Stykkisholmur (Iceland) (AFP) – On a remote island in Breidafjordur Bay off the west coast of Iceland, a thousand-year-old harvest takes place — the hunt for elusive eiderdown, used to make some of the world's best duvets and quilts.
Police and bystanders lifted a car to free a trapped baby after a suspected drunken driver struck the girl and her mother and then plowed through a storefront with the pair on the hood. (July 26)
The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban in coming weeks, a top US general says as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country ahead of the US military withdrawal by August 31.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping to convey condolences over the loss of lives in the flood-hit Henan Province in central China, according to Guterres' deputy spokesman Farhan Haq.
Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (AFP) – Men take part in the 455th edition of the Old Bridge Diving competition in Mostar, in Bosnia. This prestigious Balkan competition was won this year by Serbian Dragan Milnovic, who won the "swallow" discipline, which consists of diving head first into the river.
The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban in coming weeks, a top US general says as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country ahead of the US military withdrawal by August 31.
Battered by the wind and swell for 400 years and nicknamed the “king of lighthouses”, France’s Cordouan beacon wins recognition from UNESCO. The lighthouse, which will be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, is the last to be inhabited in France and only the second after Spain’s La Coruna to win the plaudit from the world heritage body.
Philip Morris International says it will stop selling Marlboro cigarettes in Britain within a decade as it called on the UK government to ban the sale of its tobacco products. CNN's Christine Romans reports.
Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (AFP) – Men take part in the 455th edition of the Old Bridge Diving competition in Mostar, in Bosnia. This prestigious Balkan competition was won this year by Serbian Dragan Milnovic, who won the “swallow” discipline, which consists of diving head first into the river.
Stykkisholmur (Iceland) (AFP) – On a remote island in Breidafjordur Bay off the west coast of Iceland, a thousand-year-old harvest takes place — the hunt for elusive eiderdown, used to make some of the world’s best duvets and quilts.
Anglo American Platinum's half year earnings surged 572 per cent surged, thanks to higher metal prices and increased output.
CNN's Harry Enten analyzes data from the Axios/Ipsos tracking poll comparing vaccination rates of the Fox News audience to people who get their news from other sources.
