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Aug 24, 2026, 9:00 AMedition timestamp
Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball sells for £2.5m
China probes use of formaldehyde to keep cabbages fresh
He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him.
He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln
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Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games
Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games AP News
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94 AP News
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Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII
Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII AP News
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Victoire's PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy missing after not arriving in Alberta, AP source says
Victoire's PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy missing after not arriving in Alberta, AP source says AP News
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Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now AP News
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Nearly 90,000 told to evacuate as wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada
The fire has burned around 10,500 acres and is completely uncontained, officials say
Read the full briefKing of Norway's health has worsened, palace says
Norway's King Harald remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bloodstream bacterial infection
Read the full briefMaradona's 'Hand of God' ball sells for £2.5m
The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous 'hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final victory over England is sold at auction
Read the full briefChina probes use of formaldehyde to keep cabbages fresh
Using the carcinogen to preserve food is prohibited in China, the world's largest producer of cabbages
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Nearly three million Teslas recalled in China over hidden door handles
Other brands affected by the recall include Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely
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Divorce, smartphones and control - BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan
Five years after the Taliban’s return, the BBC follows senior figures as the group reshapes the country
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