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Fake 10 Downing Street listing on Booking.com highlights security failures

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T07:45:12+00:00

Consumer watchdog Which? set up and accepted payment for fake listing for ‘1 bed apartment in heart of London’Successive politicians have clawed their way past colleagues over the years to call the residence home. Yet in an offer that probably seemed too good to be true, the property site Booking.com has been accused of “systemic security failures” after it was able to set up and accept payment for a fake listing for 10 Downing Street.A property listed as a “1 bedroom apartment in the heart of London” – with the exact address and a picture of the prime minister’s home – was listed on 18 June b

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Why Hero MotoCorp shares fell 5% despite record dispatches

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-02T07:45:03+00:00

Registration data shows Hero MotoCorp retail numbers fell 9.45% to 4.01 lakh units in August from 4.42 lakh in July

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Why Greece is betting on Israel’s Achilles Shield

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-02T07:35:08+00:00

The defence deal between the two countries fits into a larger shift in regional alliances amid the US-Israel war on Iran.

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EU holds talks on response to Leipzig drone attack after Germany formally blames Moscow for incident – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T07:34:38+00:00

Foreign policy chief says drone attack last month ‘had all the hallmarks of state sponsored terrorism’ as she prepares to lead talks todaySeparately, German police are also investigating another attempt to disrupt the country’s energy grid, this time at a electricity substation in Bergheim in the west of the country.A local police spokesperson said they are “not assuming a technical failure but a deliberate act,” without revealing more details. The region’s power supply was not affected. Continue reading...

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Thanks to Lake Ontario, MapQuest is popular all over again

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-09-02T07:29:46+00:00

As of Tuesday, the 30-year-old navigation tool was Apple’s No. 1 free app after the company rebuffed an executive order renaming the Great Lake.

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Путін підвищує ставки

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-02T07:20:00+00:00

Для Росії варіант "замороження" війни, в якому єдиним посередником виступають США, є найкращим. Причина – у планах Білого дому "зіграти на руку Росії" проти Китаю, що обіцяє Кремлю послаблення санкцій,...

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Why do US troops have history with this Thai city?

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-09-02T07:18:39+00:00

The BBC’s Jonathan Head looks at the links between the US troops and the resort city of Pattaya as an aircraft carrier arrives nearby after 250 days at sea.

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Why US troops have a history in this raucous Thai city

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-09-02T07:18:39+00:00

The BBC's Jonathan Head looks at the historical echoes of US troops arriving in Pattaya, a beach resort famous for its racy bars.

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Утренний звон по рынку акций 2 сентября

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-02T07:02:10+00:00

Российский рынок акций утром в среду умеренно снижается. По состоянию на 10:00 мск индекс Мосбиржи понизился по отношению к закрытию предыдущего дня на 0,79% и составил 2 170,09. Индекс РТС упал на 0,79% и составил 788,01.

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Australia news live: Police investigating allegation linked to Sydney Swans travel to NSW to interview four people

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T07:01:47+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRide share driver charged on allegations of committing sexual acts during bookingA ride share driver will face court in Sydney today over multiple allegations of sexual acts, including one allegedly committed in the city’s CBD last weekend.They’re sick and tired of the feminisation of our curriculum and the lack of direction and leadership that they’re given. Maybe we should look at getting more male teachers in. That used to be an agenda. I don’t know what’s happened to that, but maybe we should have more mal

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Britain is OK with public ownership, but only by foreign powers. Why?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-02T07:00:26+00:00

Arthur Downing, author of Power and the People: A History of British Energy, says all-encompassing rapid transition will need a mutualised systemHave you ever wondered why it is that most houses in the UK are reliant on gas boilers? Not what’s stopping more people from replacing them with heat pumps, but instead why and how the gas boiler became so ubiquitous in the first place?Arthur Downing, the author of the new book Power and the People: A History of British Energy, can tell you exactly why. “We only have boilers in our houses because of a state-owned enterprise that went into everybody’s

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What’s behind the selloff in world bond markets?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-02T07:00:06+00:00

US public debt climbs above $40 trillion; Japanese, French debt woes also in focus; Five AI hyperscalers issue $220 bln debt this year, LSEG data shows

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Александр Жаров рассказал о новом руководстве «Централ партнершип»

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-02T06:54:45+00:00

Функцию генерального директора «Централ партнершип» (ЦПШ, входит в холдинг «Газпром-медиа») будет исполнять «ГПМ КИТ», рассказал «Ведомостям» на полях ВЭФ гендиректор «Газпром-медиа» Александр Жаров. Павел Верещагин, который сейчас возглавляет департамент кинопроката ЦПШ, будет повышен до заместителя гендиректрора компании, добавил Жаров.

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FM Sitharaman meets Russian counterpart Siluanov; SCO Development Bank on table

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-02T06:54:20+00:00

The FMs discuss cooperation in the New Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and explored areas of mutual interest for strengthening both institutions as effective multilateral development banks

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