15 June 2024
Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci existed in the river beyond the limits judged safe for athletes.
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15 Jun: When the Conservatives took power in Britain 14 years ago, they took a butcher's knife to budget spending. It was designed to save the country, but did it break it instead?... more
15 Jun: Princess Catherine, who has been receiving preventative chemotherapy for cancer, says she will "join a few public engagements over summer", including Trooping the Colour in London on Saturday.... more
15 Jun: In 2012, radio host Mel Greig made a royal prank call that shocked the world. One woman took her own life; another is haunted to this day. How did the joke go so wrong?... more
15 Jun: The Maldivian government says controversial land reclamation projects are necessary to fight rising sea levels and land scarcity. Experts say tourism is trumping the environment.... more
15 Jun: Japan recorded 219 bear attacks on people in the 12-months leading up to March this year, including six fatalities. The situation is becoming so severe that government officials have warned some bears are viewing humans as prey.... more
14 Jun: TV psychic John Edward has won plenty of fans and critics for his claimed abilities to communicate with the dead. But there's one person he wouldn't talk to, alive or otherwise.... more
14 Jun: Argentina's president claims victory after managing to pass his new reforms through the Senate, while demonstrators and police clash outside.... more
14 Jun: A new report finds that by 2030, more than 3 million Australian homes could have exposure to some level of riverine flooding and it could leave home owners in precarious financial positions.... more
RUGBY The three New South Wales players under injury clouds have been cleared to play in Game 2 of the State of Origin series in Melbourne tonight More...
BUSINESS Power has been restored to more than a thousand customers across Wairoa and Tairawhiti -- as flooding subsides around a substation More...
