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The change of power in the UK
Burnham says no to new oil drilling in the North Sea

The incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will not lift the ban on new exploration permits for oil and gas in the North Sea, reports the Financial Times.

The incoming government is under pressure to curb rising household energy costs. Deputy Prime Minister Lucy Powell says that the energy mix will continue to include oil from the North Sea, but that the ban on new exploration permits remains in place.

However, the announcement is not expected to be well received by the oil industry.

– If they do not lift the ban on new exploration permits, the industry will be very unhappy, a source tells the Financial Times.

Trump's US ICE operations
After the shootings – Trump's "border czars" open to body cameras

After two shootings in July, Donald Trump's "border czars" Tom Homan is now opening up to equipping ICE agents with body cameras. He says this in an interview with CBS.

“I think body cameras are the way to go. They can give the public a better picture of what agents see when they intervene,” says Homan.

On July 7, 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who had lived in the United States for several decades, was shot dead in Texas. Just a few days later, 26-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was killed in Maine. In both cases, the ICE agents were not wearing body cameras.

In both cases, the victims were not targeted by ICE, which has sparked widespread anger and protests. 

Many dead in monsoon rains in India

At least 19 people have died in floods and landslides in India, authorities say.

Eight people died in the northeastern state of Nagaland on Sunday, while another 11 people died in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir.

The India Meteorological Department is warning of “extremely heavy rains” in Jammu and Kashmir in the coming days.

Authorities have temporarily suspended the annual pilgrimage to Amarnath in Kashmir, which usually attracts hundreds of thousands of participants each year.

Floods and landslides often hit India during the monsoon season, which usually lasts between June and September.

Many missing after ferry accident off Guyana

Several people are missing after a ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana in northern South America.

According to media reports, the ferry Barima was heading northwest along the coast, but sent out a distress call late Saturday night local time.

At least 67 people of the 133 people on board have been rescued.

“The search and rescue operation is progressing. 67 people, including 15 children, have been rescued so far,” writes Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works in Guyana on his Facebook page, writes AFP.

The aging ferry is feared to have capsized after a large wave hit the ship, according to the minister.

Hundreds poisoned – epidemic declared

Over 1,500 people are being treated for suspected poisoning in North Macedonia. On Sunday, authorities confirmed that it is an epidemic.

Hundreds of people have sought treatment for gastroenteritis at the hospital in the city of Gostivar, just west of the capital Skopje, during the week.

The cause of the illness has not been determined, but authorities suspect contaminated drinking water and have urged the population to avoid the city's tap water.

Authorities have discovered an incorrectly installed pump at a waterworks that was illegally pumping water from the Vardar River into the drinking water pipeline, local media report. The police suspect a crime.