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Tamberi magnifico oro nell’alto, terzo Sioli. Battocletti domina, bronzo Desalu nei 200

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-14T15:52:45+00:00

Quinta giornata di gare ai campionati continentali di Birmingham, Nadia domina anche i 10000 dopo i 5000, il miglior Tamberi dell’anno supera 2.32, Desalu terzo al fotofinish. Coiro sesta negli 800, oro alla svizzera Werro. Caduto in mattinata il primato italiano della 4x400 maschile

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Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging sewers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:52:31+00:00

Kobe, 18, who made discovery on site of former brewery in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, at first thought trove was €1 coinsFor a student with a summer job working on a Belgian building site, “money down the drain” has taken on a whole new meaning: excavating the trenches for a sewage system, he stumbled across a hidden trove of gold worth an estimated €9m (£8m).“We suddenly saw something lying there,” 18-year-old Kobe told the Belgian news network VTM. “At first I thought it was €1 coins. So we started digging them up. Then we saw a gold bar. It turned out to be a bit more than we thought.” Continu

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Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging a new sewer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:52:31+00:00

Kobe, 18, who made discovery on site of former brewery in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, at first thought trove was €1 coinsFor a student with a summer job working on a Belgian building site, “money down the drain” has taken on a whole new meaning: excavating the trenches for a sewage system, he stumbled across a hidden trove of gold worth an estimated €9m (£8m).“We suddenly saw something lying there,” 18-year-old Kobe told the Belgian news network VTM. “At first I thought it was €1 coins. So we started digging them up. Then we saw a gold bar. It turned out to be a bit more than we thought.” Continu

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Editorial. Lending transparency

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-14T15:48:23+00:00

Disclosures on loan rates to benefit small borrowers

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Luigi Mangione says ‘I shot Mr Thompson’ and pleads guilty on federal charges linked to healthcare CEO’s killing – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:45:51+00:00

Mangione tells Manhattan court ‘I knew what I was doing was illegal’ as he changes plea on federal stalking chargesat the courthouse in ManhattanMangione’s legal team is helmed by Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Marc Agnifilo. The team has scored several major legal coups in Mangione’s federal and state cases. Continue reading...

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Baby with heart defect at center of US surrogacy dispute handed to parents

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:45:16+00:00

Biological parents given custody of child born in Texas amid dispute over surrogate mother’s claim of abortion requestA two-day-old baby with a rare heart defect at the center of a complex surrogacy dispute in Texas has been handed over to the parents’ custody and is receiving care, lawyers for the parents said on Friday.The baby has hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a defect that requires surgeries to correct. The baby was born on Wednesday to surrogate mother McKenna West of Alaska after she reportedly refused requests to get an abortion from the biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar A

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What FCRA overhaul means for NGO sector

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-14T15:44:30+00:00

Designated Authority model brings order where there was ambiguity, but concentrates enormous power in a single body

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Digital governance is transformative

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-14T15:44:01+00:00

Technology works when it empowers citizens with information and finances, without acting as surveillance tools

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En Sicile, l’éruption de l’Etna provoque l’annulation de plus de 1 000 vols à l’aéroport de Catane et bloque des dizaines de milliers de voyageurs

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-14T15:36:25+00:00

Depuis plusieurs jours, le principal aéroport sicilien est fermé en raison de cendres crachées par le plus actif des volcans d’Europe, rendant dangereux les vols dans la zone. Une situation d’une ampleur sans précédent depuis 2002 et qui pourrait se prolonger au cours du week-end des 14 et 15 août.

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SEBI overhaul aims to cut settlement costs by 50%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-14T15:32:40+00:00

Fast-track route proposed for cases up to ₹10 lakh; settlement window extended to 60 days pre-SCN and 90 days post-SCN

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Україна формує повний рахунок для держави-агресора, - Буданов

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-14T15:32:00+00:00

Україна послідовно фіксує завдані Росією збитки та формує повний рахунок, який держава-агресор має зрештою сплатити. Про це заявив керівник ОП Кирило Буданов. "Росія має заплатити за кожен свій злочин...

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Donald Trump porte comme prévu l’affaire de sa salle de bal devant la Cour suprême

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-14T15:28:06+00:00

L’administration Trump a demandé vendredi à la Cour suprême américaine d’autoriser la reprise des travaux de la nouvelle salle de bal de la Maison Blanche, suspendus par une cour d’appel fédérale qui estime que le président aurait dû obtenir l’aval du Congrès.

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Luigi Mangione indicates he is prepared to plead guilty in federal case

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:23:30+00:00

Mangione also faces separate state trial over killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, due to start on 8 SeptemberLuigi Mangione trial – latest updatesA hurriedly scheduled hearing for Luigi Mangione’s federal case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson got under way on Friday morning, with the defendant indicating that he is prepared to plead guilty in a deal in the federal case.Mangione faces two stalking counts in his federal case, as well as murder and weapons charges in a separate New York state case. He has pleaded not guilty in both cases. Both the fed

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One dead, dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatian wildfires – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:23:29+00:00

Firefighters discover body and say more than 40 people hurt in the Lokva Rogoznica and Omiš areasEngland has received just 4mm of rain so far in August, or 6% of the long-term average for the month, the Environment Agency said on Friday, as reported by PA.It follows the driest July on record for the country, when only 7mm of rain was measured, or 10% of the average. Continue reading...

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Luigi Mangione prepared to plead guilty on federal charges linked to healthcare CEO’s killing – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:19:49+00:00

Man accused of United Healthcare chief’s killing appears in Manhattan federal court to change plea on stalking chargesat the courthouse in ManhattanMangione’s legal team is helmed by Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Marc Agnifilo. The team has scored several major legal coups in Mangione’s federal and state cases. Continue reading...

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‘Let’s see what he can do’: will Burnham bring Barnsley voters back to Labour?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:17:33+00:00

With questions over Farage’s finances and a new face in No 10, could Barnsley council be a bellwether for changing Labour fortunes?Labour marked its worst performance in more than 50 years when voters went to the polls in Barnsley in May, but 100 days on from those seismic local elections, the political landscape has shifted drastically.Could the South Yorkshire town, where Reform UK reaped the benefits of dissatisfaction with Labour, prove to be a test case for whether the governing party has turned the tide? Continue reading...

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Thames Water plans to restart desalination plant – after drought has ended

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:08:49+00:00

Utility company’s plant, which has only run five times, now has an estimated total cost of £500mThames Water is preparing the UK’s only desalination plant to restart operations later this year – but it will only be ready in the winter, long after the current drought is likely to have passed.The utility company said that it was hoping to start operating its plant in Beckton, east London, “by the end of the year”, in order to help build up reservoir supplies over the winter for next summer. Continue reading...

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Stolen Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse Works Are Recovered, Police Say

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:07:41+00:00

The Italian military police said that art collectively valued at more than $10 million had been found five months after being taken in a nighttime heist near Parma.

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Scientists hope to shed light on young universe by using dark side of the moon

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:00:32+00:00

UK team seeking to put suitcase-sized satellite in orbit around moon in search for 21cm line radio frequency signalLittle is known about what was happening shortly after the big bang, but now researchers are hoping to shed fresh light on the matter by harnessing the dark side of the moon.Scientists are hoping to put a suitcase-sized satellite into orbit around the moon, using the data it collects as it passes the far side to search for a radio frequency signal emitted by neutral hydrogen atoms in the early universe. Continue reading...

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A Queensland man enjoyed soaring profits from a crypto trading app. Then his money started disappearing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T15:00:31+00:00

The administrative work required to run an effective investment scam has been drastically cut by using merging technologyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWithin days of clicking on an online ad for a cryptocurrency trading app, a 29-year-old Queensland man watched his dashboard soar with profits.Making investment gains was as simple as downloading the slick-looking app and browser extension linked to his crypto wallet. So he invested more. Continue reading...

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