Prince Harry will race U.S. to South Pole
LONDON – Prince Harry said Friday he will take part in a race to the South Pole later this year, leading a team of wounded British military personnel against counterparts from Australia, Canada and the U.S.
In a tongue-in-cheek challenge issued at a news conference, the 28-year-old royal warned his competitors that the Brits would have some tea “ready for you when you join us at the Pole.”
Harry and his fellow Walking With The Wounded teammates will participate in the 208-mile South Pole Allied Challenge in November and December of this year.
That may be the height of the Antarctic summer, but conditions will still be bitterly cold. The four-week expedition will see racers drag sleds weighing more than 150 pounds and face extreme temperatures and savage winds.
Pro- and anti-Islamists clash in Egypt
CAIRO – Clashes erupted Friday between several hundred opponents and supporters of Egypt’s Islamist president during a rally by his allies calling on him to “cleanse the judiciary” of alleged supporters of the old regime.
Such violence has become an entrenched feature of Egypt’s stormy politics.
In recent weeks, several marches and rallies by the various camps in the deeply polarized nation have devolved into street battles, fueling the bitterness on all sides.
Associated Press
