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The annual National Day Concert held on August 2, 2026, featured local artists and family activities at Gardens by the Bay.
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Sony and Marvel's latest Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland and Zendaya achieves the second-largest domestic box office debut, contributing to a worldwide total nearing $1 billion.
CNA Latest News | Aug 3, 2026, 1:31 AM
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Heavy rain on August 2, 2026, disrupted major tennis tournaments across North America, suspending the Washington Open women's final and halting play at the Canadian Open in Toronto and Montreal.
CNA Latest News | Aug 3, 2026, 12:38 AM
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Japan's Finance Ministry coordinated with the United States to intervene in the foreign exchange market to stabilize the yen amid recent volatility.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 11:44 PM
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Key watch brands mark milestone anniversaries in 2026, reflecting on innovation and legacy in modern watchmaking.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 10:12 PM
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A fire at an industrial waste warehouse in northeastern France on August 2, 2026, released foul smoke causing headaches and prompting authorities to advise 30,000 residents to stay indoors.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 9:18 PM
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Former FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce urges the governing body to prioritize fans' interests following the abandonment of a controversial plan to sell a stake in the World Cup.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 8:32 PM
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Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes extends her lead with a sprint victory on stage two of the Tour de France Femmes, continuing her dominant start to the race.
ABC Australia News | Aug 2, 2026, 5:15 PM
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The 18-year-old winger, who impressed at RB Salzburg and the World Cup, joins Juventus on a five-year deal for 30 million euros.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 4:29 PM
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Sami Pajari secures his second consecutive World Rally Championship win, marking the 200th WRC victory by a Finnish driver in the historic Finnish rally.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 3:34 PM
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Following months of conflict and diplomacy, Iran and Oman approach an agreement on a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, while the US and Israel pause military action to allow for negotiations.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 3:34 PM![When Arthur Bently Worthington embarked upon his return voyage to Christchurch from Tasmania in 1897, he must have been aware that his arrival there was unlikely to be accompanied by the same degree of fanfare and enthusiasm that greeted him when he first set foot in the city, in 1890. In December 1895 the ‘tall and handsome’ American with ‘steel-blue greyish and expressive eyes’, whose real name was Oakley Crawford, had suddenly departed Christchurch, having spent the previous five years in residence there building up and ministering to his flock of acolytes, the ‘Students of Truth’, converts to his new religion. In reality, the charming Worthington was a notorious confidence trickster, having previously travelled the length and breadth of the United States bigamously marrying and swiftly defrauding the many wealthy women who crossed his path – abandoning them, and any children that he may have fathered along the way. His liaison with Mary Plunkett, the ‘wife’ who accompanied him to New Zealand in 1890, was the first to diverge from this pattern. Worthington met Mary, the editor of a Christian Science journal and wife of a notable businessman, in New York in 1889, whilst posing as a faith-healer for the sect, and quickly won her over. It wasn’t long before the two, accompanied by her two children, fled America, as Mary’s former husband had begun to unravel Worthington’s shameful and shocking past. In Mary, Worthington had found a woman whose charisma and beauty perfectly complemented his own, and hoards of Christchurch residents soon fell prey to their peculiar brand of proselytisation. Many in Christchurch willingly parted with their cash, and in some cases even mortgaged their homes, to further the religion, and to furnish the couple’s lifestyle. This extended even to the erection of a magnificent columned edifice, the Temple of Truth, in Latimer Square in 1892 (and the lavish private residence attached to it for the couple), within which Worthington preached his self-styled revivalist ‘rational form of Christianity’ to large congregations several times a week, and his insights into reincarnation and sexology for a smaller, more select audience. It was the latter that provoked an outcry – the Methodists first, and then the other denominations expressed their moral outrage at Worthington’s doctrine of free love, and as details of his sordid past started to emerge, and whispers grew about the sexual ‘goings on’ within the group, things began to heat up for him. Creditors were soon seeking financial reparation in the courts from Worthington for bad loans, a schism occurred within the group which culminated in Mary leaving Worthington (historian Geoffrey Rice in Christchurch Crimes and Scandals 1876-99 speculates that this was likely on account of Worthington’s sexual promiscuity - he quickly moved on and ‘wed’ a young parishioner, however), and New Zealand authorities moved to have him extradited by the United States. No wonder then that he fled for Australia at the close of 1895. What is more surprising is his decision to return in 1897 – presumably to have ‘another crack’ at the citizenry of Christchurch via a series of lectures at the Oddfellows’ Hall in September. During his third lecture, on 26 September, an angry crowd thought to number 6000 amassed in the street outside the building; the police found themselves unable to placate the mob and felt that they needed to read the Riot Act – doing so for the first time in Christchurch’s history. In 1899, Worthington finally made a permanent departure from New Zealand – though the events in Christchurch didn’t deter him from continuing his life of crime, and he died in prison in New York in 1917. Entries in the Police Communications Book, such as those pictured, record the frantic attempts of the police to prepare for and contain the anger on the streets of Christchurch. Archives New Zealand’s Christchurch Regional Office holds a wealth of historical material relating to the Canterbury and Westland areas, and this book can be viewed in person in our Christchurch Reading Room. Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Christchurch Regional Office [Archives Reference: CH439/26].](/assets/images/2026-08-02T14-38-51-238Z-sri-lanka-deploys-troops-to-contain-riot-at-overcrowded-mahara-prison-wikimedia-480.webp)
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An inmate was killed and six others wounded as inmates destroyed multiple facilities inside Mahara Prison near Colombo.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 2:38 PM
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Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza on August 2, 2026, causing significant casualties despite recent US-led ceasefire efforts.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 2:38 PM
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Former India captain warns Tata Group's exit from Indian Super League could harm Indian football's top tier.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 1:53 PM
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At the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2026, experts and youth participants called for Indonesia to actively engage in climate diplomacy amid shifting global priorities and emphasize its biodiversity assets.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 12:11 PM
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An Indonesian ferry caught fire while sailing from East Java to South Sulawesi, resulting in five deaths and 41 missing persons as rescue operations continue.
South China Morning Post World | Aug 2, 2026, 11:26 AM
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Iran's Mehr news agency rejects former US President Donald Trump's statement that Tehran requested the US to hold off on new military strikes amid ongoing tensions.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 11:24 AM
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The death highlights growing concerns over heat-related illnesses amid high temperatures following the magnitude-7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 9:24 AM
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Claudius Schaefer says there can be ‘only one consequence’ to Infantino’s actions over his World Cup privatisation plan.
Al Jazeera | Aug 2, 2026, 8:29 AM
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Scotland's Josh Kerr triumphs in the men's mile at the Commonwealth Games, marking a memorable victory on home soil just weeks after breaking the world mile record.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 7:36 AM
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Veteran UMNO leader Ismail Lasim takes office following a decisive election win by the BN-PN alliance, ending Pakatan Harapan's eight-year rule in the state.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 7:35 AM
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Joe Root credits new England test coach Stephen Fleming for his decision to resume captaincy after Ben Stokes' retirement.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 6:42 AM
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Fritz overcame a second-set setback to secure a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory and will face Rafael Jodar in the final.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 5:56 AM
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US President Donald Trump agrees to hold off on fresh strikes against Iran while pursuing a rapid agreement to end Iran's nuclear threat and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
CNA Latest News | Aug 2, 2026, 4:03 AM