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EPARafael Grossi said the IAEA was working on dates, procedures and places for the inspectionsThe head of the global nuclear watchdog has said it will carry out inspections in Iran under the country’s preliminary peace agreement with the US.”The inspections will indeed take place,” International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Grossi told reporters in Japan. “We will be working on the modalities – dates, procedures, places – very soon.”The agreement signed last week said “explicitly” that the dilution of Iran’s highly enriched uranium would be carried out under IAEA supervision, he added.However, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said access to…
Rockstar GamesGrand Theft Auto 6, the latest instalment of Rockstar Games’ biggest ever franchise, will cost $79.99, with a more premium edition costing $99.99. It is not yet known how much the game will cost in the UK – the BBC has asked Rockstar for a list of regional prices.Rockstar said physical copies of the game will contain a code for a digital download for the game inside a box, rather than a disc.Freelance video games journalist Vic Hood said the price tag for the standard edition was “fairly reasonable” but said the lack of disc may “irk some physical…
Getty ImagesSwitzerland’s Breel Embolo chose not to celebrate after scoring against his country of birth, Cameroon, in the 2022 World CupFor 25 minutes on 13 June, Morocco made World Cup history during their 1-1 draw with Brazil – not one of their players on the pitch had been born in Morocco.The 2026 Fifa Men’s World Cup has by far the highest proportion ever of players representing countries they were not born in – almost a quarter of all the participating players.Already the tournament has seen a player score against his birth nation, when France-born Ibrahim Mbaye netted for Senegal in…
Scotland primed for game of their lives against fallible BrazilScotland don’t know what they need against Brazil to reach the World Cup knockout phase, but will know they need to improve on the previous two games, writes Tom English. 6 hrs agoScotland Men
Getty ImagesHealthcare workers are at high risk of contracting EbolaFrance has confirmed its first case of Ebola – a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The doctor was “immediately admitted to a specialised facility” and is in a stable condition, the French health ministry said on Wednesday.DR Congo announced an Ebola outbreak last month, but experts believe the virus had been circulating for weeks previously.More than 260 people are confirmed to have died from the virus in the central African country, while 1,000 people have been infected.DR Congo’s neighbour, Uganda, has also confirmed…
BBCNot long after the UK left the EU in 2020, a Bristol-based firm called Eskimo started selling a new kind of high-fashion and energy-efficient electric radiator, based on new technology developed by academics in the city.They planned to send them around Europe using the Channel Tunnel.It was a timely product given Europe’s green ambitions, and with orders flowing, its Birmingham factory was being kept busy.The boss Phil Ward tells me his start-up has continued to grow, but that in his view it could have been so much more without what he calls “the Long Brexit effect”: in 2020, 40% of…
England handed reality check by Ghana with dour drawEngland’s drab goalless draw with Ghana is no cause to panic – but it does serve as a reality check, writes Phil McNulty.7 hrs agoEngland Men
SuppliedLeah Stewart was bitten by a shark at Sydney’s Coogee Beach about ten days agoA woman who was bitten by a shark more than a week ago while swimming at a popular Sydney beach has woken briefly from an induced coma, her family has said.Leah Stewart was attacked by a shark on Saturday 13 June at Coogee Beach, suffering multiple bites on her arms and legs and extreme blood loss.The 34-year-old mother was taken to hospital in a critical condition and underwent several surgeries including having her arm amputated.On Tuesday, her brother said doctors had reduced Stewart’s medication so she…
LIVERare red extreme heat warning to take effect as temperatures soar across UKThe warning, which means there could be a risk to life, will be in force in parts of England and Wales from 09:00.
Getty ImagesUS congressman Dan Goldman has been defeated in a New York primary election, capping a clean sweep for candidates backed by New York’s democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani.Goldman was beaten by progressive challenger Brad Lander in New York’s 10th congressional district in a contest that laid bare the party’s divisions over the Israel-Gaza war.Lander has accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Goldman, a two-term incumbent, was backed by pro-Israel groups.Two other candidates, both democratic socialists endorsed by Mamdani as he seeks to tilt the Democratic party to the left, won their primary races on Tuesday, in a boost for…