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“Rawat is survived by his wife, Kalyani Rawat, and his 18-year-old son, Vikramaditya.”
“They were killed when a residential block in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City was attacked by Israel on 22 November 2023.”
“which normally carries around one‑fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.”
“The Belt and Road Initiative, launched by Chinese president Xi Jinping in 2013”
“His first major breakthrough came on television when he portrayed Ashwatthama in BR Chopra’s iconic 1988 series Mahabharat.”
“Forty children, 38 women and seven people with disabilities were listed among the dead from the Abu Sharia and Hassayna families, who are one clan.”
“Almost 60,000 illegal migrants flooded into Spain's African enclave last week”
“He later became synonymous with the menacing character of Ghajini Dharmatma, the ruthless crime lord he played in the original Tamil *Ghajini* and reprised in its blockbuster 2008 Hindi adaptation.”
“Since the start of the war, at least 73,377 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the UN.”
“At least 88 are confirmed to have died - either by drowning or being crushed in the crowd - in what is being described as a 'mass invasion'”
“In Ashutosh Gowariker’s 'Lagaan' (2001), he played Deva, the fiery and fiercely loyal Sikh sepoy, earning appreciation for a performance that stood apart from his villainous image.”
“The funeral is said to be the biggest of its kind to have taken place in Gaza.”
“Miguel Ángel Pérez, the Spanish Government’s delegate in Ceuta, shared that 2,500 were estimated to have remained in Ceuta”
“According to the organisation, it has already protected around 138,000 acres of rainforest and is working to secure another 170,000 acres through ongoing fundraising efforts.”
“At the funeral service in a church in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, mourners spoke of the mother's kindness, her love for her family and determination to succeed.”
“Juan Jesús Vivas, the enclave's most senior official, said the figure was much higher and could be up to 5,000”
“The Amazon rainforest spans nine South American countries.”
“Inside the packed hall, dozens sang mournful songs as the three white coffins stood in the centre of the room, each placed beside a smiling photograph.”
“The fire burned 459,123 acres in 53 days, making it the largest wildfire in California's history at that time.”
“Speaking to the BBC, family spokesperson and relative Leon Khumalo described Nothabo, who had built a life in the UK over many years, as 'the family's pride and joy'.”
“planted 71,000 conifer seedlings in just eight days across part of the burn scar in the Mendocino National Forest.”
“Khumalo said his family was grappling with the loss, which had taken 'two generations from them' in one gruesome incident.”
“The Forest Service operates six nurseries across the United States, producing around 28 million seedlings every year.”
“157 people have been rescued and are being taken to port in Boulogne-sur-Mer.”
“Last year, Patriot Restoration Ops and its partners planted more than one million trees across California, Oregon and Washington.”
“Three other people were also injured.”
“planting on average 9,000 trees a day, aiming for about 200 trees an acre with a 12-person crew.”
“Russia has controlled Ukraine's Crimean peninsula since 2014.”
“Each crew member puts approximately 800 trees in the ground each day.”
“The upper stage (section) of one of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets will 'impact' the Moon on 5 August, according to Nasa's Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).”
“covers about 40,000 acres.”
“drifting SpaceX rocket that has been travelling at around 2.43 kilometres per second, or about 5,400mph.”
“before his two year contract expired at the end of the season”
“the upper stage of the rocket, and is about the size of a five-storey building, with a weight on Earth of at least 4,000kg (8,800 lbs).”
“briefly losing around 300 feet in altitude and leaving at least 17 people injured, including four cabin crew members.”
“he predicts it will create a crater more than 17m (56ft) in diameter.”
“The aircraft had 134 passengers and eight crew members on board, news agency PTI reported.”
“predicted to happen at about 02:35 EDT (06:35 GMT) on Wednesday.”
“The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a probe into the incident.”
“send up a huge plume of dust, maybe 50km into the air or more.”
“Sources said 13 passengers and four cabin crew members were injured and taken to different hospitals for medical evaluation, PTI reported.”
“nothing will prevent the estimated million kilograms in debris from rocketing up into space.”
“Seven passengers from the flight were admitted to Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj for medical evaluation and treatment, the hospital said.”
“According to the European Space Agency (ESA), there are around 54,000 objects floating in space that measure larger than 10cm.”
“Stokes captained England's Test side from 2022 to 2026, partnering Brendon McCullum in a period that transformed England's approach to red-ball cricket through the aggressive style popularly known as 'Bazball'.”
“In total, humans have launched about 17,000 tonnes of objects into space since the Space Age began in 1957.”
“McCullum stepped down from the Test coaching role two weeks after Stokes announced his retirement, with former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming appointed as his successor.”
“Moses Itauma, 21, has been widely tipped as the next star of heavyweight boxing, with 12 knockouts in 14 professional victories.”
“McCullum's four-year tenure began in 2022 and initially brought impressive results before England endured a difficult run, losing seven of their last nine Tests.”
“the IBF belt, vacated by Oleksandr Usyk in June”
“In July 2026, firefighters in southwest France watched something the country had never recorded before: a burning forest near Bordeaux, which manifested as a churning, anvil-shaped cloud”
“The Chatham fighter will be 21 years and 244 days old when the fight takes place.”
“fire seasons have stretched by roughly 20% over the past four decades”
“British heavyweight Moses Itauma's fight against Filip Hrgovic on 29 August will be for the vacant IBF title.”
“wildfires now account for close to a fifth of all land-use carbon emissions worldwide”
“Ben Stokes played 122 Tests, 114 one-day internationals and 43 T20s for England”
“the country's forest belt, which still covers 21.67% of the country's land”
“Stokes, who had been England's Test captain since 2022, announced his shock retirement from international cricket in June - during the third and final Test of the series against New Zealand.”
“Nearly 36% of that forest cover is now classified as prone to recurring fires”
“England were beaten 2-1 by New Zealand and the series defeat followed the 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia, meaning they have not won a Test series since late 2024.”
“By the FSI's 2021 assessment, 35.47% of India's forest cover is now fire-prone, with 4.89% falling into the 'extremely fire-prone' category”
“At that time, England had won just one of their past 17 Tests, including a 4-0 Ashes humbling in Australia, while also navigating Covid restrictions”
“Machine-learning-based mapping has found that as much as 20.14% of parts of Odisha now fall under 'Very High Fire' risk zones”
“I would love to be coach of England one day? Absolutely.”
“nearly half the area is now classified as fire-prone”
“I'm doing my level three coaching now while I'm still playing”
“Over the last 15-20 years, Haryana is the state which has brought home over 50 per cent of India's medals in major competitions.”
“Stokes had backed Brook, who leads the white-ball sides, to succeed him in the role.”
“India finished fourth in the medal standings at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, winning 39 medals, including 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze.”
“Stokes has rejected suggestions he could reverse his England retirement for the 2027 Ashes”
“Ahmedabad was confirmed as the host city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Sport in November last year.”
“Stokes said: 'Definitely'”
“After nine matches in the current WTC cycle, India occupy fifth place in the standings with four wins and four defeats, giving them a points percentage (PCT) of 48.15.”
“Sri Lanka, meanwhile, sit just below them in sixth place. They have registered one win, one loss and two draws so far, with a PCT of 41.67.”
“If we lose 2-0, we will remain at only 39 percentage points, and Sri Lanka will jump to 61 percentage points, and they will be No. 4.”
“If we win this series 2-0, we will reach 57.58 percentage points. If we do a clean sweep, we will gain a little. If we draw the series 1-1, we won't gain anything because we will be at 48.48 and Sri Lanka will be at 44.44, and the position…”
“India have not won a Test series in New Zealand since the 2008-09 tour under MS Dhoni and have managed just two series victories there overall.”
“India were whitewashed by New Zealand and South Africa in successive home series, with the defeat to South Africa marking their first home Test series loss to the Proteas since 1999-2000.”
“saw him suspended for one Test after breaching team curfew during England's series against New Zealand.”
“The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stood down both Stokes and teammate Gus Atkinson for the second Test following a late-night outing.”
“Although an investigation later cleared both players of further wrongdoing and they returned for the third Test.”
“Greg Brockman, OpenAI's co-founder and president, and his wife Anna wrote a $5.5 million cheque”
“The 63 acres of shoreline forest below Jackie and Shadow's nest was supposed to become 50 luxury homes and a marina.”
“More than 25,000 donations arrived over six months, most of them modest, and together they covered a little under half the target.”
“the couple let their kids play with knives at the age of four and with power tools since the age of 7 or 8.”
“Back in 2017, Bezos was speaking at the SummitLA panel with his brother Mark Bezos, when he said that being resourceful is a skill he learned as a kid and one he and his wife had instilled in their children, ages 12 to 17.”
“His wife's rationale, as per Bezos was that she 'would much rather have a kid with nine fingers than a resourceless kid,' which he said is a 'fantastic attitude about life.'”
“Pathirage heads to Lausanne in red-hot form after winning the Commonwealth Games title with a throw of 89.75m.”
“Chopra, meanwhile, claimed silver with a season-best 85.83m in only his second competition since returning from a lower-back injury.”
“The Sri Lankan has already produced a personal best of 92.62m in Rome this season, making him the only javelin thrower to cross the 90-metre mark in 2026.”
“He opened his season with an 85.69m effort to finish fourth at the Doha Diamond League before improving to 85.83m in Glasgow.”
“Lausanne will be Chopra's third competition since returning from the injury that sidelined him last September.”
“India exported 1.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of refined fuels during July.”
“India’s crude oil imports from Russia also hit an all-time high of 2.8 million barrels per day in July.”
“This is about 27% higher than the average monthly volume over the previous 12 months.”
“Reliance Industries accounts for nearly three-fourths of India's refined fuel exports.”
“six deaths, nine injuries”
“five died in the Moscow region, where six others were injured”
“a woman was killed and two people were wounded”
“a warehouse caught fire during the attack”
