Restrictions on drones flying over Australia’s Coogee Beach will be reviewed by a regulator so rescuers in New South Wales state can monitor for sharks, after an attack on Saturday left a woman critically injured in the hospital.
Scotland, roared on by their Tartan Army of travelling fans, savoured their first World Cup win in 36 years on Saturday when they edged past Haiti for a scrappy 1-0 victory settled by a first-half strike from John McGinn.
Brazil endured a dismal opening 30 minutes against Morocco, with the World Cup giants appearing bereft of ideas before Vinicius Junior hauled them back into the contest with a flash of familiar Real Madrid magic.
Brazil and Morocco played out a 1-1 draw in the first heavyweight clash of the World Cup on Saturday, with the Africans confirming their potential while exposing familiar weaknesses in their opponents at a sold-out stadium.
The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 on Saturday to claim their first NBA championship since 1973.
U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.
The Democratic Republic of Congo held an open training session in Houston on Friday in front of an enthusiastic crowd from the local Congolese community as they put behind them concerns over the Ebola virus that hampered their build-up to the World Cup.
A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and sparked a fire at a sea terminal in the southern Russian port of Temryuk, in the Krasnodar region, governor Veniamin Kondratiev said on Saturday on the Telegram messaging app.
Resident doctors in England have called off strikes due to start next week after the government made a “last-minute” offer that will be put to a vote of union members, the British Medical Association said on Saturday.
Soaring temperatures failed to dampen the spirits of World Cup supporters who used portable fans, umbrellas and lots of cold liquids to beat the blazing Texas heat on Saturday.