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Man appears in court after dog-bite death in Wakefield

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T12:48:24+00:00

Lee Ellis charged with manslaughter over death of James Judge, who was bitten by German shepherd on footpathA 55-year-old man has appeared in court charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who was bitten by a dog on a footpath.Bradford magistrates court heard on Tuesday that James Judge was bitten by a dog belonging to Lee Ellis on Saturday afternoon after an apparent dispute between the two men about right of way. Continue reading...

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Horizon Industrial Parks IPO overall subscription reaches 0.24 times

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T12:48:23+00:00

Retail individual investors led the recovery, with their category reaching 0.43 times subscription by end of day, more than doubling from 0.19 times on Monday

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Phyllida Law, prolific performer across stage and screen, dies aged 94

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T12:42:46+00:00

As adept at comedy and musicals as she was drama, Law acted alongside daughters Emma and Sophie in a career spanning eight decadesPhyllida Law, whose prolific acting career encompassed a wide range of stage, TV and film roles – a number of which were alongside her daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson – has died aged 94. Her personal manager Jacky Leggo said in a statement that she “died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all of her family”.Born in Glasgow in 1932, Law was accepted at the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre school – initially intending to be a stage designer but then swi

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Swiggy announces expanded leadership roles for 3 senior executives

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T12:36:13+00:00

Himavant Kurnala is now Chief Growth and Product Officer, Nitesh Garg is Chief Technology Officer, and Saurav Goyal is Chief Operating Officer of Instamart’s Food Marketplace

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Myanmar: The Architecture of Statelessness

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-18T12:25:40+00:00

How Myanmar stripped the Rohingya of citizenship, leading to mass expulsions and a genocide case at the ICJ.

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Скільки коштів заощаджено на судах, поки "на нас не було коштів"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-18T12:22:00+00:00

Візьмемо два апеляційні суди як приклад: Північний апеляційний господарський суд, по штату має бути 75 суддів, фактично з 2022 по 2025 рік включно працювало менше 45. Київський апеляційний суд: штат –...

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Мільйонні контракти в обмін на паркомісце для заступника голови Агентства відновлення Юрія Сверби, - ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-18T12:20:00+00:00

Журналісти дізналися, що Юрій Сверба орендує паркомісце у власника компанії-постачальника державних енергетичних підприємств / фото - Агентство відновленняЗаступник голови Державного агентства відновлення...

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‘The truth about Diana’: Charles Spencer to publish book about late sister

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T12:17:19+00:00

Earl says he wanted to ‘write down my own thoughts and memories’ with 30th anniversary of Diana’s death ‘on the skyline’Charles Spencer is to publish about a book about his sister Diana in September.In the book – titled Swan Song: Diana, My Sister – Spencer recounts the story of Diana’s life and the week of her death. It marks “the first time that Earl Spencer has spoken openly and at length about his sister”, according to the book’s publisher, the Penguin imprint Michael Joseph. The book will be released on 22 September in the UK. Continue reading...

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Moscow threat of ‘consequences’ will not alter UK support for Ukraine, says Burnham

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T12:13:35+00:00

Prime minister responds to Russian anger over Kyiv’s use of British-made drones in ‘deep strike’ campaignUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesAndy Burnham says the UK will continue to “support Ukraine 100%” after Russia threatened consequences after strikes by British-made drones.The Russian embassy to the UK said on Monday that Britain had been deliberately escalating the Ukraine conflict and the deeper its involvement, “the higher the price it will pay”. Continue reading...

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BSE shares slide as analysts turn bearish ahead of Nifty 50 entry

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T12:09:13+00:00

BSE’s 52-week range is ₹2,021.50 to ₹4,446.80; The stock has gained about 33% in the past year but dropped over 8% in the last week due to a reassessment of its near-term earnings

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Georgia man deported from Fiji to face $165m crypto Ponzi scheme charges

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T12:05:56+00:00

Edward Zimbardi, 59, who had fled US, will appear in court in Los Angeles on wire fraud and money-laundering chargesA man from Flowery Branch, Georgia, has been deported from Fiji to face charges in his home state accusing him of defrauding more than 6,000 investors and causing more than $165m of losses in ⁠a cryptocurrency Ponzi ⁠scheme, the ​US attorney in Atlanta said on Monday.Edward Zimbardi, 59, was indicted on 12 counts of ⁠wire fraud, 12 counts of money laundering and one count of money-laundering conspiracy. Continue reading...

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