Monday, August 2 2021

*) Wildfires brought under control in Turkey At least eight people have died as firefighters continue taking out forest fires across Turkey. So far, 117 out of 125 fires have been brought under control. Families who evacuated affected areas are now returning back to their homes. *) Wildfires in Greece, Italy Meanwhile, at least 300 firefighters are battling wildfires in the west of Greece. Several villages have been evacuated as the fires burn through pine forests and olive groves. And in Italy, more than 800 wildfires were recorded over the weekend, fanned by hot winds from a heatwave. *) Iran accused of attacking oil tanker The US and the UK are accusing Iran of carrying out a drone attack on an oil tanker that resulted in two deaths. Last week, a drone targeted merchant tanker Mercer Street, killing two crew members, a Brit and a Romanian. The tanker is managed by an Israeli company, and Tel Aviv says this was the reason the ship was targeted. Iran has denied any involvement. *) Zoom pays out $85M in lawsuit settlement Video software firm Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit in the US. The company has been accused of violating users' privacy rights by sharing their personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn. It's also alleged that it allowed hackers to disrupt Zoom meetings in a practice called Zoombombing. And finally ... *) Italy’s Jacobs sprints to 100m glory Italy’s Lamont Marcel Jacobs has won gold in the 100m sprint event at the Tokyo Olympics. In a dramatic final, Britain's Zharnel Hughes was disqualified for a false start leaving a seven man field. Jacobs won with a time of 9.80 seconds ahead of USA's Fred Kerley and Canada's Andre de Grasse.