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French sailor Charlie Dalin - the most recent winner of the non-stop round-the-world Vendee Globe race - has died aged 42 after a long battle with cancer.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The no-frills airline requires at least one parent to sit with children aged two to 11 during a flight, but that means they must pay for what it calls a "mandatory family seat".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The famous “seven up, eight down” convention—under which Politburo members aged 67 or younger could stay while those 68 or older had to retire—was never formally written into party rules, leaving it easily discarded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The German, then aged 37, became the first women's singles champion at the London club for 52 years when she beat eighth seed Amanda Anisimova in last year's final as a qualifier.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The bad news: apparently every looping trip had aged him a year.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles