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Hundreds of earthquakes have shaken the Greek island of Santorini in the past week. The popular tourist destination in the heart of the Mediterranean is also one of the most volcanic islands in the region. The tremors have led to a short-term evacuation from the island as some 6,000 people locals and visitors have left the island amid speculation of a potential volcanic eruption or tsunami, should a more severe earthquake occur. The Greek Seismological Service’s chief Efthimis Lekkas told media on Tuesday that “the peculiarity of the current seismic activity is that so far no quake has been observed that could…

In 1955 in the US, radio stations were playing Bill Haley’s hit “Rock Around the Clock” around the clock, Billy Wilder’s romantic comedy “The Seven Year Itch” starring Marilyn Monroe premiered in New York and the western series “Gunsmoke” launched on television. It was also the year that future celebrities Bill Gates, Bruce Willis and Whoopi Goldberg were born. And it was the year that two white men brutally murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till, who was Black, in Mississippi. The event was seen as a catalyst for the emerging Civil Rights Movement, as protests followed the killers’ acquittal in court. At about the same time, an African American woman…

A major police operation is under way after five people were shot at an adult education centre in Sweden.Authorities have warned the public to stay away from the area in the town of Orebro, around 200km (125 miles) west of the capital Stockholm.Sweden shooting latest: Follow updatesFive people have been taken to hospital, one of whom is critically injured.Police said they cannot yet say if anyone has been killed. They also gave no further information on whether those injured were students or teachers.Here is everything we know about the shooting so far. Image: Pic:TT News Agency/Kicki Nilsson/Reuters What happened?Police were…

Germany’s Thyssenkrupp will build six submarines for the Indian Navy along with its Indian partner. However, the deal is not necessarily a sign that New Delhi will end its defense sector dependence on Russia.

A spate of sabotage attacks on underwater cables, allegedly perpetrated by a Russian “shadow fleet”, have shown global telecommunications infrastructure is poorly protected against deliberate acts of destruction. Different types of underwater cables Some submarine cables transport high-voltage direct current (HVDC) — electrical energy — over long distances, such as between islands or countries. These cables can also connect offshore wind turbines with onshore sites. Then there are telecommunications cables. They transmit about 95% of global data traffic, including internet searches, online shopping and phone calls — albeit, with a slight signal delay: Calling up a US website from Europe takes…

What is Luis Rubiales on trial for? The charges date back to the Women’s World Cup final in August 2023 in Sydney, Australia. After Spain beat England, Rubiales grabbed his crotch in celebration while sat with Spanish royalty. Later, during the medal presentation cermony, he lifted star Spanish player Jenni Hermoso off her feet then grabbed her by the head and appeared to pull her toward him to kiss her on the lips in front of a packed Sydney Olympic stadium and a TV audience of millions. It is claimed that Rubiales, along with former women’s national team coach Jorge…

A Swedish court gave an anti-Islam campaigner on Monday a suspended sentence and fined him, after he was found guilty of hate crimes. Swedish citizen Salwan Najem was convicted for “having expressed contempt for the Muslim ethnic group because of their religious beliefs on four occasions,” the Stockholm district court said. Najem’s fellow campaigner Salwan Momika, who was also involved in Quran-burning incidents, was shot dead last week. The shooting coincided with his scheduled verdict in a parallel case.Anti-Islam protester shot dead in SwedenTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video…

The alliance of rebel groups that captured the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) strategic eastern city of Goma have declared a ceasefire in the region for humanitarian reasons. The pause in the rebels’ fight with the Congolese army — slated to begin on Tuesday — comes after hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and amid mounting calls for a safe passage of aid. Rebel alliance includes M23 The group called the Congo River Alliance also includes the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who were reported to be gaining territory in other eastern parts of the country while advancing on South Kivu’s…

The origin story of Microsoft and its founder, Bill Gates, has been told countless times in the media since the tech mogul first appeared in the public eye in the 1980s. Born in 1955 to a wealthy family — his father was a corporate lawyer and World War II veteran, his mother a successful civic activist who served on the boards of banks and major corporations — Bill Gates programmed his first video game at the age of 13. He was sent to an exclusive prep school in Seattle, where he befriended future Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. He later enrolled in Harvard, but dropped out to start…

Chilean tennis player Cristian Garin lost his Davis Cup qualifier in bizarre fashion after refusing to continue following an accidental collision with his opponent.Belgium’s Zizou Bergs was celebrating winning a game in the third set when he sprinted over towards his bench. Garin was passing through the narrow space between the net and the umpire’s chair at the same time and the two collided, with Bergs catching the Chilean player in the eye with his shoulder.The 25-year-old Belgian immediately started apologising and Garin had to receive medical treatment.Bergs was given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct but his Chilean opponent…