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Coal miners and relatives carry the body of a miner after a coal mine collapsed in the Surange area, about 50 kilometres east of Quetta, on July 30, 2026.
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Labour Party MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington Diane Abbott speaks during a protest over benefits cuts organised by People's Assembly on June 7, 2025 in London, England.
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FILE PHOTO: Chef Vikas Khanna poses with dishes at Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Invesco QQQ - Dinner with Vikas Khanna and Jacques Torres on October 16, 2025 in New York City.
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The Soosaipillais bought the Prax Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire from French oil major TotalEnergies in 2021
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FILE PHOTO: Hadi Matar appears in court on charges of attempted murder and assault on author Salman Rushdie, in Mayville, New York, U.S., August 18, 2022.
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BP is seeking a new owner for one of the UK's best-known North Sea energy businesses
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Argos is set to change hands almost 10 years after joining the Sainsbury's group
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A woman buys gold jewellery on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya festival in Ahmedabad on April 19, 2026.
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Rolls-Royce said it now expects underlying operating profit of £4.7bn to £4.9bn for the full year, compared with its earlier forecast of £4.0bn to £4.2bn.
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Housebuilders are offering increasingly generous incentives as London's housing market slows
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Launched in 2008, the IPL has become a major source of revenue for the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
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