Phone logs of a notorious art and rare-book thief in Brazil proved to be the key for police to recover eight stolen engravings by famed French painter Henri Matisse, after they were pilfered from a library exhibition in Sao Paulo last December.
On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a few months ago.
Hasan Mahmud took two wickets to reduce Australia to 51-2 at tea on the third day of the first Test in Darwin on Saturday, still 177 runs from making Bangladesh bat again.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday his government would provide free online coaching lessons for competitive exams, weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign.
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Venezuela freed dozens more political prisoners Friday, the government said, in a sign of progress in talks to reconcile the nation following Nicolas Maduro's ouster.
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Mexico's Supreme Court chief justice told AFP he faces discrimination on a daily basis over his Indigenous roots.
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Switzerland's Audrey Werro upstaged home favourite Keely Hodgkinson to impressively win European championships women's 800m gold in Birmingham on Friday.
August 14, 2026
It had been dubbed a race for the ages and so it proved as Audrey Werro outstripped home favourite Keely Hodgkinson to claim the European 800m title in Birmingham on Friday.
August 14, 2026
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Switzerland's Audrey Werro upstaged home favourite Keely Hodgkinson to win European women's 800m gold in Birmingham on Friday.
August 14, 2026
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Mexico World Cup star Raul Jimenez saved Wolves from an embarrassing start to the Championship campaign as his late penalty rescued a 2-2 draw against Blackburn in the opening game of the season on Friday.
A strengthening tropical storm named Lala is set to hit Hawaii's Big Island with hurricane force gales on Saturday, bringing dangerous winds, rainfall and heavy surf.
The Taliban government celebrates five years of ruling Afghanistan on Saturday, with the authorities hailing their country's "freedom" and security, while critics decry tightening restrictions in all areas of daily life.
Black academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead Friday, the prestigious British institution confirmed.
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Stock markets retreated in sparse summer trading Friday, with the uncertain outlook for the Middle East war and the US economy prompting investor caution ahead of the weekend.
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Canadian winemakers have been forced to evacuate their land due to a fast-spreading wildfire that has engulfed parts of British Columbia, with some still awaiting word on whether their crops were impacted by the blaze.
New global network backbone will provide high-performance connectivity between five of the world's key financial markets; Gramercy Networks is now accepting pre-orders from financial institutions and trading firms seeking access to the network.
The man who admitted to shooting dead a US health insurance executive used a charged courtroom appearance to blame a back injury for his crimes that he said sought to make "health care work better for everyone."
Atlanta Falcons defensive end James Pearce was banned for the first eight games of the upcoming 2026 NFL season by the league on Friday following a domestic violence dispute that led to three felony charges.
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