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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Aug 26 Danny Boyle pulls out of directing the next James Bond film due to 'creative differences' 
Aug 26 Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as President of Zimbabwe
Aug 26 Gamer at a Madden NFL 19 gaming tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, loses then returns to shoot two dead and wound nine.
Aug 26 In this year, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former US Vatican Ambassador, claims Pope Francis knew of and ignored sex abuse allegations against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
Aug 26 Moroccan pop singer Saad Lamjarred arrested in Saint-Tropez, France on a rape allegation
Aug 26 Pope Francis asks for forgiveness in speech on child abuse in Dublin, during inaugural official visit to Ireland since 1979.
Aug 27 Former Spice Girl Mel B announces she is entering rehab for alcohol and sex addiction following her acrimonious divorce
Aug 27 In this year, UN releases report saying Myanmar military leaders should face genocide and crimes against humanity charges for violence against Rohingya.
Aug 27 Reigning French Open tennis champion Simona Halep is recorded as becoming inaugural top-seeded woman to lose in 1st round of the U.S. Open; loses to Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-4; inaugural match at newly renovated Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Aug 28 Aretha Franklin lies in state at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detriot in a 24 carat coffin
Aug 28 Chinese ride-sharing firm Didi Chuxing issues public apology after second Hitch passenger killed within three months
Aug 28 Puerto Rico raises official death toll of 2017 Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2975
Aug 29 Former Scottish inaugural Minister Alex Salmond steps down from the Scottish National Party amid sexual abuse allegatuons
Aug 29 Germany hands back human remains of Namibian Herero and Nama people murdered during 1904-08 genocide at church service in Berlin
Aug 29 John McCain is only the third person to lie in state at the Arizona state capital rotunda in Phoenix.
Aug 29 Russian President Vladimir Putin announces new retirement ages, 60 for women, 65 for men in TV address, amid protests.
Aug 29 Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers signs NFL record contract extension with the Green Bay Packers; 4 years worth $134m rising to a possible $180m with a record $103m in guarantees.
Aug 30 Argentina's central bank raises interest rates to 60% in attempt to stabilize the peso.
Aug 30 Ugandan pop star MP Bobi Wine re-arrested attempting to leave the country
Aug 31 19-year old Indonesian boy rescued after 49 days afloat when his floating fish trap became adrift.
Sep 01 Aretha Franklin 's funeral held in Detroit attended by Stevie Wonder, Ariana Grande and Bill Clinton with procession of 140 pink Cadillacs
Sep 01 Bishop Charles H. Ellis III apologises for groping Ariana Grande during Aretha Franklin 's funeral service.
Sep 01 Finnish Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen qualifies in 1:19.119 during Q3 of the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza; record for quickest average lap speed in F1 (263.588 kph or 163.786 mph)
Sep 01 Memorial service for Senator John McCain at Washington National Cathedral with his daughter Meghan McCain, Barack Obama and George W. Bush speaking.
Sep 02 A fire destroys the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.
Sep 02 About 400 prisoners escape a jail near Tripoli in Libya during militia fighting.
Sep 02 Major fire at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro destroys most of its 20 million artifacts.
Sep 03 2018 heatwave made summer hottest ever in England, joint hottest for UK according to UK Met Office
Sep 03 Argentine President Mauricio Macri announces new austerity measures including closing half of all government ministries in televised address
Sep 03 inaugural public canning and conviction of lesbian couple attempting to have sex, by Sharia High Court in Terengganu state, Malaysia
Sep 04 400-year old sunken Portuguese spice trade ship discovered near port of Cascais, Portugal
Sep 04 Amazon is recorded as becoming America's second trillion dollar company.
Sep 04 F.B.I. announces they have recovered Dorothy's ruby red slippers from "The Wizard of Oz", stolen 13 years ago
Sep 04 Italian city Florence bans people eating in the street in its historic center
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