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Canadian skyrunner goes missing during training session for Matterhorn record attempt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T12:05:29+00:00

Kalie McCrystal was hoping to break record in AlpsAthlete was last seen on Tuesday afternoonCanadian athlete Kalie McCrystal has gone missing during preparations for a record attempt in the Alps.McCrystal, from Squamish in British Columbia, was on a “reconnaissance/training session” in the run-up to her attempt at ascending and descending the 14,692 ft (4,478m) Matterhorn on the Swiss-Italian border. Continue reading...

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GST Council meeting postponed to October 7

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T12:05:07+00:00

The delay is likely linked to BRICS Summit in Delhi; agenda likely to focus on registration norms, compensation cess and ITC rules

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Spectrum : un premier vol orbital historique pour le secteur privé européen

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-06T11:54:19+00:00

La société allemande Isar Aerospace a placé, samedi 5 septembre, une fusée en orbite. Ce lancement réussi, effectué de Norvège, fait suite à plusieurs mois de retards, dus à des problèmes techniques ou de sécurité.

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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv to hold talks on ending war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T11:37:36+00:00

Arrival marks the pair’s first visit to Ukraine and comes day after ‘substantive plans’ were discussed in MoscowThe US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Kyiv for a second day of talks on how to end the war in Ukraine.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met Kushner and Witkoff in Sophia Square, in front of Kyiv’s historic Saint Sophia Cathedral. Zelenskyy greeted Witkoff with a hug, saying: “It’s good to see you, Steve.” Continue reading...

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Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform breached electoral law

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T11:12:09+00:00

Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigationNigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.The Reform leader, who is battling to contain the fallout from the allegations, was asked to categorically rule out that foreign money had ever been funnelled to his party. He replied: “I can … never happened.” Continue reading...

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Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T11:12:09+00:00

Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigationNigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.The Reform leader, who is battling to contain the fallout from the allegations, was asked to categorically rule out that foreign money had ever been funnelled to his party. He replied: “I can … never happened.” Continue reading...

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La fabbrica della guerra di Putin: le riserve inesauribili di missili e droni allontanano la tregua

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-06T11:10:17+00:00

Mosca continua a produrre armamenti a ritmi superiori alla capacità di difesa ucraina e sostituisce i missili da crociera con i nuovi droni-jet. Così il Cremlino può prolungare i bombardamenti per mesi, mentre a Kiev restano gli aiuti occidentali, ma solo un cambio di passo degli Stati Uniti può modificare i calcoli dello zar

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Black-clad Dover protesters condemned for ‘dressing up in costumes’ by minister

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-06T10:47:25+00:00

Business secretary says masked anti-immigration protest was ‘not something we would want’ on British streetsA cabinet minister has condemned the blocking of Dover roads by dozens of masked and black-clad people on Saturday.Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, said that although peaceful protest was an “essential part of British life”, this differed from “dressing up in costumes like this and disrupting people’s lives”. Continue reading...

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FSSAI suspends licenses of Kailash Formulation, Sanecure Water Project

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-06T10:41:17+00:00

The food safety regulator has directed CG Foods’ Ajmer unit “to discontinue the production of Veg Bhujia Namkeen product without proper approvals and measures.”

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