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IPOH, Oct 24 — Two men were found dead by a riverbank after swimming in a river, near Kampung Orang Asli Sung...

Het Rotterdamse raadslid Kevin van Eikeren hoeft zijn uitlatingen over ondernemer Wim Beelen toch niet te rectificeren. Dat heeft het gerechtshof in Den Haag bepaald in een spoedprocedure. Het Pro-raadslid was in hoger beroep gegaan tegen de uitspraak van de rechtbank eerder deze week. Dinsdag bepaalde de rechtbank nog dat Van Eikeren verschillende uitsprake

MIT engineers have built a paper-thin swimming robot powered by living muscle cells that respond to flashes of light, allowing it to swim and steer through water. The breakthrough could pave the way for tiny, self-healing biological robots capable of exploring fragile environments that ordinary machines cannot safely navigate.

ABC News' Danny New talks to Catherine Breed, who made history by swimming the nearly 900-mile route in just 111 days.

Iran’s Sina Zeyghaminejad won gold with a time of 1:09.47 while compatriot Shahin Izadyar secured silver in 1:13.23

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Residents have been warned of increased shark activity after the carcass was discovered floating close to shore in the eastern suburbs.

Ryan Bertrand is leading a consortium that has proposed an £87m minority investment into League One side AFC Wimbledon.

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Der Rettungsdienst hat 125 Kinder und Erwachsene wegen Atemwegsbeschwerden behandelt, die sich in einem Schwimmbad im Ferienort Weißenhäuser Strand aufgehalten hatten. Die Polizei prüft den Verdacht einer fahrlässigen Körperverletzung.

A new book by Siobhán Doyle captures Ireland’s sporting past through a collection of 100 objects, here is a selection of 10 of them

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/ECyx-g/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/10/21/2fa858b0-24bf-4cad-bc4f-a2efdf8d8fad.jpg">Der US-Präsident präsentierte sich bei einem Auftritt am Dienstag in ausnehmend schlechter Laune. Das bekam auch sein Vize J. D. Vance zu spüren, dem er einen heftigen Dämpfer verpasste

A 65-year-old woman was killed in a shark attack at a popular beach on South Africa's southeastern coast, local authorities said.