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More than one million undocumented migrants in Spain have sought legal status under a scheme that has defied a European crackdown on irregular immigration, the government said on Tuesday, the final day for submissions. The vast scheme was predicted to benefit around 500,000 people, most from Latin America, when the left-wing government launched it in … Read more

Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, sports presenter and journalist Thando Sibiya says that “it is very likely for an African team to be in the final of this World Cup”, explaining that “there’s a lot of training that’s happening on the continent, it’s been a long-running project where there’s a lot of investment”. Source … Read more

France begin their knockout campaign against Sweden at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, looking to maintain their unbeaten record after three consecutive group stage victories. Les Bleus are heavy favorites against the Scandinavians, but complacency could prove costly as Les Tricolores hunt for a round of 16 berth against Paraguay. Follow our liveblog to … Read more

This past weekend record-breaking temperatures exceeded 40 °C (104 °F). These are life-threatening conditions for retirees and nursing homes and hospitals with little or no air conditioning. One reason for this is that Germany has no national heat conservation regulations that would require cooling systems in such facilities. Infrastructure was also affected, with trains and … Read more

In tonight’s edition, South Africa’s Day of anti-Immigration marches set as a deadline by organizers is thankfully a far more calm affair than many had feared. Also, rescue services in Ghana are still racing to manage severe flooding that has cost at least a dozen lives. And at Kenya’s largest mental health hospital, patients encounter … Read more

The redevelopment of a public golf course, extensions to the White House and dreams of a triumphal arch: Donald Trump seems to have a growing sphere of building projects on the boil in Washington. So what’s driving the president to remake the US capital in his image? Source link

Russians are more pessimistic about the state of their economy than at any time in the past 20 years, and a majority say living standards are worsening, a Gallup survey published on Tuesday shows. But, according to Konstantin Sonin, John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor, Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at University … Read more

The British government says it could step in to challenge Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. French inflation slowed to just 1.8% in June year on year, down from 2.4% in May. And, more than a million undocumented people in Spain apply to obtain legal status as part of an economic bet … Read more

Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, Donald Trump shared what appears to be an AI-generated image of a giant golden eagle mounted on the White House’s Truman Balcony. Google detected a SynthID watermark, while photos taken after the post showed no eagle in place. Reposted by official White House accounts, the image sparked widespread mockery online, … Read more