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Argentine police arrest stepfather after pregnant 10-year-old reaches hospital

New levy on non-EU parcels kicks in November 1

Mother dies after rescuing sons from riptide in the Bahamas

James Blunt reportedly sought extra underwear during Celebrity Traitors filming

Manchester United stand-in captain calls for change after Bournemouth loss

Trump says Canada trade deal coming 'soon'

Body recovered after ferry passenger reported overboard

Police urge home-security checks as darker evenings return

Dance in the Dark brings an immersive family adventure to Birmingham MAC

Kane primed to pip Yamal, Mbappe to Ballon d'Or glory

UK households advised to prepare for three days without essential services

Redditch Santa fun run to return to Arrow Valley Park

Chiefs and 49ers suffer first losses of NFL season, Vikings stay unbeaten

Brewers erase four-run deficit as Rays lose World Series Game 2

Senegal to host Youth Games, Africa's first ever Olympics

Signs across the Senegalese capital proclaim "Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates" ahead of the Youth Olympic Games, which will mark the continent's first time to hold an Olympic event when they kick off on Saturday.

African players in Europe: Jackson brace ends City's perfect record

Senegal star Nicolas Jackson took his goal tally since joining Aston Villa from Chelsea to seven in 11 matches by bagging a brace in a 2-1 Premier League win over Manchester City at the weekend.

Shadab century and record last-wicket stand carry Pakistan past England

Shadab Khan scored an unbeaten 113 and shared an ODI-record 89-run final-wicket partnership with Haris Rauf as Pakistan chased 242 to beat England by one wicket.

Baylor dismisses Dave Aranda and appoints Joe Klanderman interim coach

Baylor fired football coach Dave Aranda after a 25-24 loss to Kansas and promoted defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman for the rest of the season.

Doncic dominates for Lakers as James' Sixers fall to Pistons

Luka Doncic scored a monster 52 points as the Los Angeles Lakers maintained their perfect start to life after LeBron James with a 132-123 defeat of the Utah Jazz.

UP schools close for Valmiki Jayanti as coastal states monitor cyclone risk

There is no nationwide Indian school closure on October 26, though Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Council schools will shut for Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti and coastal states are watching cyclone forecasts.

Albert Zahn’s carved birds find a lasting home in Wisconsin museums

Wisconsin farmer Albert Zahn transformed his retirement home into Birds Park with carved figures; surviving works are now preserved in major museum collections.

France's debt woes in focus as ECB meets

France's deteriorating public finances will take centre stage when the European Central Bank meets this week, but policymakers are not expected to throw a lifeline to the eurozone's second-biggest economy just yet.

NPS Vatsalya offers three choices when a child turns 18

NPS Vatsalya subscribers gain control of their accounts at 18 and may continue, transfer the corpus to regular NPS or exit under specified withdrawal rules.

Maine logging, cross-border ties whipsawed by US-Canada tariff war

In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada -- and Ottawa's retaliation -- have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state.

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