In pictures: France demolishes beach apartments and relocates residents due to rising sea levels
When it was built at the end of the 1960s on one of France's most glorious Atlantic coastlines, the beach was over 200 metres away.
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World Series champion, TV analyst Tim McCarver dies at 81
NEW YORK — Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as one of the most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators in the country, died Thursday. He was 81.
Longtime MLB player and broadcaster Tim McCarver dead at 81
Tim McCarver, the all-star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died Thursday. He was 81.
Women's T20 World Cup: Australia thrash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to virtually qualify for semis
Sri Lanka in the Women's T20 World Cup in Gqeberha, South Africa on Thursday.With the win, Australia have now virtually sealed the semis spot.Openers Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy struck unbeaten half-centuries after medium pacer Megan Schutt (4/24) returned with a four-wicket haul to restrict Sri Lanka to 112 for 8 after opting to bowl.Besides Schutt's four wickets, Harris (2/7) picked up two wickets while Perry (1/14) and Georgia Wareham (1/20) took wicket apiece.
Drug dealer and burglar rumbled by cops as he lay in hospital after being shot
A man's secret life of crime was exposed when police visited him in a hospital bed after he was shot in the legs.
EU leaders strike hard line on migration, including visa retaliation, after summit in Brussels
After a summit in Brussels that ran into the wee hours, European Union leaders struck a hard-line tone on migration policy, threatening to use visa permits, trade flows and development aid as leverages to crack down on irregular border crossings and speed up the return of unsuccessful asylum-seekers.
Saldier scores at Thurles on first try over fences
Dual Grade One-winning hurdler Saldier made a winning chasing debut at the age of nine for Willie Mullins at Thurles.
Fencing-Shouted-down Swedes report world fencing federation to IOC over 'ethics breaches'
STOCKHOLM : The Swedish Fencing Federation has reported the sport's world governing body to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over what it says are breaches of ethics related to the awarding of the 2024 junior World Championships to Saudi Arabia.