Doha (AFP) – Brazil fans party in the streets of Doha ahead of the round of 16 match against South Korea. Fans pay tribute to their beloved idol, Pele, who is currently hospitalized in Brazil.
Johannesburg (AFP) – The general secretary of the ANC, Paul Mashatile, tells the press that the National Executive Committee “will vote against the adoption of the report of the section 89 panel” which alleges that President Cyril Ramaphosa was involved in a cover-up on a robbery on his farm. SOUNDBITE
Stromboli (Italy) (AFP) – Ashy smoke billows and lava flows from Mount Stromboli in Italy after a 4.6 magnitude tremor on Sunday, caused by the ‘sciara del fuoco’ section of the volcano that broke off and slammed into the sea, triggering a tsunami wave off the volcanic island. The wave, which was about one and a half metres high, did not reach the coast. According to the Civil Protection Services no damage was reported.
Pucon (Chile) (AFP) – A string of seismic events from Villarrica volcano in the south of Chile has alerted authorities to make emergency plans. At the Southern Andes Volcanological Observatory scientists monitor the volcano and data “to avoid any natural disaster.”
Moscow (AFP) – Images of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosting Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Moscow in order to develop bilateral cooperation. IMAGES
Beijing (AFP) – China’s foreign ministry defends its Covid measures saying that they have protected people’s lives and the country continued to ‘optimise and improve’ their policies ‘according to the development of the epidemic situation’. Businesses reopened and testing requirements were relaxed in Beijing and other Chinese cities on Monday as the country tentatively eases out of a strict zero-Covid policy that sparked nationwide protests.
Le Chenit (Switzerland) (AFP) – Switzerland’s Risoud Forest is filled with spruce trees which are hundreds of years old. Their wood is perfect for crafting acoustic guitars, violins and other string instruments, making it sought after by luthiers around the world. But climate change has brought drier, warmer weather, threatening the special tonal qualities of the wood.
London (AFP) – British sound artist Stuart Fowkes has launched an online project to save “disappearing” sounds, with audio submitted by users from around the world kept in the archives of the British Library.
Al Khor (Qatar) (AFP) – “Let’s bring on France”, “Jude Bellingham could take on Kylian Mbappé” say England fans leaving Qatar’s Al Bayt Stadium after a 3-0 win over Senegal. The Three Lions will face reigning world champions France in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Sao Paulo (AFP) – Fans of Santos, the football club where Brazilian legend Pele played, pray during a vigil outside the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital entrance, where the 82-year-old is hospitalized in Sao Paulo. IMAGES
London (AFP) – British sound artist Stuart Fowkes has launched an online project to save “disappearing” sounds, with audio submitted by users from around the world kept in the archives of the British Library.
Lumajang (Indonesia) (AFP) – Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts and spews hot ash clouds a mile into the sky, prompting authorities to raise the volcano’s alert status to the highest level. The eruption of the highest mountain on Indonesia’s main island of Java around 800 kilometres southeast of capital Jakarta sparked evacuations of nearby villages.
