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The US now has access to more than half Australia’s military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T20:00:14+00:00

Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’ of Australia’s military. Find a map of them hereUS military interests control or have access to more than 100 defence facilities on Australian soil, in what some analysts describe as a “saturation” – even a “colonisation” – of the Australian continent.New data compiled by the Nautilus Institute and published by Guardian Australia maps the extent of US militarisation. The US military controls 17 facilities on mainland

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When ‘the doctor is in’ without pause

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:53:13+00:00

Healthcare systems cannot afford to keep treating clinicians’ emotional lives as incidental to care

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Making the community integral to palliative care

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:49:51+00:00

How Kozhikode-based organisation pioneered affordable and sustainable care for patients with life-limiting illnesses

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Data sharing on alternatives to animal testing

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:48:45+00:00

European Medicines Agency’s new pilot aims to foster the regulatory acceptance of New Approach Methodologies

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WHO validates Bhutan’s rabies-free status

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:43:19+00:00

WHO aims to end human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030

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The magnetic lie detector

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:37:19+00:00

Using the magnetic signature in ancient pottery to date it

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Machine learning to trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:31:15+00:00

What happens when you swap traders for AI

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India brings a small machine to the fusion race

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:26:50+00:00

The country deploys its first spherical tokamak to see if it can produce high-pressure, stable plasma

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Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport after it overshoots runway

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T19:24:53+00:00

FAA confirms crash as videos show heavy plumes of smoke surrounding aircraft that flew in from Puerto RicoAn Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport in Florida on Sunday afternoon when a flight from Puerto Rico landed and overshot the runway, sending flames and dark smoke into the sky.Videos posted online show heavy plumes of smoke surrounding an aircraft bearing the Amazon arrow logo on its tail. Unconfirmed reports suggest there may be casualties, but details about injuries or fatalities remained unclear. Continue reading...

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A crystal that defies thermoelectric rules

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:23:20+00:00

How researchers stumbled upon quantum-grade sensing in an ordinary-looking, thin semiconductor film

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A discovery that can help ease drug delivery

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:18:25+00:00

Researchers find a way to make tightly jammed materials briefly behave like liquids

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Telangana eyes growth led by regional airports

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T19:14:07+00:00

Bhadradri Kothagudem, Warangal and Adilabad in focus, as Telangana pushes for air connectivity beyond capital Hyderabad

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Hawaii declares state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell approaches islands

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T19:12:36+00:00

Storm, which may make impact as soon as Monday, is third system in weeks to threaten state during hurricane seasonHawaii has declared a state of emergency as powerful Hurricane Lowell makes its way toward the islands, with the first impacts expected as soon as Monday.The storm is the third system in just over three weeks to threaten Hawaii during an active hurricane season in the central Pacific. Lowell remained a category 3 hurricane early on Sunday morning, packing winds of 125 miles per hour while moving north-west at six miles per hour. Continue reading...

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Haitians Deported From U.S. Are Left Broke and Stranded

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-06T19:07:02+00:00

Hundreds have been deported to Haiti in recent weeks, and some say they have been left with no money, no protection from gangs and no place to go.

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Woman laid to rest in coffin made from mushrooms in Australian first

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T19:00:12+00:00

The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the processGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been buried in a coffin made from mushrooms in New South Wales in an eco-friendly first for Australia.Carolyn, aged in her 70s, was laid to rest on Friday by friends and family at Springwood Cemetery in the Blue Mountains. Continue reading...

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Logistics firms brace for festival runs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T18:52:22+00:00

Delivery speed and scale are in focus as the festival shopping window stretches over several months

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APM Terminals builds big in Bangladesh

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T18:48:13+00:00

APM Terminals Laldia is a $550-million public-private partnership project in Chattogram

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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff visit Kyiv for first time after Putin talks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T18:47:59+00:00

Witkoff says he hopes trilateral talks involving the US, Ukraine and Europe will be announced ‘in short order’The US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled to Ukraine for the first time on Sunday for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an attempt to end the war with Russia.The Ukrainian president announced plans to widen peace discussions to include European countries in the near future, saying he wanted to do “everything to ensure that trilateral meetings take place” with Ukraine, the US and Europe. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, élections régionales en Allemagne : l’AfD effectue une poussée historique en Saxe-Anhalt mais les conséquences restent incertaines

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-06T18:46:10+00:00

Largement en tête dans cette région, Alternative pour l’Allemagne, menée par Ulrich Siegmund, pourrait devenir le premier parti d’extrême droite à diriger un Land depuis 1945, à condition qu’il obtienne la majorité absolue ou tisse des alliances à l’issue du dépouillement. La CDU s’effondre et le sort du chancelier Friedrich Merz est en débat.

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EN DIRECT, élections régionales en Allemagne : Ulrich Siegmund appelle les partis à s’allier avec l’AfD en Saxe-Anhalt ; le parti d’extrême droite n’atteint pas la majorité absolue, selon les dernières estimations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-06T18:46:08+00:00

Largement en tête dans cette région, Alternative pour l’Allemagne pourrait devenir le premier parti d’extrême droite à diriger un Land depuis 1945, à condition qu’il obtienne la majorité absolue ou tisse des alliances à l’issue du dépouillement. La CDU s’effondre et le sort du chancelier Friedrich Merz est en débat.

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Why is Argentina reviving the Falklands dispute?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-06T18:36:40+00:00

More than 44 years after Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falkland Islands, Argentina is reasserting its claim

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Why does India’s food safety system need a Clint Eastwood?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T18:14:46+00:00

There is a simple digital way to fix it by publishing violation information automatically, online, and not locking it in a database

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Sabalenka through to US Open quarterfinals

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-06T18:12:06+00:00

Tennis's two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka into last-eight at US Open after beating Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3.

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