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Man United 'offered' Kobbie Mainoo replacement transfer swap deal as reunion emerges
Manchester United are reportedly one of the Premier League clubs considering a possible January move for Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz. The Brazilian moved to Italy from Aston Villa in the summer in a deal worth €50million (£42.35m). Luiz has...

I was paid to tend garden at Liam Gallagher's £3million French chateau... but he sacked me: Meet the one man hoping tonight's mega Oasis reunion FLOPS
For more than a year, Tom Ceze lovingly tended to the bougainvilleas and citrus trees in the grounds of Liam Gallagher's spectacular hideaway home on the French Riviera. The professional gardener seemed to get on well with the Oasis singer who...

After Cyclone Chido, France accused of neglecting climate threat to “fragile” Mayotte
Locals and experts say France should have done more to protect residents of its poor island territory from extreme weather In the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, which battered the French overseas department of Mayotte on Saturday, locals and experts...

After Cyclone Chido, France accused of neglecting climate threat to “fragile” Mayotte
Locals and experts say France should have done more to protect residents of its poor island territory from extreme weather In the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, which battered the French overseas department of Mayotte on Saturday, locals and experts...

Macron tells cyclone-hit Mayotte islanders to be grateful they are French after facing jeers
By Kara Fox, Catherine Nicholls and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has faced jeers from locals on the cyclone-battered French overseas territory of Mayotte, telling them they should be “happy to be in France, because if...

Colonialism and climate change collide in cyclone-hit Mayotte
On December 14, Cyclone Chido struck Mayotte, France’s poorest colony in the Indian Ocean, leaving much of the islands’ infrastructure in ruins. Torrential rain and violent winds caused widespread devastation, with local officials fearing the...

Maps Show How Cyclone Chido Has Devastated French Island Mayotte
France mobilized emergency aid on Monday, deploying ships and military aircraft to assist Mayotte, its overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, after the island was devastated by its most severe storm in nearly a century. Authorities in Mayotte...
Growing toll on French Mayotte from Cyclone Chido
Officials are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding on Mayotte after Tropical Cyclone Chido slammed into the French Indian Ocean territory on 14 December. Images emerging from Mayotte show entire neighbourhoods of sheet-metal roofed...

Heavy death toll feared in Mayotte after Cyclone Chido devastates French archipelago
This undated photo provided by NGO Medecins du Monde on Sunday, December 15, 2024, shows a devastated hill on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage with reports of several fatalities. AP...

At Least 14 Dead In French Island 136mph Hurricane Horror.
- Advertisement - At least 14 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused severe damage in Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, France’s Interior Ministry reported on Sunday. The powerful tropical cyclone has now hit the east coast of...

Cyclone Chido kills 'several hundred' in French Mayotte after mega Category 4 136mph storm
It’s been revealed that the death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may be close to 1,000, according to the island’s top government official . While speaking to TV station Mayotte la 1ere, Mayotte...

Hundreds of people killed on French island after cyclone flattens entire neighbourhoods - amid fears death toll could reach 1,000
The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is 'several hundred' and may be close to 1,000, the island's top government official told the local broadcaster Sunday. Mayotte Prefect François-Xavier Bieuville told TV station...

From climate denial to gothic movies to ‘treat culture’ … what to expect in 2025
Foreign affairs The only thing that can be predicted with absolute certainty about Donald Trump’s second term as US president is that it will be unpredictable. Trump does not really know what he wants to do on a range of issues. He talks a good...

3 Years, 200 Kms! Tiger Travels Across Russia To Meet Former Mate; Story Of Their Heartfelt Reunion Goes Viral
You might have come across stories of people going miles long to meet their love. Recently, a whale too travelled a record distance likely to find a mate. After being spotted in 2013 in Pacific Ocean, a male humpback whale was sighted swimming in...

Hundreds feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates French island of Mayotte
At least several hundred people are feared to have been killed after the worst cyclone in almost a century ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, uprooting trees, tearing houses apart and pounding the impoverished...

Cyclone Chido hits French island Mayotte: Hundreds feared dead
Aftermath of Cyclone Chido. Credit: FMT, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cyclone Chido has devastated the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, leaving authorities fearing a death toll of “several hundred.” Gusts of wind exceeding...

Close to 1,000 feared dead after cyclone hits French island
Close to 1,000 people may have been killed after Cyclone Chido hit Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, according to the island's top official. Mayotte Prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville told local TV: "I think there are some several hundred dead, maybe...

The Transfer DealSheet: Latest on Man Utd, Arsenal, Real Madrid and more
Welcome to the sixth edition of The Athletic’s Transfer DealSheet for the summer 2025 transfer window. Our team of dedicated writers, including David Ornstein, will take you inside the market to explain the deals being worked on. The mini-window...

Families express helplessness after cyclone rips through French island territory
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte -- Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president and another 180 tons of aid were expected to arrive....

Mayotte: Race against time for rescuers on French island after cyclone
Cyclone Chido caused major damage to Mayotte's airport and cut off electricity, water and communication links when it barrelled down on France's poorest territory on Saturday. Préfet Francois-Xavier Bieuville expects the final death toll will...