Barcelona (AFP) – FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman urges to avoid “living in the past” ahead of the first Liga match of the post-Lionel Messi era on Sunday 15 August against Real Sociedad.
Kahramanmaras (Turkey) (AFP) – Russia says all eight people onboard a Russian water-dropping plane died when it crashed in Turkey during a firefighting mission. Moscow’s defence ministry has said five Russian servicemen and three Turkish nationals were killed in the crash near the southern Turkish city of Adana.
Plymouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Plymouth residents stage a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to the victims of Britain’s first mass shooting in 11 years, after a 22-year-old gunman described as a ‘troubled loner’ shot dead five people including his mother and a three-year-old girl before taking his own life.
Fraser Island (Australia) (AFP) – A collar camera fitted to a dingo in Australia captures the dog’s life on Fraser Island, as part of efforts to track and prevent interactions between people and the wild dogs. From posing for snap-happy onlookers to scavenging on the pristine sand of the world heritage site off Queensland’s coast, the collar camera captured the daily life of the dog, also known as wongari, in close up detail for the first time, according to the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
Unzen (Japan) (AFP) – Rescuers search for the missing in Unzen city, Nagasaki prefecture, after torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in western Japan.
Kamchatka (Russia) (AFP) – Rescuers search Kuril Lake in Russia’s far east after a helicopter carrying 16 tourists and crew on a sightseeing trip crashed into the lake, leaving eight people feared dead and two others in serious condition. The Mi-8 helicopter crash-landed into the icy waters in the mountainous Kamchatka peninsula amid poor visibility and sank.
Mandas (Italy) (AFP) – Italian firefighters have been at work since the early morning to extinguish wildfires affecting the rural area of the Italian southern island of Sardinia and blazes that threatened a carriage museum in Calabria.
Albany (United States) (AFP) – SOUNDBITE New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul addresses New Yorkers for the first time since Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation over sexual harassment allegations. In just under two weeks, Hochul will succeed Cuomo as the state’s 57th governor.
Hachinohe (Japan) (AFP) – A cargo ship has run aground and broken into two pieces off northern Japan, with the crew of the Panama-flagged vessel reportedly taken to safety. Aerial images show the separated stern of the Crimson Polaris tipped upwards and the other part of the stricken boat floating into the sea. A fuel leak from the ship has spread around 24 kilometres (15 miles) according to a coastguard spokesman and the extent of any environmental impact remains unclear.
Quito (AFP) – Hundreds of union members in Quito, Ecuador, hit the streets to protest against an increase in fuel prices.
Zhengzhou (China) (AFP) – Endless rows of mud-caked vehicles damaged during deadly floods last month sit abandoned in a parking lot in the central city of Zhengzhou, a monument to the power of last months’ record floods to hit Henan province.
Callao (Peru) (AFP) – Police in Peru seize more than two tonnes of cocaine valued at $90 million that was to be transported to Belgium from the seaport of Callao.
