A Frenchwoman who has admitted to killing her abusive husband fainted with apparent shock and relief in court after hearing the sentence sought against her by prosecutors. The prosecution has asked for a sentence of five years in prison for Valérie Bacot, with four years of the term suspended, a lawyer for the accused said.
Zion National Park is packed with visitors, but the crowds can be avoided. Outfitters like Zion Guru provide eBikes to tour at your own pace, and East Zion Adventures show how canyoneering can get you off the busy trails and into the amazing slot canyons.
Château-Thierry (France) (AFP) – There's no soil and no sunshine, just stacks of boxes of microgreens and herbs, robot sprinklers and LED lights at France's first 'vertical farm'. The aromatic plants grown by Jungle company in a hangar in the northern French town Château-Thierry will soon supply the national supermarket chain Monoprix.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc talks to Amanda Davies about Ferrari's F1 season so far, Euro 2020 and how Cristiano Ronaldo fared when he visited Ferrari HQ in Maranello.
Santos (Brazil) (AFP) – In the narrow alleys and windowless stilt houses of the Vila Gilda favela in Santos, southeast Brazil, good sanitary conditions are hard to come by. The Covid-19 pandemic is just one more item on a long list of problems for the 26,000 residents who face the constant risk of fire, falling between the wooden planks, and other diseases.
Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne have been two of the brightest stars for Manchester City in recent years. Check out the pair's best moments from the 2020-21 campaign.
In 2004, Wangari Maathai became the first environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The woman who launched the Green Belt Movement was convinced of the value of planting trees to conserve the environment and secure people's livelihoods.
Maidstone (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The players who dominated Wimbledon over the past three decades may have changed, but one feature has remained constant, the supplier of its trademark strawberries. Hugh Lowe Farms, situated near Maidstone in Kent, has been the sole supplier of the fruit so closely associated with the Grand Slam event for almost 30 years.
Aymeric Laporte scored his first goal for Spain as they beat Slovakia 5-0 in the last round of the Euro 2020 group stage. The Manchester City defender spoke about his experience at the national team so far and also explained the dance move he performed after scoring.
At least three people have died and hundreds more injured after a rare tornado tore through a region in the southeastern Czech Republic.
Earlier this year, Robbie Balenger set a new record for New York City's Central Park Loop Challenge. The vegan ultrarunner completed 16 loops, totaling nearly 100 miles in just over 18 hours.
Have you ever wondered what mining would look like in the next few years? Well ABB South Africa seems to believe that automation has potential to reduce operating costs and somehow not cause job loses.
