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#MumbaiRains cause heavy flooding on the Western Express Highway this morning. Mumbai: After days of delay, Mumbai witnessed its first heavy showers of the season this morning, receiving moderate to heavy rain. The weather office has predicted moderate rainfall with a few spells of heavy showers in the financial capital in the next 24 hours. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC said in the last five hours, its weather station has recorded an average rainfall of 43.23 mm in the city, 64.14 mm in eastern suburbs and 78.21 mm in western suburbs. "The city has recorded moderate rainfall in the last few hours. So far, no untoward incident or major water-logging has been reported at the Disaster Management Cell," a senior civic official was quoted as saying by news agency At present, the minimum and maximum temperatures of the city are hovering at 24 degree Celsius and 31 degree Celsius, respectively, with relative humidity around 88 per cent. Whi...

Brazil beat Paraguay on penalties to reach the Copa America semi-finals Gabriel Jesus scored the decisive spot-kick as hosts Brazil beat Paraguay on penalties to reach the Copa America semi-finals. Paraguay had Fabian Balbuena sent off after 58 minutes for a foul on Roberto Firmino, but the match ended goalless. Gustavo Gomez and Derlis Gonzalez missed from the spot for the visitors as Brazil won the shootout 4-3. The eight-time winners - booed by their fans in their first two games - will next face Argentina or Venezuela. Brazil, who last won in 2007, were initially awarded a penalty following West Ham defender Balbuena's foul on Liverpool forward Firmino when he was through on goal - but the decision was overturned after a video assistant referee check showed the offence took place outside the box. The hosts peppered the opposition goal in Porto Alegre, registering 26 attempts - Manchester City forward Jesus shot narrowly wide from close range before Ch...

G20 summit: Trump jokes to Putin about Russian election meddling US President Donald Trump has appeared to make light of Russian election interference during a meeting with the country's leader, Vladimir Putin. A smirking Mr Trump wagged his finger at the Russian president and said: "Don't meddle in the election, please." The pair were holding talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan. It was their first meeting since Robert Mueller concluded his investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. US intelligence agencies concluded that Russia was behind an effort to influence the presidential election with a state-authorised campaign of cyber-attacks and fake news stories planted on social media. But special counsel Mueller's report found no evidence that the Trump campaign criminally conspired with Russia to influence the election published on Friday, he offered his thoughts on both global a...

Teenager saves baby falling from second floor window in Istanbul Dramatic CCTV footage shows the moment a two-year-old girl was caught as she fell from an apartment window in Turkey. The Syrian toddler Doha Muhammed was caught by 17-year-old Algerian immigrant Feuzi Zabaat who noticed she was about to fall from the window of her home in the Fatih district of Istanbul. Zabaat, who was working in a frame workshop on the same street, positioned himself underneath the second floor apartment window and caught the girl before she hit the ground. Muhammed survived the accident without any injuries. Her rescuer says he did what he had to do to save the girl. "I caught the child mid-air before she hit the ground," he said. "I did what was necessary for the love of Allah." According to local media, the toddler approached the open window of the apartment while her mother was cooking in the kitchen. Muhammed's family has hailed Zabaat as a he...

Baby is rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from open window of first floor flat A baby has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after falling from an open window of a first floor flat. Bedfordshire Police were called to the scene in Luton at around 1pm today. Anyone who was in the area at the time or who witnessed the incident is asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference 180 of today

A gunman opened fire from a car near a mosque in the French city A gunman opened fire from a car near a mosque in the French city Brest, leaving two people injured, local media reports. There is no information if the shooter targeted the mosque specifically. Brest Prosecutor Jean-Philippe Recappe said the gunman opened fire as people left the mosque in the city’s Pontanezen neigbourhood.

Angela Merkel seen shaking for second time in week Angela Merkel has been seen shaking in public for the second time in less than two weeks, raising concern over the wellbeing of the German chancellor. Merkel, 64, appeared to clutch her arms together to keep herself still as she attended an event with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday. The incident, at a farewell ceremony for Justice Minister Katarina Barley, was captured on a live feed by the Reuters news agency. At one point she was handed a glass of water, which she waved away. Merkel's spokesperson later told that the chancellor is "fine." "Everything is taking place as planned. The chancellor is well," he added, indicating that Merkel would still take part in this weekend's G20 summit in Japan. The chancellor attended the country's parliament half an hour later for the swearing-in of the new justice minister. According to Reuters, she then appeared relaxed an...