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Rescue workers carry out search and rescue operations following flash floods at a scenic area in Weiyuan County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, China. File photo: cnsphoto via Reuters. The toll from a flash flood in northwest China has risen to 25 dead, with 23 injured, state media reported on Sunday (August 2, 2026), a week…
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Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter Magyar. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on Sunday (August 1, 2026) the shutdown of the country’s sole nuclear power plant after record-low water levels in the Danube river forced its first halt in 44 years. The move marks the latest stage in an energy…
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The body of one of the two fish workers who went missing after a fishing boat capsized at Muthalapozhi in Thiruvananthapuram district on Friday (July 31, 2026) night was recovered on Sunday (August 2) morning following a search operation. The deceased has been identified as Freemon (28), hailing from Anchuthengu. Also read | Kerala heavy…
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Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF runs with the ball during the MLS match between Inter Miami CF and Columbus Crew at Nu Stadium on August 01, 2026, in Miami, Florida. | Photo Credit: AFP Lionel Messi returned to Major League Soccer action after World Cup duty on Saturday (August 1, 2026), coming on…
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England’s Joe Root looks to the sky as rain stops play on the second day of the second cricket Test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval in London on June 18, 2026. Joe Root was named as England Test captain for a second spell on July 30, 2026, with ex-New Zealand skipper…
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Kerala braced for the likelihood of heavy rains and flooding on Sunday (August 2, 2026), the latest in a string of stormy days that have wreaked havoc across the State. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for 12 districts. It has warned of heavy rains and the possibility of flash floods,…
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The battered central section of ICF Loco Works bridge. The one-kilometre-long ICF Loco Works bridge in ICF Loco Works with one “foot” in Ayanavaram and another in Villivakkam has a problem around its central part. Accounting for a distance of 50 metres, this section of a hugely useful and busy bridge is pockmarked with potholes….
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Pala town submerged in flood waters on Saturday, August 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Vishnu Pratap Kerala braced for the likelihood of heavy rains and flooding on Sunday (August 2, 2026), the latest in a string of stormy days that have wreaked havoc across the State. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange…
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Ceuta, the Spanish exclave that shares borders with Morocco, witnessed its largest migrant surge in years last week. More than 50,000 migrants had rushed into the Spanish city since July 30, mostly by swimming or crossing on inner tubes and improvised flotation devices from Morocco. Many arrived by inner tube with cell phones zipped in…
The weekly shandy area under the sheet of flood water on the banks of Sabari river in Polavaram district on Sunday, August 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: T. Appala Naidu A whopping 14 lakh cusecs of flood water is being let into Bay of Bengal as Godavari flood level touches the second flood warning level…