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NFL-NFL, NFLPA tighten discipline for repeat player-safety violations
Aug 26 (Reuters) - The NFL and NFL Players Association said on Wednesday they will suspend players for one game if they commit three specified player-safety violations in a season, under an updated on-field accountability system aimed at reducing dangerous techniques.
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World
US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RSS during chief's US visit
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. panel on religious freedom has expressed concern about a visit to the U.S. by the chief of the Hindu nationalist group that is the ideological parent of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and urged sanctions on the group's members.
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Football
Soccer-Spurs win big and then draw Liverpool in League Cup
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur were rewarded with an away trip to Liverpool in the third round of the League Cup after thrashing Charlton Athletic 5-1 on Wednesday.
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World
U.S. stocks close lower on elevated inflation data
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed modestly lower on Wednesday as stubborn inflation data and caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium kept investors on edge.
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World
Russia's LNG and total gas production rebound in January-July 2026
MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia posted year-on-year growth in both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and total gas production in January-July 2026, according to national statistics agency Rosstat on Wednesday.
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World
3 killed in wildfires in NE Algeria
ALGIERS, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and two others injured Wednesday as wildfires continued to spread across northeastern Algeria, local authorities and media reported.
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Football
Soccer-Newcastle come from behind to reach League Cup third round
NEWCASTLE, England, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Harvey Barnes scored twice as Newcastle United came from behind at home to beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2 on a Wednesday night that saw all three Premier League clubs in action hit their stride to reach the third round of the League Cup.
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Football
Soccer-Mbappe hat-trick powers Real Madrid past Real Sociedad on Mourinho's Bernabeu return
MADRID, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday in their first home match of the LaLiga season.
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World
UK energy price cap to rise 4 pct from October: Ofgem
LONDON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- British household energy price cap will rise 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2026, the country's energy regulator Ofgem said on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Newcastle land Gonzalez from Manchester City
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Newcastle United have signed Spanish midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Manchester City on a long-term contract, the Premier League clubs said on Wednesday.
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World
Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant returns to full capacity
BUDAPEST, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant has returned to full capacity after weeks of reduced output caused by record-low water levels on the Danube River, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar advanced in late trading on Wednesday.
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World
Tunisia places most regions on high alert amid heatwave
TUNIS, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia's National Institute of Meteorology (INM) on Wednesday placed all regions except the western province of Kasserine on high alert for Wednesday and Thursday due to a heatwave accompanied by sirocco winds.
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World
French far-left leader Melenchon close to presidential runoff, poll shows
PARIS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is seen as the possible rival to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in next year's presidential run-off, a second poll showed this week, stressing the electorate's growing polarisation as Emmanuel Macron's era ends.
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World
Jordan, FAO sign agreement to promote climate-smart agriculture through farmer field schools
AMMAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen farmers' capacity to adapt to climate change through training programs and water-efficient agricultural technologies.
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World
Nigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds
LAGOS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling education and eroding public trust in the government, a security consultancy said on Wednesday.
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Golf
Golf-Europe's Solheim Cup captain Nordqvist announces playing retirement
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Europe's Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist has announced her retirement from professional golf as a player after an 18-year career.
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World
DR Congo health minister hails China as priority health partner
KINSHASA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China has long supported the development of the health sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and remains an important and priority partner, DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba said Wednesday.
