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Monza faces temperatures exceeding 31 degrees Celsius, prompting officials to declare the Italian Grand Prix a heat-hazard race. Drivers may use advanced cooling systems that flow cooled liquid through pipes in a fireproof top, but those who decline must carry 5kg of ballast in their cars to offset the weight advantage.A rescue operation off the Canary Islands recovered 44 people from a vessel, though more than 80 others perished. Rough seas prevented crews from retrieving five bodies, and markings on the hull indicated the boat had originated in Gambia.Gloria Steinem, whose activism reshaped women's lives at work and home, died at 92. At her New York City residence, she passed away quietly with family members present.Apple faces a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) lawsuit filed Thursday at London's Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of app developers. Lawyers allege Apple imposed stricter requirements on third-party developers than on its own services, benefiting its advertising business through an unfair competitive advantage. The App Tracking Transparency feature launched in 2021.VfL Osnabruck displayed a tifo featuring a wooden rollercoaster cart at their German Cup first-round match against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The display, created after several months of planning, symbolised the club's turbulent history as a journey of ups and downs. Osnabruck lost the match 4-1.Aryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas party, said the Israeli Defence Forces does not want haredi soldiers and called the issue a decades-long eye-catching exercise. In a radio interview, Deri claimed the army finds haredi conscription troublesome and prefers a secular military.Catastrophic floods on the China-Nepal border have killed more than 1,270 people, with Nepal's disaster authority reporting at least 1,252 deaths in the country. To reach remote villages devastated by the flooding, rescue teams are deploying helicopters and zip lines across the widespread destruction.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers Thursday that Spain had found no evidence to conclude that Morocco orchestrated or carried out July's deadly border rush into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Moroccan security forces were cited in a police report for numerous shortcomings.Moscow will close all three branches of Germany's Goethe-Institut in response to Berlin's decision to shut the Russian House of Culture following a drone incident at Leipzig Airport on August 4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the move means the end of Germany's cultural presence in Russia. Germany also plans to close Russia's consulate in Bonn and pursue tougher sanctions and stricter entry controls.The Argentine Football Association will halt all domestic matches at the 10th minute this weekend to hold a minute of applause honouring Lionel Messi, who announced his retirement from the national team on Monday. The timing of the pause reflects the shirt number Messi wore throughout his international career, which ended after he captained Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar in 2022.Monza faces temperatures exceeding 31 degrees Celsius, prompting officials to declare the Italian Grand Prix a heat-hazard race. Drivers may use advanced cooling systems that flow cooled liquid through pipes in a fireproof top, but those who decline must carry 5kg of ballast in their cars to offset the weight advantage.A rescue operation off the Canary Islands recovered 44 people from a vessel, though more than 80 others perished. Rough seas prevented crews from retrieving five bodies, and markings on the hull indicated the boat had originated in Gambia.Gloria Steinem, whose activism reshaped women's lives at work and home, died at 92. At her New York City residence, she passed away quietly with family members present.Apple faces a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) lawsuit filed Thursday at London's Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of app developers. Lawyers allege Apple imposed stricter requirements on third-party developers than on its own services, benefiting its advertising business through an unfair competitive advantage. The App Tracking Transparency feature launched in 2021.VfL Osnabruck displayed a tifo featuring a wooden rollercoaster cart at their German Cup first-round match against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The display, created after several months of planning, symbolised the club's turbulent history as a journey of ups and downs. Osnabruck lost the match 4-1.Aryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas party, said the Israeli Defence Forces does not want haredi soldiers and called the issue a decades-long eye-catching exercise. In a radio interview, Deri claimed the army finds haredi conscription troublesome and prefers a secular military.Catastrophic floods on the China-Nepal border have killed more than 1,270 people, with Nepal's disaster authority reporting at least 1,252 deaths in the country. To reach remote villages devastated by the flooding, rescue teams are deploying helicopters and zip lines across the widespread destruction.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers Thursday that Spain had found no evidence to conclude that Morocco orchestrated or carried out July's deadly border rush into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Moroccan security forces were cited in a police report for numerous shortcomings.Moscow will close all three branches of Germany's Goethe-Institut in response to Berlin's decision to shut the Russian House of Culture following a drone incident at Leipzig Airport on August 4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the move means the end of Germany's cultural presence in Russia. Germany also plans to close Russia's consulate in Bonn and pursue tougher sanctions and stricter entry controls.The Argentine Football Association will halt all domestic matches at the 10th minute this weekend to hold a minute of applause honouring Lionel Messi, who announced his retirement from the national team on Monday. The timing of the pause reflects the shirt number Messi wore throughout his international career, which ended after he captained Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar in 2022.

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