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / New to The Street, one of the world's largest business television and digital media platforms, announced today that its Exclusive M&A Interview Series featuring Frank Aquila, Senior M&A Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, is rapidly approaching 2 million views and has generated more than 130,000 watch hours, underscoring the growing global demand for executive-level discussions on artificial intelligence, negotiation strategy, and the future of mergers and acquisitions.

LUXEMBOURG, LU / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / Ternium S.A. (NYSE:TX) today announced the release of its Sustainability Report 2025, presenting the company's performance, strategy, governance and risk management across key environmental, social and governance (ESG) dimensions.

Contract renewal and upgrade underscores strong partner confidence, expanded platform adoption, and new growth opportunities

Award-winning magician Jim Vines will present his acclaimed blend of astonishing sleight of hand, mind reading, and audience participation in a series of special Summer and Fall performances.

New program targets the small, overlooked funding gaps that derail college students; with each scholarship recipient also receiving full free access to the platform's AI-powered career suite.

Iconic LeBron, Kobe, and Iverson Game Worn Items Headline Event Generating Non-Dilutive Capital for Operations and Technology Development

New model enables organizations with existing data infrastructure to better meet interoperability requirements

SILVER SPRING, MD / ACCESS Newswire / July 8, 2026 / CuriosityStream Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:CURI), a leading global factual entertainment media company, today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter of 2026 on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, after market close. The company will host a Q&A conference call to discuss these results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) on the same day. Reporters are invited to join the call on a listen-only basis.

2.7B hours of esports tournaments were watched in 2025 thanks to the rise of co-streaming

Building on three years of weekly DSD service across 9 states and more than 70,000 store visits, GPOPlus+ introduces a turnkey OTP program purpose-built for gas stations and convenience stores navigating a category that has surpassed cigarettes in gross profit contribution for the first time ever.

AI security gateway delivering prompt injection protection, token cost reduction, and verified auditability through Constellation Digital Evidence