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Steady India 101-1 at lunch in first Sri Lanka Test
Steady India 101-1 at lunch in first Sri Lanka Test

Devdutt Padikkal and K.L. Rahul shared an unbroken stand of 54 as India reached 101-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday in Galle.

August 15, 2026

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Stolen Matisse works tied to infamous art thief in Brazil
Stolen Matisse works tied to infamous art thief in Brazil

Phone logs of a notorious art and rare-book thief in Brazil proved to be the key for police to recover eight stolen engravings by famed French painter Henri Matisse, after they were pilfered from a library exhibition in Sao Paulo last December.

August 15, 2026

Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management
Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management

On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a few months ago.

August 15, 2026

Hasan strikes twice for Bangladesh to reduce Australia to 51-2
Hasan strikes twice for Bangladesh to reduce Australia to 51-2

Hasan Mahmud took two wickets to reduce Australia to 51-2 at tea on the third day of the first Test in Darwin on Saturday, still 177 runs from making Bangladesh bat again.

August 15, 2026

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Mehidy half-century steers Bangladesh to big lead in Australia Test
Mehidy half-century steers Bangladesh to big lead in Australia Test

Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored a valuable half-century as Bangladesh reached 417-8 at lunch against Australia on the third day of the first Test in Darwin on Saturday, a lead of 219.

August 15, 2026

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Poweful quake off Indonesia sparks mass evacuations
Poweful quake off Indonesia sparks mass evacuations

A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, sending thousands running in panic after authorities issued a tsunami warning.

August 15, 2026