Ukrainians look to Kyiv beaches as respite from war
Ivan Sukhanov and his family used to holiday by the Black Sea.. Ukraine "has already won morally", says Sukhanov.
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Chile president to receive draft constitution
After being worked on for a year, Chile's new draft constitution will be officially submitted to President Gabriel Boric on Monday before eventually being put to a referendum in the deeply polarized country.. The document will then be put to a referendum on September 4, with voting obligatory for 15 million Chileans, who will decide whether to accept or reject the new constitution.
PNG votes in heavily guarded elections
Voters headed to the polls Monday for heavily guarded elections in Papua New Guinea, where millions live in poverty despite vast mineral and energy riches.. This year, 15 election-related deaths have already been recorded, according to Papua New Guinea police.
Tropical Storm Bonnie becomes hurricane, kills 3 in Central America
Tropical Storm Bonnie was upgraded to a category one hurricane on Sunday as it swept towards Mexico after killing three people in El Salvador and Nicaragua, the US National Hurricane Center said.. Before moving towards Mexico, the storm caused damage to property in the Central American countries of El Salvador and Nicaragua, felling trees and flooding rivers, streets and hospitals.
Large Hadron Collider revs up to unprecedented energy level
Ten years after it discovered the Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider is about to start smashing protons together at unprecedented energy levels in its quest to reveal more secrets about how the universe works.. The new energy rate will allow them to further investigate the Higgs boson, which the Large Hadron Collider first observed on July 4, 2012.
Saudi welcomes 1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic
White-robed worshippers from across the world have packed the streets of Mecca as Islam's holiest city prepares to host the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic.. Since the start of the pandemic, Saudi Arabia has registered more than 795,000 coronavirus cases, 9,000 of them fatal, in a population of about 34 million.
Thousands evacuate from 'dangerous' Sydney floods
Rapidly rising rivers swamped swathes of rain-lashed Sydney on Monday, forcing thousands to flee "dangerous" floods as the city's largest dam spilled torrents of water.. The huge concrete dam lies on the western outskirts of Sydney and provides most of the city's drinking water.
'Colossal' work ahead, as Ukraine recovery meet to open in Lugano
Leaders from dozens of countries, international organisations and the private sector gathered in Switzerland Monday to hash out a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild war-ravaged Ukraine.. - 'Marshall Plan' - Questions have been raised about the value in discussing reconstruction when there is no end in sight to the war.
Covid-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement
More parents are questioning the necessity of routine vaccinations for young children.. A United Nations report last year found 23 million children worldwide missed out on routine immunizations in 2020.
In Cuba: sleeping fully clothed in case of building collapse
"When we go to sleep, it is with the fear of not waking up again," says Elisa Bacyan, resident in one of about 700 apartment buildings deemed unsafe in the Cuban capital, where collapses are frequent.. The six-story building belongs to the Cuban State, like most others on the communist island.
