The Entire Coaching Staff Of France Under-18s Rugby Team Have Been Suspended Following The Tragic Disappearance Of A Player – Medhi Narjissi was swept out to sea on Wednesday, August 7, during a player recovery session at Diaz Beach at Cape Point in South Africa as the team competed in the Under-18s international series. [walesonline]
The Fight For Iron Sands: The Bitter Battle To Protect New Zealand’s Sea-Floor Riches – Government’s push to fast-track projects in NZ stirs fears deep-sea mining off Taranaki, long opposed by the community, could go ahead. [guardian]
A Celebrity Facialist’s Murder-For-Hire Case Was Worthy Of A Hollywood Thriller. Now It Is One – When former “facialist to the stars” Dawn DaLuise received a sudden stream of text messages in late June, it triggered memories of the months-long stalking campaign that derailed her beauty career and landed her in jail charged with soliciting murder. [cnn]
Parts Of Vienna Under Water After Record Rainfall – As Cars Swept Through Ski Resort – “Heavy storms have done great damage in many parts of Austria,” the country’s chancellor Karl Nehammer says. [sky]