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China extends 52-year unbeaten record as Asian Games organisers apologise
Chinese divers were unstoppable as the country's sizeable overall tally of gold medals swelled to 150.
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Business
Hedge funds hold a record share of the $30 trillion Treasury market. What could go wrong?
Hedge funds can boost Treasury market liquidity, but their growing role also risks creating financial instability.
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France to borrow record €340 billion as Covid-era debt comes due
The French government will sell a record amount of bonds to investors next year as it faces a surge in Covid-era debt due for redemption and needing to be refinanced, the public debt management office said on Tuesday amid mounting concern about France's surging public deficit and borrowing rates.
Business
Homeowners are sitting on record equity – and not using it
U.S. homeowners have more housing wealth than ever before, thanks to fast-rising home prices over the last several years. But they aren't spending much of it.
Business
Nvidia's record buyback shows chipmaker's stock is too cheap for CEO Huang to resist
Nvidia is looking to spend hundreds of billions of dollars buying its stock at a time when it's historically cheap based on earnings expectations.
World
A Nigerian dances continuously for seven days trying to break the world record
The crowd acclaimed Ben Dancer when he took up his challenge, and he now went to the hospital for a check.
World
Nigerian attempts to break world record by dancing non-stop for seven days
Crowds have gathered in Lagos to watch Ben Dancer, who says he will carry on dancing until Tuesday morning.
Politics
Here's how record UK diesel prices could get worse
Here's how record UK diesel prices could get worse
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Jim Cramer says Nvidia’s record buyback could ‘change the trajectory’ of the stock
Nvidia's $150 billion worth of additional buyback firepower is a major step in the right direction.
Entertainment
Taylor Swift breaks record for most MTV VMAs as Madonna also wins
Swift took home the big award for video of the year on a night when the original Queen of Pop performed.
Business
Oracle Japan shares surge 7% after record fiscal first quarter, bucking selloff of U.S. parent
Oracle Japan shares surged after the company reported record fiscal first-quarter sales and profits.
Sports
Charles taking record-breaking price tag in his stride
Fulham midfielder Shea Charles tells BBC Sport NI he does "not really think about" the price tag which saw him become Northern Ireland's most expensive footballer when he joined Premier League Fulham from Southampton.
Science
Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir
Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir Three days before returning to Earth, Shannon W. Lucid—who joined NASA in 1978 as one of its first six female astronauts—checked in on wheat growing in the Svet greenhouse aboard the Russian space station Mir. For six months, Lucid lived and worked alongside two Russian cosmonauts conducting life science […]
World
A Little Girl Beats Rubiks Cube World Record
At only six years old, Lian Yunzhi beats the women's world record of Rubik's Cube 3x3 resolution in just over four seconds. In September 2026, the young Chinese woman beat twice the world record on this cube in two World Cube Association-approved competitions.
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NYC Mayor Mamdani reaches record DoorDash settlement for underpaid workers
Settlement is largest of its kind in any US city and is set to affect 260,000 delivery drivers.
World
How is the EU responding to record fuel prices?
Fuel prices have hit record highs across Europe in recent days, driven by soaring oil prices amid the war in the Middle East and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. However, the scale of the increases, as well as the measures taken to address them, varies significantly from one EU country to another. Here’s why.
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Record prize fund for 2028 European Championships
The European Athletics Championships will have a total record prize fund worth £3m when it takes place in Poland in 2028.
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Americas feel effects of record El Nino
The El Nino–Southern Oscillation this year equaled its record intensity, according to specialists, and could yet reach record levels. The weather phenomenon's influence has already been felt across the world, with drought, wildfires, food shortages and sharp rises in water temperatures. The state of California has declared a state of emergency due to El Nino and the effects have been felt all over the Americas.
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Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak
Scientists say the developing El Niño is now the strongest on record with weather impacts already being felt around the world.
Entertainment
Will Record Summer Box Office Save Indie Cinema? Not Quite, but Cannes Might, Say U.S. Producers
There was some much overdue optimism on the first day of the Creative Investors’ Conference, co-organized by CAA Media Finance, in San Sebastian on Tuesday, as execs from an established U.S indie distributor and new market entrant both celebrated the record breaking figures from the summer box office. “I think it’s a recovery and I […]