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Georgia police officer put on leave after family’s pet donkey killed during search

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T13:09:02+00:00

Donkey named HeeHaw was shot and killed as authorities reportedly looked on property in search of a missing personA police officer in the US state of Georgia was placed on leave after a family’s pet baby donkey was shot and killed during an early-morning search on their property.The animal’s owner, Hannah Israel, said officers were at her pasture without notification or permission at about 12.45am on Sunday, reportedly looking for a missing person when they encountered the small male donkey named HeeHaw. Continue reading...

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NCDEX launches futures on Chennai rains

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T13:01:02+00:00

Contracts are designed to help market participants hedge financial exposure arising from the North-East monsoon, which accounts for nearly 70 per cent of Chennai’s annual rainfall.

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Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T13:00:26+00:00

Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soarsFor many Iranians, the new US sanctions campaign, called Operation Economic Outcast, seems superfluous given the grim economic situation in their country.Iranians are facing runaway food inflation, closed petrol stations and a seemingly never-ending depreciation of the nation’s currency caused by a lack of foreign exchange reserves. Continue reading...

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Smelling test: children need education in sniffing aromas, scientist says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T13:00:25+00:00

Exclusive: Dr Will Tullett says better understanding of scents can improve wellbeing and perception of the worldChildren need a better education in sniffing aromas, a leading historian of smells has said, noting it may improve their wellbeing and help them understand the world around them.Dr Will Tullett, of the University of York, said pollution had been found to impair people’s olfactory abilities, while many objects and substances today – from margarines to car interiors and even our own homes – were stripped of their original smells and “reodourised” with synthetic scents. Continue reading

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‘Seed framers’ interests will be protected’

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T12:57:34+00:00

Telangana Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has asked officials to take measures to make contracts between seed companies and seed-producing farmers transparent.

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Google unveils ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-08-31T12:56:42+00:00

People in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario on the company's maps, Google said, while those outside of the two countries will see both names.

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Відпочинок на Бакоті: все, що варто врахувати туристам, щоб не зіпсувати подорож

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-31T12:51:00+00:00

Останніми роками таємнича Бакота на Хмельниччині залишається однією з головних туристичних мрій українців. УНІАН.Туризм з власного досвіду розповість, як краще все організувати, щоб відпустка в цьому неймовірному місці вдалася – від дороги і проживання до дозвілля.

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Niger : une tentative de putsch avortée

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-31T12:42:50+00:00

Des tirs sont entendus depuis le milieu de la nuit autour du palais présidentiel de Niamey et d’une base aérienne qui se trouve dans l’enceinte de l’aéroport de la capitale.

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Badenoch appoints Andrew Griffith shadow chancellor in sweeping reshuffle

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T12:36:28+00:00

Tory leader expected to install Tom Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary as James Cleverly quits to run for London mayorKemi Badenoch sacked her shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, and shadow foreign secretary, Priti Patel, in a sweeping Conservative reshuffle on Monday, replacing Stride with Andrew Griffith, and is expected to install Tom Tugendhat in foreign.Stride, who has been the shadow chancellor since Badenoch became leader, was widely seen among Tories as failing to make an impression at a time when Labour has been under pressure over the economy. Continue reading...

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Iranian president says he still wants diplomatic end to war after US strikes on Hormuz – Middle East crisis live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T12:31:34+00:00

US targets Iran’s Larak Island in first exchange of fire in more than a month as Masoud Pezeshkian says America ‘has not fulfilled its commitments’First US military attacks on Iran in a month prompt retaliationCoinciding with this week’s G20 meeting, the EU has issued a statement saying it will work with the US and other allied countries to maintain economic pressure against Iran.“The ‌EU welcomes efforts at ensuring that Iran ceases its destabilising activities and engages in peace negotiations with good ‌faith, also through additional economic pressure, including through ​the US-led Operatio

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Ministers consider closing social mobility watchdog as part of planned shake-up

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T12:23:02+00:00

Exclusive: Labour MPs believe SMC has become ineffective and its work ‘should be a core function of government’Ministers are considering a shake-up of the government’s social mobility watchdog that could range from giving it more teeth to abolishing it outright.The move comes amid concerns that the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) – originally conceived under Gordon Brown’s government in 2010 – has become ineffective. Continue reading...

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UK social mobility watchdog could be axed as ministers plan shake-up

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T12:23:02+00:00

Exclusive: Labour MPs believe Gordon Brown-era SMC has become ineffective and its work ‘should be a core function of government’Ministers are considering a shake-up of the government’s social mobility watchdog that could range from giving it more teeth to abolishing it outright.The move comes amid concerns that the Social Mobility Commission (SMC) – originally conceived under Gordon Brown’s government in 2010 – has become ineffective. Continue reading...

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Can Reform UK recover from its summer horribilis?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T12:22:53+00:00

Clacton, funding, internal divisions – party prepares for annual conference next week after a season of misstepsSenior Reform UK figures like to boast that the summer time – and parliament’s longest recess – is when the party makes hay.Supposedly, it is when Nigel Farage and co can muscle in on the news cycle with provocative statements and new policies, painting “establishment” opponents as workshy layabouts. Continue reading...

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India’s PE/VC investments rise 52% in July to $4.1 billion

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T12:20:03+00:00

Large transactions accounted for 68% of July’s investment activity, while infrastructure emerged as the leading sector for PE/VC investments

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