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Meteorological expert Satoshi Ebihara.
Asia
Japan’s weather agency has extended its highest alert to Okinawa’s populous main island as super typhoon Neoguri approaches the southern chain, saying it may be one of the worst storms for decades.
Europe
Vandals target London bombing memorial on event’s anniversary
Vandals have defaced a memorial to the victims of the July 7, 2005 London bombings, on the ninth anniversary of the attack that left 52 people dead.
Yet another brick in the wall? Pink Floyd touted to release first album in 20 years
British prog rock legends Pink Floyd are set to release a new album called The Endless River in October, their first for 20 years. The surprise news came in a posting on Twitter by author Polly Samson, who is married to the band’s guitarist David Gilmour and has previously written lyrics for the band.
Btw Pink Floyd album out in October is called “The Endless River”. Based on 1994 sessions is Rick Wright’s swansong and very beautiful.
— Polly Samson (@PollySamson) July 5, 2014
The San Fermin festival in Pamplona.
Bull skewers man at Running of the Bulls opening
Sharp-horned fighting bulls have thundered through the slippery, cobbled streets of Pamplona, skewering one daredevil in a fast, adrenaline-charged opening run of Spain’s San Fermin festival.
Africa
War-torn Somalia is sliding back into an acute hunger crisis with parts of the capital facing emergency levels just short of famine, the United Nations warns.
