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A significant rescue operation to achieve a caver trapped hundreds of toes underground after changing into significantly unwell on an exploration mission will likely be "difficult" and will take days, consultants have warned.Mark Dickey, 40, suffered gastrointestinal bleeding contained in the Morca Cave in southern Turkey, which is round 4,100ft (1,276m) deep, on Saturday. The US nationwide fell unwell near the underside of the crevice at 3,670ft (1,120m) and was later moved to a campsite at a 3,400ft (1,040m) depth.Medics stated Mr Dickey was unable to climb out unaided, with a "long and challenging" rescue operation launched to hold him out on a stretcher.Mr Dickey has his fiancée and fellow caver, Jessica, at his facet, in keeping with a press release by his dad and mom, A...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek transport firm has pleaded responsible to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million positive, newly unsealed U.S. courtroom paperwork seen Thursday by The Associated Press present. ...

A mysterious golden orb discovered on the ocean ground has baffled scientists.It was found on 30 August, however checks are nonetheless below technique to decide the item's origin. The egg - as some speculate it may be - was discovered by marine biologists aboard a vessel run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the US, off the coast of Alaska.Admitting they cannot inform the place it got here from, the group shared an image on social media, taken from a dwell stream of its deep dive."This golden orb, likely an egg casing, struck an imaginative chord for many watching yesterday," the NOAA wrote. The picture reveals a spherical, sponge-like mass with a gap in it.According to the Miami Herald, one researcher onboard remarked "something tried to g...

LONDON — Britain’s Conservative authorities relaxed planning guidelines Tuesday and lifted restrictions that successfully banned the constructing of recent onshore wind farms in England. ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian officers have criticized a plan to supply a few of its swimmers the prospect to return to worldwide competitions forward of the Paris Olympics, arguing it doesn’t go far sufficient. ...

Police in Pakistan have raided not less than 20 properties nationwide as they seek for Sara Sharif's household, Sky News understands.According to Sky's Inzamam Rashid, the raids have been concentrated in Jhelum and Mirpur - and are ongoing. The 10-year-old's father Urfan Sharif and her stepmother Beinash Batool are believed to have travelled to the nation - the day earlier than her physique was discovered at her house in Woking final month.Police wish to query each Mr Sharif and his accomplice, together with brother Faisal Shahzad Malik, who're believed to have fled with 5 youngsters on 10 August.On Wednesday, Ms Batool broke her silence in video shared with Sky News - and mentioned the household was prepared to cooperate with British authorities and "fight our case in court"...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee stated Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine. Their feedback got here a day earlier than they had been scheduled to satisfy with the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. ...

It's nightfall in Mudlada in Panypat, a metropolis on the coronary heart of India's cow belt - a state on the centre of a wave of current communal clashes in India.Hindus contemplate cows to be sacred and a few in Haryana are so determined to guard them that they are allegedly prepared to kill. At a watering gap, we meet a gaggle of males who communicate proudly about occurring patrol to tug over Muslims they believe of making an attempt to move and slaughter cows illegally. Violence, they are saying, is usually simply vital.By night time, we meet members of the Haryana Gau Raksha Dal, a gaggle of so-called cow vigilantes who patrol highways making an attempt to trace down suspects. Image: Cows are sacred to Hindus ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A Chinese delegation led by Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong will go to North Korea to take part in celebrations for its seventy fifth founding anniversary, which is on Saturday, the North’s state media stated Thursday. ...

The stepmother of Sara Sharif, the 10-year-old lady discovered useless at her residence final month, has spoken for the primary time in a video shared with Sky News and stated the household is prepared to co-operate with British authorities and "fight our case in court".Police need to communicate to Sara's father Urfan Sharif, 41, his companion Beinash Batool, 29, and his brother Faisal Shahzad Malik, 28, who're all believed to have travelled from the UK to Pakistan the day earlier than the lady's physique was discovered at her residence in Woking.In a brand new video, Mr Sharif and Ms Batool are sitting side-by-side as she reads a ready assertion from a pocket book.She denies media studies that Mr Sharif's brother Imran stated Sara fell down the steps and claims the househo...