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Food ingredients market set for export-led growth: AIFPA

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T05:45:21+00:00

Food additives and ingredients industry seen at $15 billion by 2031; 90% of plant-protein ingredients still imported

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Monday briefing: Nepal and Tibet’s floods are a warning for the future

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T05:44:13+00:00

In today’s newsletter: As rescuers search for survivors after catastrophic floods, the disaster offers a stark warning about the climate risks facing the region, and the worldGood morning. Over the weekend, rescue workers in Nepal and Tibet raced to find people who are still trapped in villages affected by catastrophic flash floods. As of this morning, the death toll stands at 903, and more than 4,000 people are missing.For those of you reading this in a place where life continues as usual, the scale of devastation is hard to fathom. In a matter of minutes, a torrent of mud and debris engulfed

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Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 903

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T05:40:13+00:00

NDRRMA says 4,247 missing, including 85 security personnel and 320 foreigners

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US strikes Iranian launchers in strait of Hormuz, sparking reprisal attack on airbases in Jordan and UAE

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T05:25:13+00:00

US says it attacked Larak Island to prevent launch of sea mines, prompting reprisals against airbases used by US forces, with tanker fire also reported in straitIran has launched retaliatory strikes on airbases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates after the US attacked Iranian rocket launchers in the strait of Hormuz, the first such hostilities in a month.Hours later, Iranian state TV later reported that a supertanker had caught fire after hitting two naval mines while attempting to pass through the southern side of the strait. It ‌did not identify the vessel or provide information ​about it

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На колишні вугільні шахти випустили понад тисячу лосів: через кілька років сталось диво

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-31T05:17:00+00:00

Вугільні шахти зруйнували гори, але створені після рекультивації луки несподівано стали домівкою для найбільшого стада лосів на схід від Скелястих гір.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les Etats-Unis ont mené de nouveaux  bombardements en Iran ; Téhéran vise des cibles militaires américaines en Jordanie

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-31T05:14:59+00:00

Alors que les hostilités avaient perdu en intensité ces dernières semaines, les Etats-Unis ont visé, dimanche, « deux lanceurs iraniens sur l’île de Larak », selon Tim Hawkins, porte-parole du commandement militaire américain pour le Moyen-Orient. Ces frappes ont fait « des morts et des blessés », ont affirmé les gardiens de la révolution iraniens.

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Gli UsOpen più amari per Djokovic

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-31T05:14:21+00:00

Da vent’anni l’attuale numero 11 del ranking non usciva dal tabellone al debutto in uno slam: una striscia di 78 successi

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Embattled Sydney property developer Bathla warns it could fold by the end of the week

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T05:06:36+00:00

Administrators said it would be forced to close the business if it failed to secure additional funding, revealing hundreds of staff have not been paid for weeksThe administrators of embattled property developer Bathla Group have said the company will fold by the end of the week unless they can secure additional funding to keep it afloat.The insolvency advisory Teneo assumed control of Bathla’s operations on 25 August after the Sydney-based construction company went into voluntary administration. Continue reading...

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SpaceX launches NASA’s dark energy-hunting space telescope

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T05:02:30+00:00

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will study dark matter and dark energy, a type of material and power thought to permeate the cosmos, but that scientists have not been able to see directly

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NHS to offer free high-street cholesterol tests in England

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T05:00:16+00:00

Checks at pharmacies for people aged 40 to 84 are aimed at identifying those at risk of heart attack or strokeThe NHS in England is to offer free finger-prick blood tests for cholesterol on the high street for the first time under plans to reduce heart disease and stroke deaths by a quarter within the next decade.The seven-minute tests will be available at participating pharmacies as part of a national rollout to spot “ticking timebombs” earlier. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: NSW won’t appeal ruling that found anti-Israel vandalism was not antisemitic; body of newborn baby found in bin in Sydney

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-31T04:57:44+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is working with Russian officials in a bid to secure the release of Australian Oscar Jenkins, Matt Thistlethwaite says. Speaking to ABC news breakfast, the assistant minister for foreign affairs declined to answer whether a prisoner swap was on the table.Obviously, we try and negotiate as best we can on behalf of all Australians who find themselves in difficulties such as this. We obviously have to abide by international laws and we always uphold them. But the Australian officials on

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US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-31T04:54:32+00:00

Iran says the attack on Larak Island, the first known US strikes since late July, killed two people and injured two others.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex drops 350 pts; Nifty at 24,030 as oil rises, traders brace for MSCI rejig volatility

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T04:26:11+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Indian shares fell at open on Monday, with investors bracing for potential volatility from ​MSCI's index rejig under the new closing auction system, while ‌an escalation in the Iran war and HDFC ​Bank's CEO resignation could also weigh on ⁠sentiment

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People return to their flood-ravaged homes in Nepal

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-31T04:19:22+00:00

Survivors in Nepal’s Nuwakot district are digging through mud and debris for belongings left behind by flash floods.

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Crude oil futures gain after US forces attack Iranian island

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-31T04:17:20+00:00

In a post on X, US Central Command said its forces took limited, precise action against IRGC minelaying forces posing an imminent threat in the Strait of Hormuz

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