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High salinity found in European river after fish die-off

Poland’s environment minister says laboratory tests following a mass fish die-off detected high salinity levels but no mercury in Central Europe’s Oder River

The Independent UK

Met Eireann forecasts weekend scorcher for Dublin as expert says mercury could hit 33C

A very hot weekend is on the cards

Dublin Live

Sky give up top playoff seed to Aces with 89-78 loss

The Sky could regain control of the No. 1 seed with a win Sunday against the Phoenix Mercury and an Aces loss to the Seattle Storm.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Skylar Diggins-Smith will miss the rest of the regular season, making the Mercury’s path to the playoffs even tougher

It's going to be a tough road for the Mercury.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UK weather forecast: Heat to reach 'lethal' highs as No10 urged to issue drought warning

While the mercury isn't set to soar quite as high, the Met Office has issued an extreme heat weather warnings ahead of Friday and Saturday - with No10 being urged to take emergency action

Daily Mirror

Minnesota Lynx vs. Phoenix Mercury, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch WNBA

The Minnesota Lynx will meet the Phoenix Mercury in WNBA action on Wednesday night at the Footprint Center.

USA Today Sports Media Group

What was Britain’s notorious heatwave of 1976 like?

The hottest day of the year proved to be 3 July, when the mercury hit an alarming 35.9C in Cheltenham

The Independent UK

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‘It’s never enough’: the Senegal goldminers surviving from one nugget to the next

Thousands are lured to the Kédougou region by dreams of riches hidden underground. Fortunes rarely materialise, but still the pickaxes fall, night and day

The Guardian - UK

Met Eireann issue 'uncomfortably' warm forecast for Dublin as mercury to soar to near 30C

High pressure continues to bring settled, mainly dry and sunny conditions

Dublin Live

Mercury Announce Diana Taurasi Will Miss Remainder of Regular Season

A quad strain will prevent the 10-time All-Star from finishing out the 18th regular season of her WNBA career.

Sports Illustrated

Prepay disconnections stay hidden in homes

Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan explains why households using prepay electricity are at greater risk of energy hardship.

Newsroom.co.nz

Supermoon, meteor showers and other space events that will take place this August

Scots who take to the countryside may be able to see the astronomical wonders.

Daily Record

UK heatwave: Temperatures to hit 34C this week - check forecast in your area

Brits are set to basque in further hot weather this week with temperatures soaring into the 30s once again for some parts of the country, the Met Office has confirmed

Daily Mirror

Space events in August you don't want to miss from a supermoon to meteor shower

If you enjoy looking at the moon, the stars and the planets, you'll want to get your diaries out and start marking these dates in your calendar as they are set to be a spectacular sight.

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Daily Record

Renfrewshire is set to bask in the sun this week as the mercury soars

Forecasters say temperatures will head into the high 20s as weather warms up

Sports Illustrated

Sabrina Ionescu Becomes First WNBA Player With 500/200/200 Season

The 2020 No. 1 overall pick made league history against the Mercury on Saturday night.

Daily Mirror

August could be hottest ever in UK as 40C temperatures expected after July heatwave

The Met Office has warned there is 'very little meaningful rain' on the horizon for England, with bookmakers Coral making it odds-on at 4-5 for the mercury to hit 40C in August

Sports Illustrated

Mercury’s Skylar Diggins-Smith Discusses Playing After Griner Conviction

The star guard weighed on her teammate’s sentencing Thursday.

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Tribune News Service

The weight of Brittney Griner’s sentence hangs over WNBA game between Sun and Mercury

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — There was a sense of heaviness in the air at Mohegan Sun Arena as Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury players linked arms in a circle before Thursday night’s game.

Sports Illustrated

Mercury Hold 42-Second Moment of Silence for Brittney Griner

The Phoenix star was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony and fined 1 million rubles, which is about $16,500, on Thursday.

ABC News

Why is Brittney Griner in a Russian jail? What's the offer to get her out?

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in Russian prison in a sentence that US President Joe Biden has deemed "unacceptable", but what did she do and what's the government's plan to get her out?

AFP

Griner sentence sparks show of solidarity, calls for US action

Los Angeles (AFP) - Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun players linked arms in 42 seconds of silence before their game Thursday in solidarity with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was sentenced earlier to nine years in prison in Russia.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mercury, Sun hold 42-second moment of silence for Brittney Griner after WNBA star’s sentencing

What a powerful moment in support of Brittney Griner.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Phoenix Mercury vs. Connecticut Sun, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch WNBA

The Phoenix Mercury will meet the Connecticut Sun in WNBA action on Thursday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

AFP

'Unjustified' Griner verdict sparks renewed calls for US action

Los Angeles (AFP) - The American basketball community decried Women's NBA star Brittney Griner's drugs conviction and nine-year prison sentence from a Russian court as "unjustified" on Thursday and called on the US government to bring her home.

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