Saturday

August 18, 2018

Arts and culture

Russian president Vladimir Putin attends the wedding of Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl (FPÖ) and businessman Wolfgang Malinger. (BBC)

History of cheese

Archeologists from the Cairo University and the University of Catania report the discovery of one of the oldest known examples of cheese. Discovered at a tomb in the Saqqara necropolis, it is the first known evidence of ancient Egyptian cheese production. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Ponte Morandi § Collapse

The death toll from the Ponte Morandi collapse in Genoa, Italy, rises to 43. (Adnkronos)

2018 Pacific hurricane season

Hurricane Lane enters the central Pacific as a category 4 hurricane. (Honolulu Star-Adviser)