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Bus carrying Polish pilgrims crashes in Hungary, leaving 12 dead

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T11:07:55+00:00

Another 10 people in serious condition after bus veers off motorway and overturnsTwelve people have died after a bus carrying a group of Polish tourists overturned on the M3 motorway in Hungary on the way back from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Local police said the bus crashed near the town of Mezőkeresztes after it “went off the straight road into a ditch and overturned” at 1am local time. Early reports suggested the driver had probably fallen asleep. He survived the crash and was taken into custody. Continue reading...

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‘Massive’ Ukrainian drone attack on Russia kills at least six, says Moscow

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T11:04:00+00:00

Kyiv launches what may be its largest attack wave of war, with fire breaking out at warehouse near Russian capitalUkraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war, causing a fire at a distribution warehouse near Moscow and killing at least six people overnight, according to Russian authorities.Russia’s defence ministry said it had shot down 822 drones, while the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, reported that 600 drones were flying towards the capital’s region, of which 201 were destroyed. Continue reading...

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US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T11:00:24+00:00

Law was set to go into effect in January, months before cyclosporiasis outbreak, but now is set for 2028Congress passed a law to help federal agencies investigate outbreaks of foodborne illness – a regulation experts said could have stopped the US’s largest cyclosporiasis outbreak much sooner.The only problem? The rule has been delayed – for 15 years, including most recently amid lobbying in 2025. Continue reading...

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Arsenal vs Manchester City LIVE: FA Community Shield

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-16T11:00:00+00:00

Follow updates from the Community Shield, including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game.

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LIVE: Arsenal vs Manchester City – Community Shield

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-16T11:00:00+00:00

Follow updates from the Community Shield, including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game.

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Think before you don’t renew your policy!

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T10:55:46+00:00

We tend to value visible rewards while renewing an insurance policy but rights and benefits accumulated over time, though invisible until you need them, can be far more valuable

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AI may help cut legacy tech debt, but clients fear creating a new one

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T10:44:15+00:00

Despite modernising nearly 90 legacy applications and achieving around 60% faster migration through AI-enabled software development, enterprises continue to view technical debt as an inevitable part of their technology investments

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Українець виростили помідор-велетень і ошелешив його ціною

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-16T10:26:00+00:00

На Заболотівському ринку продавець виставив на продаж помідор-гігант вагою 1,2 кг, але оцінив незвичайний урожай лише у 30 гривень, чим здивував користувачів мережі.

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Українець виростив помідор-велетень і ошелешив його ціною

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-16T10:26:00+00:00

На Заболотівському ринку продавець виставив на продаж помідор-гігант вагою 1,2 кг, але оцінив незвичайний урожай лише у 30 гривень, чим здивував користувачів мережі.

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India’s Russian crude imports hit record high in July

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-16T10:21:48+00:00

Analysts and refiners emphasised that Moscow has transformed into New Delhi’s strongest energy security hedge, particularly since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) and growing disruptions in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait

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Angela Rayner moves to protect pubs from being turned into houses or offices

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-16T10:09:09+00:00

Housing secretary says developers will have to prove there’s no way to save pub, as she prepares planning shakeupAll pubs will get protection from being turned into housing or offices under a shakeup of planning laws in England to be presented by Angela Rayner this week.The housing secretary will publish a new national planning policy framework aimed at loosening planning laws even further to help build 3m homes by the end of the parliament. Continue reading...

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Indonésie : après le puissant séisme qui a fait au moins 51 morts, des milliers de personnes évacuées attendent de l’aide

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-16T09:45:37+00:00

Selon les secours, le bilan s’élève désormais à 51 morts et 132 blessés ; des centaines de maisons ont été gravement endommagées. Les survivants ont un besoin urgent de tentes, de nourriture, de médicaments, de couvertures, de lits de camp, de tapis de sol, d’eau potable et de groupes électrogènes.

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Indonésie : après le puissant séisme qui a fait au moins 53 morts, des milliers de personnes évacuées attendent de l’aide

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-16T09:45:34+00:00

Selon les secours, le bilan s’élève désormais à 53 morts et 135 blessés ; des centaines de maisons ont été gravement endommagées. Les survivants ont un besoin urgent de tentes, de nourriture, de médicaments, de couvertures, de lits de camp, de tapis de sol, d’eau potable et de groupes électrogènes.

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