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Li Yueru to miss World Cup after passport lost
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— Sep 3, 2026
China’s WNBA star Li Yueru will miss the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin after her passport was lost in the mail and could not be retrieved in time, leaving Team China without a key center. The 6-foot-7 Dallas Wings forward expressed disappointment but gratitude for support as China, facing the United States in their opener, proceeds without her presence.
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Heavy Casualties Reported in Qingdao Cargo Ship Fire
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A fire aboard a foreign-flagged cargo ship at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co. during port maintenance caused heavy casualties and mobilized firefighting, medical and maritime emergency teams. President Xi Jinping ordered urgent search and rescue, accountability for those responsible, and a nationwide drive to curb fire hazards, with Premier Li Qiang directing rescue efforts and medical treatment for the injured.
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Nationwide hazard checks are overdue but only work if local yards actually follow through.
Patchett Reveals Whistler Favorite, Plans Children's Book
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— Aug 24, 2026
At the Library of Congress National Book Festival, Ann Patchett says her current favorite among her own novels is the latest, Whistler, and she teased a February 2027 picture book, Button at the Bookstore, as her upcoming project. She also shares personal favorites beyond her own work, praising Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant and Yiyun Li’s Music Against the Night, and notes anticipation around new fiction releases in 2026.
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Pace Digitek Pune Battery R&D Center Opened
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— Jul 21, 2026
Pace Digitek’s Lineage Power has established the Pace-Lineage Research Center in Pune to accelerate advanced battery technologies, including Advanced Chemistry Cells and Li-ion/Na-ion materials, in collaboration with IISER Pune to promote indigenous technology and strengthen the domestic supply chain. The program will develop coatings, microstructure tuning, new electrolytes, and material characterization while evaluating domestically sourced raw materials, aligning with Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat as the company shifts toward proprietary ACC capabilities and expanded energy storage capacity.
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Stocks Take Dip As Industry Leaders Sound Alarm Over AI Moving Too Fast
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Member Of Somali Terror Group Who Plotted Second 9/11 Gets Unwelcome News
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— Dec 23, 2025
A judge sentenced a Kenyan national to two consecutive life sentences on Monday for plotting a plane attack reminiscent of 9/11, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Cholo Abdi Abdullah received military-style…
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Israeli Tech Sector Thrives Amidst Conflict, Flint Capital Stays Bullish
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— Sep 11, 2024
From left, Flint Capital General Partners Dmitry Smirnov, Sergey Gribov and Andrew Gershfeld. COURTESY FLINT CAPITAL “> Since the October 7 Hamas attacks and the subsequent war in Gaza, some experts have been predicting…
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IDF Reveals Hostages in Israeli Territory
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— Nov 24, 2023
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that hostages released by Hamas were in Israeli territory. “They’re home,” the IDF wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “IDF Special Forces and ISA Forces are…
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