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David Crowley wins messy Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, defeating progressive Francesca Hong – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T11:23:46+00:00

Polls had shown Hong as a clear frontrunner during the campaign, but with large chunks of voters still undecided and an ever-changing field of candidates, polling was difficultDavid Crowley wins Wisconsin Democratic primary for governorSenator Darline Graham, appointed to complete the Senate term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will face congressman Ralph Norman in a runoff election for the Republican nomination.Graham held a narrow lead in the polls going into the abbreviated special primary on Tuesday, which predicted a close contest for second place. Norman, Russell Fr

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Дві сестри купили острів за $30 тисяч і прожили там майже 40 років: що з ним сталося

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-12T11:23:00+00:00

Дві британські сестри придбали острів біля узбережжя Корнуоллу в 1965 році, оселилися там, а після їхньої смерті він назавжди став заповідною територією.

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Simon Levy handed whole-life tariff for double murder and rape

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T11:18:13+00:00

Serial sex offender sentenced for murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins, and raping another woman in 2025Simon Levy, the sexual predator left free by police errors to murder two women, will never leave prison after being sentenced to a whole-life tariff.Levy was convicted on Friday of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months later. He was also convicted of attacking and raping another woman, 35, in January 2025, who survived and gave damning testimony against him. Continue reading...

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Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-12T11:11:26+00:00

If European states seize vessels with Russian cargo, Moscow will respond in kind 'wherever necessary', says Putin.

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Coconut oil prices on the boil on Onam demand

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T11:04:00+00:00

Wholesale coconut oil prices are ruling at around ₹260 a kg, while copra prices have moved up to ₹168 a kg in Kerala

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‘Unrig the economy for working people’: the California candidate who wrote updated labor laws

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T11:00:28+00:00

Marni von Wilpert helped draft Protecting the Right to Organize act, and now wants work toward implementing itLegislation that would modernize federal labor law began with a handful of lawyers meeting, of all places, in an ice-cream shop.“We wrote for hours what we would do to amend the National Labor Relations Act,” said Marni von Wilpert, a member of the San Diego city council who was then an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Bringing together “our collective experience as labor lawyers over the years, really trying to unrig the rules so that working people could have a

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Halting the march of the armyworm: fungus discovery offers hope to African farmers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T11:00:27+00:00

South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pestHearing about fields full of dead caterpillars enveloped in a mysterious white substance intrigued the South African scientist Letodi Luki Mathulwe. Something was killing off the African armyworm – one of the most devastating pests for farmers in east and southern Africa.The white substance was a naturally occurring fungus and it was wiping out the caterpillar, which gained its name from its march-like advance through fields of crops. Continue reading...

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Halting the march of the African armyworm: a natural cure offers hope to farmers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T11:00:27+00:00

South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pestHearing about fields full of dead caterpillars enveloped in a mysterious white substance intrigued the South African scientist Letodi Luki Mathulwe. Something was killing off the African armyworm – one of the most devastating pests for farmers in east and southern Africa.The white substance was a naturally occurring fungus and it was wiping out the caterpillar, which gained its name from its march-like advance through fields of crops. Continue reading...

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La Corée du Nord renforce son aide militaire à la Russie dans le cadre de la guerre contre l’Ukraine

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-12T11:00:09+00:00

Selon le renseignement militaire ukrainien, Pyongyang s’apprêterait à envoyer jusqu’à 50 000 soldats supplémentaires et a déployé une unité équipée de missiles balistiques en Russie. Certains de ces missiles ont été utilisés, mardi, contre la ville ukrainienne de Zaporijia, a affirmé Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Новий подих для легкої атлетики Одещини: федерація визначила амбітні цілі та вже демонструє перші результати

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-12T10:58:00+00:00

Легка атлетика традиційно залишається одним із наймасовіших і базових видів спорту, адже саме з неї починається шлях багатьох майбутніх чемпіонів. Водночас останні роки для легкої атлетики в Одеському...

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Retail inflation rises to 4.45% in July

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T10:55:47+00:00

Food inflation hit 5.52%, while silver jewellery saw prices soar around 110%

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Правозахисники закликають Конгрес США заблокувати передачу Україні снарядів з Туреччини

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-12T10:47:00+00:00

Україна і Туреччина домовились про передачу Збройним силам України 70 балістичних ракет ATACMS, 2 тис 524 некеровані реактивні снаряди M26 і 47 тисяч касетних артилерійських снарядів M509A1.

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Iran war and high living costs fuelling last-minute holiday bookings, Tui says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T10:45:20+00:00

Geopolitics and cost of living crisis have cost Europe’s largest travel company €60m so farHolidaymakers are waiting until the last minute to book their trips because of the continuing uncertainty caused by the war in Iran and the cost of living crisis, according to Tui, Europe’s largest travel company, which said the war had cost it €60m (£51m) so far.In the weeks after the outbreak of war at the end of February, Tui recorded a temporary drop-off in customers wanting to travel to Cyprus or Turkey, in what the company called a “volatile market”. Continue reading...

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Germany approves lifting curbs on spy agencies in security ‘revolution’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T10:43:25+00:00

Reforms comply with wishlist of intelligence services which say Germany lags behind allies and enemiesThe German government has approved a draft law aimed at lifting many of the restraints on its spy agencies imposed during the postwar period as the country reels from two attacks in a month that have exposed serious security gaps.The controversial changes, which must still pass parliament, largely comply with a wishlist pulled together by the foreign and domestic intelligence services, which have long complained Germany lags behind its allies and enemies. Continue reading...

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Au Liban, le Parlement vote une loi d’amnistie générale attendue de longue date

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-12T10:39:06+00:00

Les autorités n’ont pas précisé dans l’immédiat combien de personnes étaient concernées. Les députés à l’initiative de la loi l’ont justifiée par la surpopulation carcérale dans un contexte de lenteur procédurale endémique.

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Woman rescued after 36 hours under rubble in Colombia

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-12T10:37:42+00:00

A 32-year-old woman was rescued after 36 hours under rubble following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia.

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Number of children injured in e-scooter crashes in England surges

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T10:36:25+00:00

Calls for speed limiters or mandated helmet use after research into injuries at three paediatric trauma centres The number of children involved in crashes on e-scooters has soared in recent years, with some as young as nine involved in collisions, research has found.Researchers carried out a review of injuries among the under-16s at three specialist paediatric trauma centres – Alder Hey in Liverpool, and Sheffield and Royal Manchester children’s hospitals – between January 2019 and December 2024. Continue reading...

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At least 15 dead after overcrowded ferry capsizes on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T10:34:40+00:00

Operation under way to rescue dozens missing after boat overturned by waves at world’s largest manmade lakeAt least 15 people have died and 27 are missing after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe.The boat had a capacity of 90 people, but was carrying 114 adult passengers, five crew members and an unknown number of children, Zimbabwe’s civil protection unit (CPU) said, citing ticket sales. Continue reading...

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Грецький Родос: острів сонця, лицарських замків та двох морів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-12T10:34:00+00:00

Два моря, античні руїни, комфортний клімат, пам'ятки ЮНЕСКО та сервіс "а-ля Туреччина" у поєднанні з європейською кухнею – ось що вирізняє грецький Родос з-поміж багатьох курортних зон і, відповідно, приваблює. Що там можна побачити, як дістатися з України і чи реально відпочити за 350 євро, з власного досвіду розповість УНІАН.Туризм.

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