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IMD Update: September is here, but south-west monsoon isn’t over yet

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-02T11:01:45+00:00

Final month of monsoon is showing little sign of clean retreat anytime soon, with atmospheric pattern over north India favouring continued rain and a likely gradual, staggered withdrawal

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Bus Crash in Egypt Kills at Least 22

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-02T10:54:52+00:00

The vehicle overturned in an area of the Sinai Peninsula that is popular with tourists. Another 28 people were injured, officials said.

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Bus crash on Egypt's Red Sea coast kills 22

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-09-02T10:49:22+00:00

Reports say Jordanian nationals are among those killed in the accident in the South Sinai governorate.

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In Egypt, Xi Challenges America’s Influence in the Middle East

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-02T10:43:44+00:00

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is seeking to deepen ties with a longtime U.S. security partner and to project a larger role for Beijing in a region rocked by war.

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U.S. and Iran Survey the Damage After a Night of Intense Strikes

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-02T10:43:08+00:00

The American military said its barrage was retaliation against recent attacks on U.S. forces and marine traffic. Iranian officials said a wedding was hit and civilians killed.

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‘He was always a bit of a groundbreaker’: David Bowie enters a new dimension in ‘extended reality’ documentary

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T10:36:31+00:00

Hundreds of unseen images of the star feature at the Venice film festival, alongside virtual worlds exploring wildfires, wolves and the birth of starsDavid Bowie shares the bill with starmen, firefighters and Walt Disney wolves at the 10th anniversary edition of Venice Immersive, the film festival’s pioneering showcase for new forms of storytelling. David Bowie: Unseen Unheard – a 3D documentary featuring hundreds of previously unseen images – is among 69 XR (extended reality) pieces playing at the event’s regular base on Lazzaretto Vecchio, a repurposed small island off the Venice Lido.Venice

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Status of Iran’s Nuclear Program Is Unclear, U.N. Watchdog Says

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-02T10:32:45+00:00

As the war sputters on, an internal report from the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran’s refusal to grant access to its inspectors was an urgent concern.

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E se gli Stati Uniti restassero completamente al buio?

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-02T10:32:26+00:00

Non è fantascienza, la rete elettrica statunitense si affida a migliaia di trasformatori vecchi e costruiti a mano e pesa anche il vertiginoso aumento dei consumi a causa dei data center per l'intelligenza artificiale. Lo racconta il New York Times Magazine

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Fatal Sydney shooting could be another case of mistaken identity, police say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T10:32:16+00:00

A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Monday’s killing in CampbelltownGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police are investigating the death of a man who was shot dead in a home in Sydney’s west as a potential case of mistaken identity, marking the second fatal shooting incident in as many days.Emergency services responded to reports of a shooting at a property in Merrylands West at about 3.15pm, where a man believed to be in his 30s sustained a gunshot wound. Continue reading...

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September is here, but south-west monsoon isn’t going anywhere yet

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-02T10:26:11+00:00

Final month of monsoon is showing little sign of clean retreat anytime soon, with atmospheric pattern over north India favouring continued rain and a likely gradual, staggered withdrawal

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RBI backstop keeps rupee stable, blunting importer dollar demand impact

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-02T10:25:04+00:00

The rupee opened at 94.89 against the U.S. dollar and briefly moved higher, before trading around the ‌previous day’s close for most of the session. The currency ended at 94.97, after having settled ‌at 94.95 on Tuesday.

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