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No. 1 Iga Swiatek loses to Zheng Qinwen of China in the semifinals at the Paris Olympics
No. Iga Swiatek loses to Zheng Qinwen of China in the semifinals at the Paris Olympics.
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Stephen Lawrence's body exhumed for UK return - as family express distress at photos of grave on social media
Stephen Lawrence's body will be returned to the UK from Jamaica 31 years after his racist murder, his mother Doreen Lawrence has said. In a statement issued through her lawyer, Baroness Lawrence said images of her son's grave had appeared on social media after his body had been exhumed, which had caused the family "distress".
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VideoFlash flooding causes entire apartment block to collapse
Residents of Kullu in India's Himachal Pradesh region experienced a terrifying moment when their entire apartment block collapsed into the Parvati River in the early hours of August 1. Heavy rains had caused flash flooding in the area, weakening the building's foundations. Fortunately, all of the residents had evacuated and were unharmed.
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Council to reduce extra care support to elderly housing schemes
Blackburn with Darwen Council is to reduce the level of specialist support it provides to extra care housing schemes for the over-55s in the borough.
2-min read - SportAssociated Press
US table tennis players call for more resources after Jha's unprecedented Olympic run in Paris
U.S. Olympians are often medal favorites in the events they compete in. Not in table tennis, one of the few Olympic sports in which no American has ever won a medal. In Paris, U.S. competitors are hoping for more exposure — and resources — after Kanak Jha made history by becoming the first American man to reach the round of 16 on Wednesday.
3-min read - HealthThe Telegraph
The takeaways doctors want to cancel – and what to order instead
Friday night is takeaway night and my wife and I are spoilt for choice. Two doors down in our Surrey village, we have the Navi Thai where the food is top notch. Then there’s the Ashtead Balti, so close the cat sometimes follows us and waits by the front door when we collect. Minutes away, there are kebabs, a Chinese takeaway and an Italian.
7-min read - PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Josh Shapiro and Mark Kelly Vetted in Kamala Harris Veepstakes
Kamala Harris’ vetting team has met privately with two of the top contenders to be her running mate, Josh Shapiro and Mark Kelly, according to reports.With the clock ticking down on the much-anticipated decision by the presumptive Democratic White House hopeful, the only other runner left in the race to be her VP is another state governor, Minnesota’s Tim Waltz.Harris’ aides have gone to great lengths to insist that nothing should be read into the meetings, nor into the location of the venue for
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