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More than 100 dead and buildings collapsed after 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia – latest news

More than a dozen buildings collapsed in aftermath of earthquake, which has also prompted evacuations

People remain trapped in Cali, one of Colombia’s largest cities, ​after more than two dozen structures ‌collapsed, mayor Alejandro Eder said. ‌

He added that the city had asked authorities in Bogota and Medellin to send disaster teams ‌to support rescue efforts.

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European Athletics Championships: Ingebrigtsen kicks to 5,000m gold, women’s 100m final to come – live

Women’s 100m and men’s 5,000m top opening billing
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Women’s 100 hurdles: Germany’s Rosina Schneider draws level with Norway’s Lovise Skarbøvik Andresen after 60m of the third heat but pulls away in the final 20m to win. The Norwegian was still on for a fast time but fell flat on her face at the final hurdle. She leaves the scene in tears. Four athletes went faster than GB’s Emma Nwofor there, which means she finishes 13th overall and misses out on the top 12 places for the semi-finals.

Women’s 100m hurdles: Martine Kolbeinshavn Hjørnevik of Norway bursts through the middle in lane 5 to win the second heat ahead of Belgium’s Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck in lane 2. Ester Bendova of Czechia lost her stride after hitting a hurdle early on and does not finish. Nwofor is down to 9th on the overall times with one heat to go.

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US judge drops criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani

Justice department says it decided to abandon fraud and bribery case in which Adani Group has denied wrongdoing

A US judge on ⁠Monday dismissed criminal charges against the Indian ⁠billionaire Gautam Adani, after ​the justice department said it had decided to abandon the fraud and bribery case.

The Brooklyn-based district judge Nicholas Garaufis’s decision to grant federal prosecutors’ rare attempt to ⁠toss the case came after he inquired into their reasons for doing so, including by asking Adani whether anything was promised in exchange for the dropping of the case. In November 2024, before ⁠the charges were unsealed, Adani had promised to invest $10bn in the United States.

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