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“The original Tango Man first burst onto British screens in 1992, in an ad that saw the orange figure charge across a field and slap an unsuspecting Tango drinker around the face. [...] The advert coined the phrase 'you know when you've bee…”
“Intense rain-battering has claimed at least 31 lives in Gujarat as receding floodwaters brought to fore tragic scenes of floating bodies, mostly in the southern districts of Valsad and Navsari, on Friday.Fifteen deaths were confirmed in Na…”
“This is why we declared a major incident and I want to reassure our residents that there is no wider risk to the public at this time.”
“Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who has called for "dollar for dollar" tariffs if the American duties go ahead on Aug. 19, has renewed his earlier calls for restricting energy and potash exports south of the border — products that are notably e…”
“The richest 1% of Britons own 21.3% of the country’s wealth, while the poorest 50% own just 4.6%, according to a 2026 report from Oxfam. The average 1%-er holds 456 times more wealth than someone in the bottom half of the population.”
“At least 29 organizations have been infected with a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) after mistaking a public Claude Artifact for a legitimate Claude page.”
“The Executive also throws in a few treats that you seldom find at this price. Heated and ventilated front seats, massage functions, a panoramic roof and a soothing zero-gravity passenger seat with its own 'Boss Button' all inject an air of…”
“Tango Man was spotted surprising Brits by cycling and rollerblading through Central London on Wednesday. [...] Instead of slapping pedestrians, he was seen rolling out an orange carpet for confused Brits to dance down and recreating classi…”
“Mehemdabad in Kheda district was pounded by 507 mm in 24 hours ending 6 am Friday, the highest in the state.”
“The ground shook, buildings shook, windows rattled, birds flew off - and I am 15 miles away.”
“Notably, China — which the U.S. frequently says is the only other country besides Canada that retaliated over Trump’s initial tariffs last year — used its own vast critical minerals resources as leverage, blocking exports to the U.S. Those…”
“And the 56 richest people in the U.K. now lord over more wealth than the poorest 27 million people combined.”
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“Power comes from a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol mill combined with electric motors, a 34kWh battery and all-wheel drive. The output of 428PS means zero to 62mph takes 5.8 seconds, which is pacey enough to overtake without batting an eye.”
“She said: "We had the most incredible holiday. When we came home, as we arrived through the front door of the house, there were these letters waiting saying it hadn't been approved. I knew the fines were coming two weeks later. It was £80 …”
“Between 6 am and 8 pm on Friday, Santalpur in Patan recorded the highest rainfall of 335 mm.”
“leading the Ghetto Kids to the final of Britain's Got Talent in 2023, before also competing in America's Got Talent the following year”
“You’ve got to utilize the relationships you have, find the people in the administration who can be reasonable, and try to talk these issues through and present proposals that are a win for both countries... The challenge now, though, is th…”
“The richest 10% of households in the country held around half of total assets—a share that hasn’t budged since the 1980s—according to a 2025 study from the Resolution Foundation. The household wealth for an adult in that top group was arou…”
“With up to 83 miles of electric driving on tap, daily travels could be made without using any petrol at all. Longer trips benefit from a combined driving range of more than 700 miles...”
“The cheaper £4,000 stay beat the £10,000 cost for the same holiday during the school summer break”
“Relief commissioner Gaurang Makwana said 38,000 people have been relocated so far, primarily from the Navsari and Valsad districts. “Most of these people have shifted to their relatives’ homes, while about 2,000 have been moved to shelter …”
“Another recent career highlight was a film being made about their story, called Ghetto Kids Documentary: No Plan B. ... it was not their first major sporting event. Back in 2023, the Ghetto Kids were thrilled to meet Kylian Mbappé and perf…”
“I would say you don’t go into a discussion saying you’re going to punch somebody in the nose if they don’t give you what you want," she said”
“Only 10% of workers want to work onsite, according to a Gallup poll.”
“...while DC charging takes the battery from 30 to 80 per cent in 20 minutes.”
“A viral video Emily shared explaining the distress to the family has racked up more than 20,000 views - coming with a mix of reactions from viewers.”
“Relief commissioner Gaurang Makwana said 38,000 people have been relocated so far, primarily from the Navsari and Valsad districts. “Most of these people have shifted to their relatives’ homes, while about 2,000 have been moved to shelter …”
“Meanwhile, an overnight Ukrainian strike killed six people and wounded 26 near the Russian city of Kirov, more than 1,000 km (600 miles) behind the front line.”
“On July 10, after months of negotiations, Robertson and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that the bridge would be opening on July 27, following a new revenue-sharing agreement.”
“The U.S. price for regular gasoline averaged $4.09 a gallon Thursday, 15 cents more than a week ago, and drivers in most states were paying $4 or more, according to AAA.”
“A figure of over 500mpg is possible when the battery is kept charged, but once it’s depleted, around 50mpg remains entirely realistic, which isn’t bad at all.”
“She said the body is committed to supporting all students with special educational needs and disabilities, but that consistent school attendance is a legal requirement, and "remains vital for every child's social, emotional and academic pr…”
“Rail services remained disrupted, with more than 50 trains cancelled and 25 short-terminated.”
“In Ukraine's first attack on Wildberries at the weekend, two warehouses were hit, at Elektrostal east of Moscow and in Kotovsk in the Tambov region, some 400km (250 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Seven workers on a nightshift were kille…”
““I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negot…”
“Gasoline demand rose 1% to 8.9 million barrels per day last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.”
“With the rear seats collapsed, the well-sized boot swells to a yawning 2,021 litres.”
“The fire has already devastated 8,800 hectares and is still raging.”
“In the worst-hit Valsad district, receding floodwaters uncovered the damage even as authorities intensified relief, sanitation and restoration work. Nearly 7 feet of water inundated houses, shops, and grain and oil godowns, leaving behind …”
“In Ukraine's attacks on Russia, drones have now hit Wildberries warehouses across Russia three times in six days, with Friday's attacks targeting a facility near Saint Petersburg.”
“BC Wildfire Service says the Fiftynine Creek wildfire, which is burning out of control northwest of Clinton, B.C., has grown to more than 102 square kilometres and has triggered an evacuation order and alerts.”
“Andy Dyer, CEO of AFS Logistics, said diesel prices in the second quarter were about 51% higher than in January and February, while jet fuel prices rose 90% from a year earlier.”
“That fire, which is still not under control, has devastated 2,500 hectares, the prefect for the Landes area, Gilles Clavreul, said in a statement.”
“Four NDRF teams, airlifted from Odisha, landed in Surat and were dispatched to Valsad and Navsari, and one was kept on standby in Surat.”
“The government announced that Burnham's "instruction" would be delivered by £340m of spending, which it said would support at least 3,000 people over a five year period.”
“Earlier, Kevin Skrepnek, the district’s manager of community and emergency services, said structures on about 20 properties in the region were “impacted” by the fires, with the damage ranging from melted siding to a complete burn-down.”
“Of the 78.4 million barrels per day that usually transits one of Earth’s eight major maritime chokepoints, the Hormuz and Bab al Mandeb comprise 29.5 million, or 38% of seaborne supply.”
“More than 23,000 people were evacuated from the Biscarosse district, mainly in campsites and homes and a children's summer camp and a residential care home for the elderly were also evacuated.”
“In July 2024, UNESCO named the area a World Heritage Site, placing it alongside natural treasures like the Great Barrier Reef and the Grand Canyon. It became the world's first peatland to get this special status.”
“On Wednesday, the government announced it would reduce the cap on bus fares, external in England from £3 to £2 from 1 January 2027, though this does not include London. It estimated this cap would cost the Department for Transport more tha…”
“They are among the 89 blazes that the wildfire service says are burning across the province.”
“In some months of the war, exports from Iraq and Kuwait were reduced to zero, according to Wood Mackenzie, the energy consultancy.”
“Spain and much of southern Europe face increasingly severe wildfire seasons that scientists have linked to climate change.”
“He lies in the ICU today, having lost 11 kg, including muscle mass, because he chose sacrifice over comfort.”
“As Hall's Instagram reel spread, it attracted more and more likes, comments and reposts, with more than eight million views as of Friday morning.”
“Hugh Murdoch, incident commander on Bootleg Complex fires, says there are seven fires that firefighters are closely watching in the region, and he is happy to share that the fire behaviour “has been held in check for the most part.””
“The closure of the Bab al-Mandeb would force ships to sail via the Cape of Good Hope—adding nine days to journeys between Europe and Asia”
“He added that he broke his fast in the presence of the two Union ministers and senior leaders of the Apex Body of Leh Ladakh.”
“As cities expand and food waste increases, humans and raccoons cross paths more often, said Dr Idil Galip, digital culture researcher at the University of Amsterdam.”
“Carney’s recent trip to the G7 in France highlighted $5 billion in partnerships between Canadian companies and firms in Germany, Japan, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, France and Portugal.”
“India recorded 507,244 foreign arrivals for medical treatment in 2025, accounting for about 5.5 per cent of total foreign tourist arrivals that year”
“Israel has built about 160 settlements housing 700,000 Jews since it occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem - land Palestinians want, along with Gaza, for a hoped-for future state - during the 1967 Middle East war. An estimated 3.3 mill…”
“In its first year, the Liberals referred a total of 24 initiatives — 17 projects and seven “transformative strategies” — to the MPO.”
“Bangladesh was the largest source market with 3,25,127 arrivals, followed by Iraq (30,989), Uzbekistan (13,699), Somalia (11,506), Turkmenistan (10,231), Oman (9,738) and Kenya (9,357).”
“Ahmed Zeidan, an eyewitness, told the BBC the latest incident began early in the morning, when locals in Tal rushed to confront about 30 settlers who were attacking Palestinian homes.”
“The Cabinet has taken two big decisions. First, approval has been given for the third and fourth line on the Ballari-Guntakal rail section, which falls on the important economic corridor between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The project wi…”
“The chairman of corporate giant SK Group has been ordered by a South Korean court to pay his ex-wife 944bn won (£483m; $644m) in a case that local media has called the 'divorce of the century'.”
“The multi-tracking project will increase the Indian Railways network by around 46 kilometres and is scheduled for completion by 2028-29”
“The project spans three districts across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and is expected to improve connectivity for nearly 99 villages with a combined population of around seven lakh”
“The capacity expansion is expected to generate an additional freight traffic of 16.22 million tonnes per annum (MTPA)”
“CJP leader Saurav Das said the delegation had also sought Rs 1 crore compensation for the families of NEET aspirants who died by suicide, withdrawal of FIRs and legal cases against protesting students, and a written sovereign guarantee tha…”
“On the Indus Waters Treaty, our position remains unchanged and very clear. The Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance until Pakistan irrevocably and credibly abjures its support for cross-border terrorism”
“He observed that Pakistan's own Flood Forecasting Division in Lahore had, in its advisory issued on July 22, attributed the high flood levels in the Chenab to heavy rainfall over the upper catchment and had forecast that the high flows wou…”
“Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar, who represented Islamabad at the forum, raised the Jammu and Kashmir issue and criticised India's decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance”
“Although Brent crude eased 3.66% to $96.98 per barrel on Friday, it had crossed the $100-a-barrel mark in the previous session, keeping worries alive over inflation and economic growth.”
“South Korea's KOSPI plunged 5.72%, while Japan's Nikkei 225, Shanghai's SSE Composite and Hong Kong's Hang Seng also closed lower.”
“India being levied a reduced tariff rate of 10% as against the proposed 12.5% earlier and are effective immediately.”
“about 70% of India's exports - which includes engineering goods, chemicals, machinery, plastics, leather products, gems and jewellery, furniture and most other manufactured goods - these are subject to the 10% Section 301 forced-labour tar…”
“According to GTRI, they account for about 8% of India's exports. They face 25% or 50% tariffs in addition to the normal US MFN duty, says GTRI.”
“US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the revised tariffs on 60 economies on Thursday, one day before the expiry of the temporary additional 10% duties that had been imposed on imports from all countries. A total of 60 economies…”
“He said he was in constant touch with senior officials of the Chamba and Lahaul-Spiti district administrations to monitor the rescue and relief operations and ensure all possible assistance to the affected families.Expressing grief over th…”
“The deceased was identified as Rameshwari Sharma, wife of Gopal Krishna and a resident of Sultanpur, Kullu. She died on the spot.”
“Meanwhile, a woman from Kullu was killed and seven members of her family were injured after a boulder fell from a hillside while they were travelling to the Simsa temple in Mandi district on Friday morning.”
“The notice comes after authorities observed several participants in the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar using Bluetooth-based messaging applications after temporary internet restrictions were imposed around t…”
“The CJP also demanded Rs 1 crore compensation for the families of students who died by suicide following the cancellation of the NEET examination and sought withdrawal of FIRs lodged against protesters.”
“Spanish officials said this was the first time the country had activated its highest level of emergency specifically for a wildfire.”
“The emergency declaration in Spain followed multiple uncontrolled fires around Madrid and in neighbouring Ávila province, prompting authorities to evacuate more than 10,000 residents from towns in the mountains west of the capital.”
“French authorities ordered the full evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a popular tourist destination near Bordeaux, where around 40,000 people were forced to leave campsites, holiday homes and residential areas, with many evacuated by…”
“According to the EU's European Forest Fire Information Service (EFFIS), more than 350 fires have burned in Spain so far this year. About 1,300 square kilometres have already been destroyed, more than four times the area burned during the s…”
“Spain has also suffered its second-largest wildfire on record this year, which burned roughly 320 square kilometres in Guadalajara province north of Madrid.”
“The Cap Ferret fire has already burned about 8,700 hectares, or 87 square kilometres, making it one of France's most serious blazes in recent years.”
“The EU is sending two Croatian Canadair firefighting planes, two Portuguese Air Tractor aircraft and heavy-lift Black Hawk helicopters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.”
“Three firefighters have died during wildfire operations in southern Europe in recent days, including two who were killed while battling a blaze near Bordeaux airport earlier this week.”
“Europe is warming roughly twice as fast as the global average, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service.”
“EFFIS satellite data show that the total area burned across EU countries this year is already the second-largest on record.”
“According to experts, about 8% of sheep show exclusively homosexual behaviour.”
“Charles Roselli, a professor of biochemistry at Oregon Health and Science University researched how sex hormones affect brain development and is the source of the statistic about 1 in 12 rams being gay.”
“They do this all the time, because they find each other attractive,” said Stücke of his 35 male sheep.”
“In 2025, the project collaborated with a dating app Grindr and gained worldwide fame. In collaboration, they organised the 'I Wool Survive' fashion show in New York. Designer Michael Schmidt, who has worked with Madonna and Cher, created a…”
