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“India's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered passenger train has covered around 900 kilometres during the first five days of its commercial operations on the Jind-Sonipat route in Haryana, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.”
“The crown prince, known as MBS, said in 2018 that if Iran develops nuclear weapons then Saudi Arabia should be allowed to as well.”
“Ms Inaba was pronounced dead at 5.30am due to a hemorrhagic shock, according to local media.”
“The Powerball jackpot rose to $600 million—the second biggest lottery prize of the year so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night”
“In the 2009 nuclear deal with the U.S., the UAE voluntarily gave up the ability to enrich nuclear fuel on Emirati soil, but the agreement allows it to ask for better terms if another regional country, such as Saudi Arabia, signs a nuclear …”
“The 10-coach train is supported by a hydrogen storage and refuelling facility at Jind, which has been developed to service the train's operations. [...] The service operates under Northern Railway and is designed to carry around 2,600 pass…”
“"Oil can be disrupted. You can bomb oil fields. Oil tankers can be stuck somewhere, as we're seeing right now" in the Strait of Hormuz, Russo said. "Nuclear power is pretty self-contained."”
“But Mr Taguchi is said to be unconscious and in critical condition.”
“The advertised jackpot prize for U.K. players is £322 million ($431 million). This appears significantly lower than the $600 million U.S. prize, but according to the U.K. National Lottery this takes into account the estimated amount a winn…”
“The U.S. required these provisions known as 'gold standard,' from the United Arab Emirates in a deal inked under the Obama administration in 2009.”
“Arshad Warsi and wife Maria Goretti have restored a 150-year-old Portuguese-style bungalow in Saligao, North Goa, transforming it into Casa Zen which is a five-bedroom heritage property with vibrant interiors, a swimming pool, solar panels…”
“With this nuclear deal, he added, "the US is basically saying you don't have to work with China. You can work with us".”
“The fatal fall came about 500 metres northeast of Yabacho Station on the municipal subway's Meijo Line.”
“1-in-292.2 million. Those are the astronomical odds a Powerball ticket buyer will need to overcome to win the jackpot. These odds remain unchanged despite the addition of British ticket buyers”
“For the first time, a Chinese woman has been awarded the world's most prestigious mathematics prize, the Fields Medal, bringing the total count of Chinese-born medalists to three, as two mathematicians from the country clinched medals this…”
“Among the images was one of a potter who crafted 40 pots in different sizes and colours for the home...”
“Martina Bergman Osterberg, born in 1849, developed a Dartford college that the Windsor Magazine labelled "the most remarkable educational establishment in the world"”
“There were 19,097 suicides in Japan in 2025, the third successive annual decrease. However, suicides by students through high school hit an all-time high of 532. Among those, 352 were in high school, 170 in junior high school and 10 in ele…”
“Before that, on Friday night, Mega Millions is set to hold its next drawing for a jackpot that has surged to $743 million”
“Her victory, alongside Yu Deng, represents the first time two Chinese scholars have simultaneously won the prize.”
“Over the following two decades, more than 200 million trees regenerated naturally across about five million hectares of farmland in Niger. This regenerated landscape yielded an estimated 500,000 additional tonnes of grain annually...”
“By summer 1895, students were lobbing small balls into waste paper baskets perched upon poles on the lawn of a new Dartford talent factory: Madame Bergman Osterberg's Physical Training College.”
“The biggest completed Powerball jackpot of the year so far is a $250.8 million prize won by a lottery player from Arkansas”
“Fields Medals are awarded every four years to between two and four mathematicians under 40, recognizing both achievement and potential.”
“This regenerated landscape yielded an estimated 500,000 additional tonnes of grain annually, helping provide enough food for at least 2.5 million people.”
“In 1901, netball's first set of formal rules was established and Australia and New Zealand were by now on board.”
“‘This goes back to Steve Jobs, who said you have to delight the customer. And that means everything about it–the look and the feel of it; the materials; the service experience; the sales experience. With all of that you want to delight the…”
“In 2025, Beijing launched a special 'K-visa', aimed at attracting foreign tech experts. A project called QiMing, run by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, also seeks to recruit foreign and overseas Chinese STEM talent.”
“Rinaudo's work has earned international recognition, including the prestigious Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize.'”
“Like basketball, netball began as a nine-a-side sport. Rules diverged and were not globally standardised to seven-a-side until 1960.”
“Every day, the region produces 7 million barrels of oil and 25 million barrels of water—the equivalent of 1 billion gallons, as much water as all of New York City uses in a day.”
“The National Register of Historic Places contains over 100,000 properties, encompassing more than 1.8 million buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts.”
“France has recorded 53 nationwide heatwaves since 1947, with half of them occurring since 2010, underlining the growing frequency of extreme heat events.”
“He said he was proud of his team, including fellow manager Abi Rose and employee Abbie Lemaire for all they did that day.”
“However, the secretary of state claimed that Iran didn’t appear to be 'ready to make a deal' because every time they agree to one, 'people in charge either break it or they want to change it.'”
“The National Trust for Historic Preservation says 'significant cultural landscape features' like the Grand Canyon would no longer be considered historic properties under the proposed new language.”
“By July 8, Shivajinagar had already recorded over 409mm of rainfall, crossing the 394mm received during the entire month of July 2024, which had until now been the wettest July in at least the past decade... The previous record of 228mm, s…”
“Kate said it was great to see "towers of pizza boxes" which were "taller than Matt and he is 5ft 9ins (1.8m)".”
“The U.S. ruling establishment intends to sacrifice whatever remains of international humanitarian law and the foundations of human ethics and civilization to its insatiable appetite for war and slaughter.”
“Another spell of 15.1mm later that day pushed the city’s July rainfall beyond 409mm, already exceeding its average rainfall for the entire month.”
“There was competition across 18 sports in 2014 – a number that rose to 20 for Birmingham 2022 - but only 10 sports will feature this year.”
“The UN recorded 1,396 civilian deaths and 7,978 injuries in the first six months of 2026, a 37% increase on the same period last year, according to a July 14 statement.”
“By July 8, Shivajinagar had already recorded over 409mm of rainfall... By July 6, Pune received 108.4mm of rainfall in a single day... The IMD classifies 64.5mm-115.5mm of rainfall in 24 hours as heavy rain, 115.6mm-204.4mm as very heavy r…”
“Six of the 10 sports include Para-competitions with a Commonwealth Games record 47 medal events. Golds, silvers and bronzes won in Para-events will, unlike with other multi-sport events, count towards the overall medal total.”
“Since 2022, it has documented 16,431 civilian deaths.”
“The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) received around 250 complaints related to waterlogging as blocked drains sent water into roads, housing societies and basements.”
“There are expected to be around 2,000 fewer athletes and no new stadiums have been built...”
“the "civil nuclear deal . . . will be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords"”
“Ironically, the civic body had identified 120 chronic flooding spots before the monsoon and claimed permanent mitigation work had been completed at 85 of them. Yet many flooded again.”
“...the athletics events having moved from the 46,000-seater Hampden Park to the Scotstoun Stadium, which will hold just over 10,000 people.”
“the uranium enrichment capability would follow a joint study between Saudi Arabia and the U.S.”
“Shivajinagar nurse Sheetal Kale said a journey that usually costs Rs 280 surged to Rs 680 after she waited nearly half an hour for a bus.”
“Crucially, the Commonwealth Games have already secured the Indian city of Ahmedabad as host for 2030, when the number of sports is expected rise to between 15 and 18.”
“the deal could allow for an enrichment uranium facility to be built in Saudi Arabia, pending a joint U.S.-Saudi study”
“Airport-bound commuter Vivek Deshmukh paid Rs 1,000 instead of the usual Rs 650 to avoid missing his flight.”
“European gas prices have surged nearly 50% in the last month”
“The agreement, which lasts 30 years”
“The catastrophic floods of July 26, 2005, which claimed over 500 live, exposed what decades of urban expansion had done to the 17.8-km Mithi River.”
“ESPN is valued at $25 billion to $30 billion, so while Smith and McAfee are easy targets, it is too simplistic to put the firings at their feet.”
“We're adding 32 more Russian banks to our transaction ban list.”
“On June 12, the U.S. government introduced export controls on Mythos and Fable 5 to restrict access to foreign nationals.”
“According to the diplomats cited by news agency AFP, the agreement was finalised after Greece secured an exemption allowing its shipping companies to continue transporting Russian liquefied natural gas from the Arctic.”
“Already, Hollywood is facing a jobs crisis. A nationwide downturn in U.S. film and TV production caused a 30% employment drop from late-2022 that continues to this day.”
“Six beluga whales have been moved from Canada's closed Marineland to aquariums in the United States in the first major rescue operation to relocate 30 whales left behind after the controversial marine park shut down.”
“The U.S. and Iran have traded attacks for nearly 14 consecutive days after the memorandum of understanding signed last month unraveled amid disagreement over who controls the Strait of Hormuz.”
“Four whales, Sierra, Acadia, Osiris and Lillooet, were moved to Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, while Bertie Botts and Frankie were relocated to SeaWorld San Antonio in Texas.”
“The price will continue to get higher every single night until they come to their senses”
“The belugas, ranging in age from 6 to about 40, have been receiving top-notch care and are all in great condition, said Eric Otjen, vice president of zoological operations at SeaWorld San Diego.”
“The White House won’t intervene in the extradition process for controversial “manosphere” influencer Andrew Tate, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday”
“The remaining 24 belugas are scheduled to be relocated over the coming months to Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, SeaWorld San Diego and Oceanogràfic Valencia in Spain.”
“A parked car might get a 9x18 or a 9x20 space in a garage. Meanwhile, in our offices, we might get an 8x8 space, meaning you could fit two of us in the space one of our cars takes up.”
“Marineland Canada in Niagara Falls, Ontario, shut down in September 2024 following years of controversy and allegations of animal abuse, leaving 30 beluga whales at the facility.”
“I think most people actually underestimate how much space transportation takes. And they also overestimate how much flexibility there is with that. There's always this feeling, if you could just be a little more clever, you can figure this…”
“Their care was initially funded through donations, but as funds dwindled, caretakers warned that euthanasia could become a possibility and appealed to the Canadian government in October 2025 for financial assistance to feed the animals.”
“Levies between 10% and 12.5% will be imposed on 60 U.S. trade partners and will take effect shortly after midnight Friday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced. [...] Some 17 countries will face a 10% tariff because they a…”
“Siad's name appeared nearly 2,000 times in the declassified Epstein files released by the US department of justice.”
“Greer’s office said in June that the countries had created an 'unlevel playing field' for American workers, claiming they failed to enforce a prohibition on forced-labor-related imports.”
“Margot Robbie is believed to be the mystery buyer behind Redwood, a sprawling luxury estate in Currumbin Valley, purchased in an off-market sale last June for $28 million, the highest price ever paid for a residential property in Queenslan…”
“His temporary 10% global tariffs were ruled unlawful by the U.S. Court of International Trade in May, but an appeals court paused that ruling as the Trump administration appealed the decision.”
“Margot Robbie’s dream house, which sits on a sprawling 2.9-hectare property in Currumbin Valley, has six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and a garage that could fit 10 vehicles, according to the previous listing.”
“In a unanimous vote on Thursday, Miami’s city commissioners approved the sale of the site at 190 Southeast 12th Terrace—just across the street from Citadel’s planned Miami headquarters.”
“The deal remained largely unnoticed, with attention instead focused on the sale of a beachfront mansion on Mermaid Beach’s exclusive ‘Millionaires’ Row’, which was officially recorded as Queensland’s biggest residential property transactio…”
“Griffin has been buying up properties in the heart of Miami’s Brickell neighborhood since he announced his hedge fund would relocate to the city, with the Miami Herald estimating he has spent $700 million on properties in the area since 20…”
“According to Western Railway, services on bridge number 203 between Umargam Road and Gholvad were suspended at 4.43am after river water reached the danger mark. Operations resumed at 6.50am, but trains are currently running under a strict …”
“Since the announcement, Griffin has bought up real estate near his planned Miami headquarters, including paying an estimated $125 million to purchase every condo in a nearby residential tower, Bloomberg reported earlier this month.”
“Rail traffic was also suspended on bridge number 230 at Sanjan Yard from 6.45am after floodwaters crossed the danger mark.”
“The billionaire also spent a reported $106.9 million for a mansion in Miami’s Coconut Grove—where he funded a $20 million effort to move a historic property once owned by William Jennings Bryan.”
“Similarly, train movement between Udvada and Vapi was halted around 7.05am after water levels rose above safe limits near bridge number 284.”
“The Strait of Hormuz carried approximately 11.4 million bpd of crude capacity in January and February 2026, averaging 6.3 large crude carrier movements per day according to Wood Mackenzie.”
“in Tapi district, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued 11 villagers trapped in Dhodiyawad Faliya of Dolvan taluka.”
“In mid-July, the World Health Organization said its joint $518 million plan to fight Ebola with the Africa CDC faced a funding shortfall of over $400 million.”
“The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for parts of the region, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places accompanied by gusty winds of 60-70kmph.”
“The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the fastest growing Ebola outbreak on record with over 1,000 deaths already and more than 2,500 confirmed cases.”
“Ahead of its release, the much-awaited entertainer crossed 1 million ticket sales on a ticketing platform, underlining the extraordinary anticipation surrounding the film.”
“As temperatures rise, the Arctic is seeing more shrubs grow across the tundra. Shrubs such as willow (Salix) and alder (Alnus) provide both food and building material for beavers.”
“Service Update: The below-mentioned Metro stations will be closed from 07:30 AM till further instructions.”
“Three passengers were killed and five others injured after armed men opened fire on a Karachi-bound passenger bus in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Wednesday”
“Following the twin incidents, the Balochistan Home Department imposed an indefinite curfew across Khud Kocha sub-tehsil from 9pm on Wednesday.”
“Iran's Revolutionary Guards said an oil tanker caught fire following an explosion while attempting to pass through what they described as a mined route south of the Strait of Hormuz... two other tankers abandoned their passage and turned b…”
“Maritime security reports said one of the vessels identified by the Houthis, the Saudi-flagged tanker Encelia, had been struck in the Red Sea”
