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“His total haul reached £5.5 million, or $7.4 million, by his most recent accounts.”
“best known for climbing the world's 14 highest peaks, rising above 8,000m (26,246 ft), in just over six months.”
“projected to strike the lunar surface near the crater Einstein at 2.43 kilometers per second, which converts to about 8,700 kph or 5,400 mph.”
“the vessel sank in the Red Sea off the Yemeni coast on August 4”
“goods deficit with China reaches €360 billion”
“a hidden stockpile of 400 Second World War shells and munitions beneath the village of Le Porge”
“scaled 12 of the 14 highest peaks and was one of only 100 Nepali guides certified by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association (IFMGA).”
“launched from Kennedy Space Center on January 15, 2025, carrying two commercial landers”
“All 14 crew members aboard the vessel were rescued and brought to safety.”
“roughly 72,000 people crossed into Ceuta”
“In total, the fires destroyed more than 180 houses across the area.”
“In 2024, Pur Bahadur was part of the team that discovered a century-old boot on Everest, believed to be that of British climber Andrew Irvine, who vanished on the mountain in 1924.”
“puts the stage at roughly 12 meters long, about the height of a five-story building, with a mass near 4,900 kg.”
“The crew comprised 13 Indian nationals and one Yemeni sailor.”
“about 70,000 of those who entered had already left the territory”
“The forest fire that ravaged the Gironde area burned for approximately ten days before being brought under control.”
“best known for scaling the third-highest mountain Kanchenjunga three times in one season – a feat that some colleagues say deserves a Guinness World Record.”
“After separation, it stayed in an elongated Earth orbit with a 26-day period, swinging between roughly 220,000 and 510,000 km.”
“about 13 nautical miles (24 km) south of the Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah”
“irregular crossings across the EU fell to 178,000 in 2025, a 26% drop on the previous year”
“Across south-west France, some 42,000 hectares were consumed by flames”
“Nima Sherpa, 36, who scaled four eight-thousanders in 2026 alone.”
“Gray expects a single crater around 17 meters across, reasoning by analogy with the double crater left by a Chang'e-5 T1 upper stage in 2022. The observation‑planning paper led by Benjamin Fernando points higher, at roughly 27 meters acros…”
“He said more than 8,000 bodies were still believed to be trapped beneath rubble across Gaza.”
“Spain recorded 36,683 irregular arrivals, significantly fewer than Italy's 66,328, Greece's 51,399, or the 65,891 attempted and successful crossings to the United Kingdom”
“prompting the evacuation of more than 330,000 people”
“including five eight-thousanders.”
“This will be only the second dead rocket known to have hit the moon by accident, after the 2022 Chang'e-5 T1 event, which China has never publicly acknowledged.”
“A Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment published in April by the World Bank, European Union and United Nations estimated that around 68 million tonnes of rubble were spread across the territory.”
“hearing upwards of 100 blasts”
“While over a million adventure travellers go to the Himalayas each year, the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan attract only about 15,000 hikers annually.”
“The reports also noted that more than 60% of Gaza's population had lost their homes during the war.”
“The 20-year-old set a new record in 2024 as the youngest mountaineer to summit the world's 14 highest peaks.”
“Gaza's Health Ministry says at least 1,252 Palestinians have been killed since the truce.”
“Le Clos picked up his 21st medal to overtake Australia's Emma McKeon as the athlete with the most medals in Commonwealths history”
“Israeli forces currently control nearly 70% of Gaza.”
“On the evening of 30 July, amid breaking the all-time Commonwealth record, a fire started in my apartment block”
“He passed away today, August 4 somewhere between 6 to 6 30 pm.”
“According to reports, external, a 93-year-old resident died in the incident”
“He survived cancer four years back, but again, since the last one and a half months, it was a relapse of cancer.”
“The South African won his first Commonwealth medal in Delhi in 2010 at the age of 18”
“So, he was hospitalised since one month.”
“now has seven gold, five silver and nine bronze medals across five editions of the Games”
“His funeral will take place on Wednesday evening and his mortal remains will be kept at his home in Goregaon, Mumbai.”
“Sunrisers Leeds 241-2 (100 balls)”
“Rawat is survived by his wife, Kalyani Rawat, and his 18-year-old son, Vikramaditya.”
“Harry Brook shone with a sensational 15-ball fifty”
“His first major breakthrough came on television when he portrayed Ashwatthama in BR Chopra’s iconic 1988 series Mahabharat.”
“Rickelton 94* (42)”
“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.”
“Marsh 76 (37)”
“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.”
“Sunrisers' 241-2 surpassed Oval Invincibles 226-4 for the highest team total”
“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.”
“Rickelton and Marsh's opening stand of 148 was the highest partnership in The Hundred”
“The Amazon rainforest spans nine South American countries.”
“Brook's fifty was the joint fastest in Hundred history, equalling Adam Rossington's for London Spirit against Northern Superchargers in 2022”
“The fire burned 459,123 acres in 53 days, making it the largest wildfire in California's history at that time.”
“Brook's strike rate of 305.55 was the fourth highest for a Hundred innings”
“planted 71,000 conifer seedlings in just eight days across part of the burn scar in the Mendocino National Forest.”
“Sunrisers hit 21 sixes in their innings (Marsh seven, Rickelton eight, Brook five and Dan Lawrence one). This smashes the previous Hundred record (17)”
“The Forest Service operates six nurseries across the United States, producing around 28 million seedlings every year.”
“There were 31 sixes hit overall, the most in a Hundred match – beating the previous best of 29 between Birmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets earlier this summer”
“Last year, Patriot Restoration Ops and its partners planted more than one million trees across California, Oregon and Washington.”
“The aggregate total of 445 also beat the record of 418 from that game”
“planting on average 9,000 trees a day, aiming for about 200 trees an acre with a 12-person crew.”
“London Spirit 204-6 (100 balls)”
“Each crew member puts approximately 800 trees in the ground each day.”
“David Willey performed an admirable rescue act and saved Spirit from humiliation with 83 not out from 46 balls”
“covers about 40,000 acres.”
“Jonny Bairstow fell first ball to Reece Topley”
“before his two year contract expired at the end of the season”
“The result takes Sunrisers to fourth in the table and keeps them in play-off contention, but leaves Spirit struggling in seventh”
“briefly losing around 300 feet in altitude and leaving at least 17 people injured, including four cabin crew members.”
“That was a masterclass on how to strike the white ball”
“The aircraft had 134 passengers and eight crew members on board, news agency PTI reported.”
“He is just brilliant”
“The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a probe into the incident.”
“But they finished two points clear of Rangers to win their first silverware last term.”
“Sources said 13 passengers and four cabin crew members were injured and taken to different hospitals for medical evaluation, PTI reported.”
“Skinner left United after five years in charge, having led them to their first major trophy with victory in the Women's FA Cup final in 2024.”
“Seven passengers from the flight were admitted to Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj for medical evaluation and treatment, the hospital said.”
“United will begin their WSL season at London City Lionesses on 4 September.”
“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'.”
“She joined Hearts in 2021 and signed an extension until the summer of 2026 with the option of a further year.”
“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.”
“They were killed when a residential block in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City was attacked by Israel on 22 November 2023.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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”
“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.”
“fire seasons have stretched by roughly 20% over the past four decades”
“The funeral is said to be the biggest of its kind to have taken place in Gaza.”
“wildfires now account for close to a fifth of all land-use carbon emissions worldwide”
“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.”
“the country's forest belt, which still covers 21.67% of the country's land”
“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.”
“Nearly 36% of that forest cover is now classified as prone to recurring fires”
“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'.”
“Khumalo said his family was grappling with the loss, which had taken 'two generations from them' in one gruesome incident.”
