20 August 2026
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20 August 2026
A punishment handed to the iconic Gaddafi Stadium in Pakistan's Lahore was rescinded by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The incident was based on the third ODI between Australia and Pakistan ...
20 August 2026
Bangladesh can complete a historic 2-0 Test series win over Australia in Mackay. Here's what victory would mean after their stunning Darwin triumph.
20 August 2026
The sound was so loud the grandmother thought she had heard a bad accident.
20 August 2026
Hapag-Lloyd is set to increase its presence in Europe’s largest gateway – a key pillar of the Gemini Cooperation’s hub-and-spoke network. The German carrier is to acquire a 25% stake of APM Terminals’ Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam to strengthen its long-term access to “automated terminal capacity” and boost its position in “one of Europe’s key container hubs”. The deal will see Hapag-Lloyd support the terminal’s development, capacity expansion, and operational performance alongside ... The post Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% of box terminal at Rotterdam vital to Gemini appeared first on The Loadstar .
20 August 2026
Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty fines Business live – latest updates The founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated. Hui Ka Yan, 67 and once named by Forbes as China’s richest man, with a net worth of $42. 5bn (£31. 2bn) in 2017, pleaded guilty in April to eight charges.
20 August 2026
Norway’s AF Gruppen has, through its subsidiary AF Offshore Decom and in a consortium with Heerema Marine Contractors, been awarded a contract by a North Sea operator to remove and dispose of one of its platforms on the UK Continental Shelf. The client was unnamed, but the company said this was the third contract the …
20 August 2026
Norwegian offshore rig owner Dolphin Drilling has been awarded an extension for one of its semisub drilling rigs. Under the extension, the 1974-built Blackford Dolphin rig will continue its contract with Oil India Limited. The contract has been extended to October 15, 2026, to complete drilling, testing, and abandonment work at locations east of India, …
