Scientists studying a volcano which blew apart the Greek island of Santorini almost 4,000 years ago say they may now be able to predict such huge volcanic eruptions decades before they happen.
Volcanologists
analysed rock crystals from the island. Their findings published in the journal Nature suggest that the magma chamber may undergo a specific build-up in the years before eruption.
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The Egyptian authorities say at least 73 people have died and more than 1,000 injured in northeast Egypt in clashes between rival football fans. The violence in the city of Port Said began when fans invaded the pitch after the home team al-Masry won a rare 3-1 victory against the visiting Cairo-based team al-Ahly. The deputy health minister described it as the biggest disaster in Egypt's football history. Jon Leyne, who's in Cairo, watched live coverage of the clashes.
埃及当局称,埃及东北部敌对的足球粉丝间发生冲突,至少73人丧生,1000多人受伤。暴力事件发生在塞得港,当本国球队以少见的3比1取胜埃及Al-Ahly客队后,粉丝们冲进球场。卫生副部长称这是埃及足球史上最严重的灾难,BBC记者Jon Leyne在开罗现场目睹了冲突事件。
It's a soccer disaster clearly, and soccer fans here are pretty notoriously violent at the best of times. But I think also a lot of people here (will think) are already suggesting on social media that there's a political element to this as well. The al-Ahly fans, known as Ultras, have become very political recently and have been involved in a lot of confrontations with the police. So whether there's any justification or not, a lot of people will say and have been saying that perhaps this is a way of getting revenge on them. And I think again that suspicion could lead to more violence on the streets in Egypt in the coming days.