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More than 100 people had been involved in the search for workers at the El Teniente copper mine, the world’s largest underground mine.All five workers trapped at a copper mine in Chile have been found dead, according to a regional prosecutor, after rescue teams cleared more than 24 metres (78 feet) of underground passages that collapsed in a strong earthquake last week.Prosecutor Aquiles Cubillo of the O’Higgins region said on Sunday that the body of the fifth trapped worker had been found at the El Teniente copper mine.More than 100 people had been involved in the search for workers at…

US president has urged Republicans to redraw map to help the party net a handful of seats in the midterms next year.Texas Democrats are leaving the state en masse in an attempt to prevent the state’s House of Representatives from holding a vote on Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will win them several additional US House seats in the 2026 midterm elections to buttress their narrow majority.The dramatic move on Sunday could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties, with the state’s attorney general having previously threatened to arrest them if they took such an action. Refusing to…

new video loaded: Russian Volcano Erupts for the First Time in CenturiesBy McKinnon de Kuyper•August 3, 2025Staff members have been evacuated from the area, a statement from the local nature reserve said, adding that the volcano was too far from towns to pose a danger to people.Recent episodes in EuropeShow more videos from Europe

459 The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Jigawa State has raised alarm over the increasing number of doctors leaving the state due to poor salaries and harsh working conditions. The association disclosed that more than 30 specialist doctors have resigned from government hospitals across the state in just four months, worsening the already fragile healthcare system. The Chairman of NMA in Jigawa, Dr. Usman Haruna, made this known during a press briefing held in Dutse, the state capital. He said the mass exodus of experienced medical professionals is putting pressure on the remaining doctors and endangering the health of the…

FAQsHow do you define a barefoot shoe?Readers often ask why we don’t include Altra or other zero-drop shoes. The answer has to do with how thick the sole is. Our definition of a barefoot shoe is that it should have a thin sole, or stack height as this is sometimes called. I put the cutoff at 10 mm or less (ideally less) to allow for good ground feel and toe splay, and to give you the kinds of feedback your foot needs to maintain natural movement.That said, there are some categories where this doesn’t always make sense. WIRED readers asked…

Nairobi — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Nairobi for the Joint East African Community (EAC)-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Co-Chairs’ Meeting to be hosted by President William Ruto. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi received Mnangagwa at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Thursday evening. Mnangagwa, who also serves as the SADC Chair, joins several regional leaders in the Kenyan capital for the high-level talks co-chaired by President William Ruto in his capacity as EAC Chair. The meeting will review the fragile peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where escalating violence…

Liam Neeson may have gained pop-culture immortality for his gravelly growl of a certain line of dialogue in the 2008 hostage thriller Taken – “I don’t have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills” – but the release of his new film, a reboot of the classic spoof cop movie The Naked Gun represents another remarkable turn in Neeson’s distinguished career, which has taken in heavyweight prestige dramas, historical biopics, blockbusting science fiction, superhero epics and head-cracking action cinema.In The Naked Gun, Neeson has for the first time taken the lead role in an…

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 people in north-west Nigeria in a mass abduction, according to a private conflict monitoring report created for the UN and seen by Agence France-Presse on Sunday.“Armed bandits” targeted the village of Sabon Garin Damri in Zamfara state Friday, the report said, the latest attack in a region where residents in rural hinterlands have long suffered gangs who kidnap for ransom, loot villages and demand taxes.The report said this was the first “mass capture” incident in the Bakura local government area this year. “The recent trend of mass captures in Zamfara has been concerning,” it…

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr. Governs Kwame Agbodza, has registered his displeasure about what he describes as unfair and lopsided contract terms involving a foreign contractor who was paid $30 million for road works after no work done. The Minister during at interview at Joy fm, a local radio station in Ghana said the contract in question was signed under a suppliers’ credit agreement supported by the Indian Exim Bank. He noted that such agreements usually allow foreign companies to bring in their own contractors and resources, but expressed concern about the conditions tied to the deal. According…

Laurence EdmondsonAug 3, 2025, 03:02 PM ETClose• Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011BUDAPEST, Hungary — As McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown left his team’s motorhome on Sunday evening, he passed a large assembly of journalists waiting for a debrief with team principal Andrea Stella. Just an hour or so earlier, a battle for victory between McLaren’s two drivers — Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri — had come within centimeters of a collision on the penultimate lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix, setting pulses racing both on the pit wall and in the grandstands.”In case anyone didn’t notice,”…