NYT > World News American Hiker Dies After Lightning Strike on Mount Etna in Italy Par : Leo Sands and Josephine de La Bruyère 17 août 2026 à 12:58 Rescuers found a 29-year-old man in serious condition on the volcano’s eastern slope on Sunday. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital in Catania. © Salvatore Allegra/Associated PressVolcanic activity at Mount Etna as seen from Mareneve near Catania in Italy last week. Italian authorities say a 29-year-old American hiker was killed by lightning while hiking on Europe’s most active volcano.
NYT > World News Where Future Champions Race Against the Tide Par : Ali Watkins and Clodagh Kilcoyne 15 août 2026 à 09:03 An uninhabited Irish island fills up one day each summer for a treasured amateur horse race in which young jockeys ride across the shifting sands. © Clodagh Kilcoyne for The New York TimesThe jockeys at Omey are young, the sponsors modest, the grand prize less than $1,000.
NYT > World News Engine Blade Hit Window on Jet Before Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report Says Par : Ishani Desai 13 août 2026 à 19:20 The National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine. © Alexandros Avramidis/ReutersA Ryanair plane in Thessaloniki, Greece, last May. A full investigation into an incident last month will take at least a year, federal official said.
NYT > World News How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse, Even Without Glasses Par : Leo Sands 12 août 2026 à 11:40 If you plan to watch the solar eclipse, make sure your lenses offer enough protection. Alternatively, you can safely watch using household items. © Juan Barreto/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesWomen use box pinhole projectors to watch a solar eclipse in Bogotá in Colombia in 2023.