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“Gerrie Bayley, 74, from Prestatyn, first joined the CPPL in 2004 taking in two girls from Belarus”
“India finished on top of the boxing medal standings with seven gold and three silver medals, registering its best‑ever performance at the Commonwealth Games.”
“A disused SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage is hurtling towards the moon at roughly 5,400mph — seven times the speed of sound”
“about 198,000 people now allowed home after what may have been the country’s largest peacetime evacuation.”
“Linda Amoss, 71, said the family were vetted to make sure they had a spare bedroom with enough capacity to house Anton and Dmitry”
“Narender won silver in the men's 90+kg category on Saturday.”
“Wednesday's collision will mark only the second known instance of a rocket accidentally crashing into the moon.”
“2,500 people were still unable to return home.”
“Anton and another boy called Dmitry spent the first two weeks with Angela Davies and her sons”
“Ankush Panghal won India's seventh gold medal after beating England's Dimeji Shittu 4-1 in a split decision in the men's 80kg final.”
“The abandoned Falcon 9 upper stage carried two commercial landers to the moon in January 2025.”
“a third of a million people”
“Peter and Linda Amoss looked after Anton for two weeks during his stay”
“Jadumani lost 0-5 to Australia's Jye Dixon in the men's 55kg final.”
“Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost, went on to become the first privately built spacecraft to achieve a fully successful lunar landing.”
“420 square kilometers (162 square miles)”
“It also said it had received confirmation that the other nine members of the expedition had not survived.”
“In the men's 60kg final, Sachin defeated Namibia's Tryagain Morning Ndevelo in a dramatic contest. After trailing in the first two rounds, the Indian forced a standing count in the final round and secured a 3-2 split decision.”
“Its origins are thought to trace back over 500 years to the Wars of the Roses”
“1,300 firefighters were deployed.”
“Pakistani officials previously said the bodies of three climbers - American Mallory Geis, Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy from Oman and Pur Bahadur Gurung from Nepal - who were among the 10-person expedition had been recovered.”
“Arundhati defeated England's Chantelle Reid 5-0 by unanimous decision in the women's 70kg final.”
“Following the deadly avalanche on Thursday, rescue teams sent out search parties to look for the missing 10 people.”
“Twenty French departments were under an orange heat warning Saturday”
“The Nepal-born climber was known for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.”
“Preeti claimed gold with a 5-0 win over Canada's Scarlett Delgado in the women's 54kg final.”
“After initially found the bodies of four, they were able to identify two of the bodies as Nadhira Al Harthy from Oman and Pur Bahadur Gurung 'Yukta' from Nepal.”
“About 300 people were evacuated by sea”
“Reigning world champion Jaismine then defeated Northern Ireland's defending champion Michaela Walsh 5-0 in the women's 57kg final.”
“the tragic death of six Nepalese and four other foreign climbers, including world record holder Nirmal Purja, in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan, has shocked us.”
“40 to 50 square kilometers (15 to 19 square miles)”
“Sakshi beat England's Ruby White 5-0 in the women's 51kg final to win India's third boxing gold of the day.”
“19 water-dropping planes and 11 helicopters”
“Priya overcame Canada's Marie-Bathoul Al-Ahmadieh 4-1 in a split decision in the women's 60kg final.”
“At least eight people were killed in rain-related incidents in the state as Kerala remained on high alert on Saturday”
“Vagamon recorded 314 mm of rain in 24 hours, while Vadasserikkara in Pathanamthitta received 302 mm and Laha 260 mm during the same period, according to Kerala State Disaster Management Authority.”
“Search operations continued on Saturday for four fishermen missing after two boats capsized off the Thiruvananthapuram coast on Friday night.”
“Authorities opened 14 of the 15 shutters of the Bhoothathankettu dam and raised the Malankara dam shutters to 1.5 metres as water levels continued to rise at the Idamalayar dam.”
“In Thrissur, two cars were swept away by floodwaters near Guruvayur after incessant rain inundated several low-lying areas.”
“According to the state govt, 65 relief camps have been opened across the state, sheltering 1,465 people.”
“As many as 17 houses were damaged and 127 partially damaged in the rain.”
“six people were killed in rain-related incidents across the state.”
“65 relief camps had been set up across the state, providing shelter to 1,465 people affected by the rains.”
“17 houses were completely destroyed, while another 127 suffered partial damage in rain-related incidents.”
“Around 2,500 chickens died after floodwaters entered a poultry farm at Pala in Kottayam.”
“The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'red alert' for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall.”
“An 'orange alert' was issued for Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad districts.”
“28-member Indian para contingent concluded its Glasgow campaign with seven medals, three gold, two silver and two bronze”
“matching the country's cumulative medal tally from all previous editions in a single campaign.”
“Since para events were introduced at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002, India had won only seven medals across all previous editions combined.”
“The previous best performance came at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where India secured two medals in para table tennis through Bhavina Patel (gold) and Sonalben Patel (bronze).”
“Para athletics emerged as India's biggest contributor in Glasgow, accounting for six of the seven medals, three gold, two silver and one bronze.”
“The remaining medal came in para powerlifting, where Jhandu Kumar earned a bronze medal to complete India's medal tally.”
“The campaign also ended a 20-year wait for an Indian para athletics medal at the Commonwealth Games.”
“Before Glasgow, India's last para athletics podium finish had come in 2006, when Ranjith Kumar Jayaseelan won a medal in the men's seated discus throw.”
“In the women's F57 shot put, Sharmila won gold while Shilpa Shyla claimed bronze.”
“The men's T47 100m saw Dilip Mahadu Gavit sprint to gold, with Mohammed Basil taking silver.”
“Another memorable result came in the men's F57 shot put, where Soman Rana struck gold and Shubham Juyal added silver to complete an Indian one-two finish.”
“Soman RanaPara AthleticsMen's Shot Put F57 (Season‑best throw of 13.40m)Gold”
“won a bronze medal in the women's 60kg event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first Pakistani woman boxer to stand on a Commonwealth Games podium.”
“becoming Pakistan's first female Commonwealth Games boxing medallist.”
“The 2014 Bollywood film based on Mary Kom's life became a source of motivation when she started boxing.”
“The 77-year-old billionaire poked fun at the newspaper for dedicating six months, two reporters and six instalments to the investigation.”
“Jakob Butturff, who died on Friday, July 31, at the age of 32.”
“He won nine regional titles in a single season”
“finished with 27 PBA Regional Tour titles”
“represented Team USA seven times”
“The PBA announced Butturff’s passing and shared a statement from commissioner Tom Clark”
“climbed all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in a record six months and six days”
“The avalanche struck on July 30”
“the avalanche swept a group of climbers down the 8,047-metre mountain”
“The company also confirmed the deaths of Purja’s climbing partners and guides, Pur Bahadur Gurung, known as “Yukta”, and Nima Sherpa”
“Tracking data showed Purja at about 6,660 metres shortly before the avalanche”
“He was also part of the Nepali team that made the first winter ascent of K2 in January 2021”
“helped guide 400 people off the sinking Costa Concordia”
“It took more than six hours to evacuate the ship, after which 32 people among the 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew members were confirmed dead.”
“I was one of 12 fluent English speakers on board”
“just 23 years old at the time”
“I was tasked with doing a roll call of about 30 crew members as a result. “But I ended up being responsible for about 400 just because nobody else was stepping up,” she added.”
“rewired the light using her earring and flashed it at the aircraft”
“Researchers estimated that the wider region may still host between 1,000 and 1,500 traditional grapevines, having surveyed more than 1,269 square kilometres in field surveys, noting 41 mature vines.”
“Genetic testing revealed it had the identical DNA profile as the Rubaksa vine.”
“The researchers suggested to name this unique landrace Rubaksum Tsellim, a combination of the village Rubaksa, the historic city of Aksum and the Tigrinya word tsellim, which means “dark” or “black”.”
“The genetic fingerprint of the vine did not match any known commercial grape variety listed in major international databases.”
“Even the shapes of the seeds were very similar to those of grapes traditionally grown in Italy, Greece and Cyprus.”
“According to researchers, the most likely route was through the flourishing trade networks of the Aksumite Kingdom.”
“The findings suggest that these isolated vines might be the last remnant of a once thriving tradition of grape-growing that once stretched across northern Ethiopia.”
“Researchers also believe Orthodox churches and monasteries may have played a role in keeping these vines alive for centuries, protecting them long after formal viticulture faded.”
“Scientists say they might even help sustain future grape growing sustainably by growing along the stone terrace walls that already define much of Tigray’s farmland.”
“rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on PoK's Broad Peak recovered three bodies on Friday after locating four victims”
“The Gilgit-Baltistan regional government identified the three recovered bodies as Nepali climber Pur Bahadur Gurung, Omani climber Nathira Ahmed, and American climber Mallory Geis.”
“Authorities said the bodies were transported to a hospital for further procedures, as cited by AP.”
“officials said search teams had located the bodies of four climbers.”
“The expedition included five Nepali climbers, along with climbers from Oman, the United States, Pakistan, China, and another foreign national.”
“At 8,047 metres (26,401 feet), Broad Peak is the world's 12th-highest mountain.”
“The Karakoram range is home to five of the world's 14 peaks above 8,000 metres.”
“Purja gained global recognition after climbing the world's 14 highest peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, a feat documented in the Netflix film 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible.”
“Purja's record was later surpassed in 2023.”
“According to the company's website, the climb marked Mallory Geis' first attempt at an 8,000-metre peak in Pakistan.”
“The area of the fire was around 10 sq. metres,”
