31 August 2026
Home prices have fallen 7% as rising borrowing costs and tax changes make property investments less favorable.
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31 August 2026
Ricky Ponting says Marnus Labuschagne’s place in Australia’s Test team is “almost untenable” after a prolonged run of poor form, with Australia due to face South Africa in a three-Test series from ...
31 August 2026
One longtime marine conservation scientist described the dolphin’s fatal infection with H5N1 bird flu as “shocking” and “very worrying.” ...
31 August 2026
Recent whispers suggested that defensive superstar Aaron Donald would not play for the Los Angeles Rams in their regular-season opener versus the rival San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, on ...
31 August 2026
Workers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, hundreds of whom are feared trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of 11 hydropower projects in Nepal after the devastating flash floods , the country’s disaster management authority has said. The death toll from the unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris on Wednesday last week has risen to 903, with 16 more dead reported in Tibet. Nearly 5,000 are missing on the two sides of the border.
31 August 2026
Cape Town stunt sparks major debate over safety risks Airlink insist flyby conducted according to regulations A pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the estimated crowd of around 56,000 people, but also sparked a major debate over safety risks. The flyby by two Embraer jets, operated by local airline Airlink, happened on Saturday before the second rugby union Test between South Africa and New Zealand in Cape Town.
31 August 2026
A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.
31 August 2026
Johnny Hekker is out, and Brett Thorson is in as the Vikings' starting punter. Let's dive into what the rookie has done to get to this point.
