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Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-05T11:10:03+00:00

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US envoys arrive in Moscow ahead of Ukraine talks

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-09-05T11:07:08+00:00

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to hold talks with Russia before travelling to Ukraine on Sunday.

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Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T11:00:36+00:00

The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shortsFor decades shapewear has been used to compress and cinch. But now there is a sub-genre emerging. Rather than shrinking a silhouette, it aims to add inches.This week M&S launched a bodysuit that features exaggerated padding at the hip allowing the wearer to create an hourglass shape, or at least the illusion of one. Continue reading...

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First professional St Nick with Down’s syndrome inducted into International Santa Claus Hall of Fame

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T11:00:36+00:00

Atlanta’s Bradley Carlisle first played Kris Kringle for kids with Down’s syndrome and has now completed elite Santa AcademyAfter recently gaining recognition as the first professional Santa Claus with Down’s syndrome in the US, Bradley Carlisle has already gotten a lot more than the traditional serving of milk and cookies that is usually left out for Father Christmas each year.That is because the 37-year-old community theater actor from suburban Atlanta landed an honorary induction into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame upon completing one of the largest Christmas performer schools i

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First professional St Nick with Down syndrome inducted into International Santa Claus Hall of Fame

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T11:00:36+00:00

Atlanta’s Bradley Carlisle first played Kris Kringle for kids with Down syndrome before completing elite Santa schoolAfter recently gaining recognition as the first professional Santa Claus with Down syndrome in the US, Bradley Carlisle has already gotten a lot more than the traditional serving of milk and cookies that is usually left out for Father Christmas each year.That is because the 37-year-old community theater actor from suburban Atlanta landed an honorary induction into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame upon completing one of the largest Christmas performer schools in the US

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Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T11:00:35+00:00

Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right partiesDefence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness, a conference on the future of European military coordination heard this week.The pessimism reflects concern that Russia may be winning a so-called hybrid war with Europe, weakening the options available to Nato war planners in the event of military conflict. Continue reading...

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Reform continues to cast doubt on climate science. Do its supporters agree?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T11:00:34+00:00

Climate scepticism is common at the Reform party conference, but many also criticise Labour for failing to protect Britons from hot weatherOn the second day of the Reform UK conference, in the wake of an undercover investigation alleging party officials plotted to evade the law on foreign donations, the deputy leader, Richard Tice, addressed the audience. Within minutes, a banner appeared behind him reading: “Collect £5m, burn the planet.”It was taken down promptly and Tice, who has repeatedly called on people to enjoy the summer’s five successive heatwaves and record drought, rolled on. As Re

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Живуть до 105 років: вчені назвали місяць, коли народжують довгожителі

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-05T10:51:10+00:00

Вчені помітили цікаву статистичну закономірність: серед людей, які доживали до 105 років і більше, непропорційно часто зустрічалися народжені у грудні.

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Mudslide in eastern China kills one, leaves 11 missing

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-05T10:49:23+00:00

A mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain in Jiangxi province, China, has killed one person and left 11 missing.

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D.TRADING та Capalo AI запропонують нову комерційну модель для систем зберігання енергії

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-05T10:42:03+00:00

D.TRADING, що входить до групи ДТЕК, та фінська технологічна компанія Capalo AI, яка спеціалізується на оптимізації роботи систем зберігання енергії за допомогою штучного інтелекту, уклали стратегічне...

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AI sovereignty crucial for cybersecurity, says Gaganyaan astronaut

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-05T10:28:25+00:00

Gaganyaan astronaut Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair stresses need for greater awareness of cybersecurity and digital threats as AI becomes increasingly integrated into everyday life

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Regno Unito, 300 persone incappucciate stanno bloccando il porto di Dover

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-05T10:18:46+00:00

Code interminabili per raggiungere lo scalo di traghetti più trafficato del Paese. Il consigliere comunale di Reform UK: “Una protesta anti-migranti”. Ma i manifestanti ancora non hanno chiarito le ragioni. Intorno alla città e soprattutto sulle spiagge del Kent arrivano la maggior parte degli irregolari

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Regno Unito, 300 persone incappucciate stanno bloccando il porto di Dover: “Basta migranti”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-05T10:18:46+00:00

Code interminabili per raggiungere lo scalo di traghetti più trafficato del Paese. Il consigliere comunale di Reform UK: “Una protesta anti-migranti”. Ma i manifestanti ancora non hanno chiarito le ragioni. Intorno alla città e soprattutto sulle spiagge del Kent arrivano la maggior parte degli irregolari

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Загадка з часів Ісуса: вчені розшифрували напис на перстні, повʼязаному з Понтієм Пілатом

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-05T10:13:00+00:00

Дослідники по-новому прочитали напис на 2000-річному персні, знайденому в Іродіумі, та припустили, що він міг належати людині з оточення префекта Юдеї.

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Ця рослина миттєво зробить інтер'єр дорожчим: дизайнери розкрили секрет

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-05T10:11:00+00:00

Йдеться про кімнатне оливкове дерево – його сріблясто-зелене листя та незвичайна форма добре поєднуються як із класичними, так і з сучасними інтер'єрами.

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Odisha to fill up 45,000 vacant teaching posts in next 3 yrs: CM

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-05T10:09:00+00:00

At Secondary Board High School in Cuttack for National Teachers’ Day, the CM urged students to focus on studies rather than waste time on social media

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Trump Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Talks on Ukraine War

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-05T10:05:20+00:00

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

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Captain calamity: Pete Hegseth under fire for ‘inept’ leadership of US military

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T10:00:35+00:00

The US defense secretary faces internal dissent and discord at the Pentagon, accused of focusing on culture war issues and his own political ambitions as the Iran war drags onIn a different Washington, under a different president, a return to the well-worn playbook of all-out sanctions to counter Iran might have been the signal for a publicity-hungry US secretary of defense to adopt a lower profile.But these are no ordinary times. And Pete Hegseth is no ordinary defense secretary. Continue reading...

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‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T10:00:34+00:00

Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidencyThe far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro was in his final days as Brazil’s president when, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, he summoned the heads of the armed forces to a meeting.The defence minister, Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, took out a document from a plastic folder and handed copies to the commanders of the navy, army and air force. Continue reading...

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