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Added on the 06/08/2020 16:36:13 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The hovering block of ice from the Planpincieux glacier within the Mont Blanc massif is estimated at about 500,000 cubic metres, the equivalent size of Milan's cathedral. Experts say a recent rise in temperature means that the massive chunk of ice could break off and slide down the mountain, threatening homes to the east of the picturesque town and ski resort. IMAGES
Timelapse of the sun rising over Tel Aviv. Israel is on high alert as Iran rejects Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden is "moving forward" with his reelection campaign, his spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre says, as reporters pressed her on whether he will pull out of the White House race following a disastrous debate showing. SOUNDBITE
Timelapse of Muslim worshippers circling the Kaaba as thousands of pilgrims flocked to Saudi Arabia's Mecca, Islam's holiest city, on the first day of Eid al-Adha. IMAGES
The US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announces that interest rates wil remain unchanged for the fourth straight meeting. "As labor market tightness has eased and progress on inflation has continued, the risks to achieving our employment and inflation goals are moving into better balance," he says. SOUNDBITE
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