Pismo Beach (United States) (AFP) – Despite having lost his sight when he was very young, Matt Formston has spent his life taming the ocean. The 44-year-old Australian is among the best disabled surfers in the world, and has competed at Pismo Beach last week in the World Para Surfing Championship.
Newry (United States) (AFP) – Over 300 people dressed as Santa Claus ski and snowboard down the trail at the Sunday River resort in Newry, Maine, as part of an event to raise money for the River Fund charity, which supports youth education and recreation, and the local food pantry.
London (AFP) – London is covered with a thick blanket of snow following snowfall on Sunday night, as the UK is hit by heavy snow and freezing conditions, causing major travel disruption.
Pacific Ocean (United States) (AFP) – NASA’s Orion space capsule splashes down safely in the Pacific, completing the Artemis-1 mission — a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in coming years.
Pismo Beach (United States) (AFP) – In sunny Pismo Beach, California, surfers participate in the World Para Surfing Championship. Surfers with disabilities gathered from all over the globe here share the same dream: that their sport is chosen to be part of the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics. “It would be incredible” says Peruvian surfer, Pancho Arbulu, “I would feel so proud if the sport is approved and if I’m selected to represent my country’s team”.
Doha (AFP) – South America’s football boss, CONMEBOL President Alejandro Domínguez, says that FIFA should honour the legacy of Pelé and the late Diego Maradona by awarding the centennial 2030 World Cup to the continent. With competition intensifying before the global body decides on the event in 2024, Domínguez adds there should be less focus on “money” in the process.
London (AFP) – Jersey Chief of Police, Robin Smith, confirms at least three fatalities after an explosion in an apartment block in the island’s capital of St Helier. He says the service expects a final figure in the region of 12 fatalities after the operation moved from a rescue to a recovery mission.
Lima (AFP) – Protests across Peru entered their fourth day on Saturday, as thousands continue to fill the streets calling for the release of former president Pedro Castillo and the closure of Congress. Castillo was impeached and arrested on Wednesday 7 December, having faced a series of corruption probes. His successor, Dina Boluarte, who many on the streets see as a “usurper”, is Peru’s first woman president.
Saint Helier (Jersey) (AFP) – Firefighters and rescue units assess the damage on the site of an explosion that flattened a three-storey apartment block in the Channel island of Jersey in the early hours of 10 December. Rescuers said after an all-night search that there was no hope of finding any more survivors in the wreckage. More than a dozen people are feared dead.
Montreal (AFP) – Hundreds of people take to the streets in Montreal, where the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference is taking place, marching for biodiversity and human rights.
Montreal (AFP) – Hundreds of people take to the streets in Montreal to oppose the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference.
Casablanca (Morocco) (AFP) – Football fans gathered to watch the World Cup quarter-final in Casablanca go wild as Morocco forward Youssef En-Nesyri opens the score against Portugal in the 42nd minute.
