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Getting AI to engineer gene editors

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T17:26:23+00:00

Mandrake Bio designs proteins to serve as compact and precise tools for gene editing

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Birla vs Adani: Heavy metal face-off

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T17:22:24+00:00

After cement, the Birla-Adani rivalry shifts to aluminium as Hindalco unfurls a ₹50,000 crore investment to defend its turf from a massive greenfield challenge

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Captain and crew arrested after at least seven die in Northern Cyprus ferry disaster – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T17:17:52+00:00

An estimated 237 people have been rescued but 23 are missing after accident off the coast of northern CyprusFatalities after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern CyprusRepublican Turkish party MP Sami Ozuslu told the Guardian late on Sunday that the death toll had risen. “Sadly we are now hearing that there are nine or ten dead,” he said.The families of passengers were converging on hospitals in Nicosia, Kyrenia and elsewhere, desperate for news of loved ones, he added. Continue reading...

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A new lease of life for Mitra’s corporate career

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T17:17:47+00:00

For TeamLease MD Suparna Mitra, it’s been a steep learning curve as she transitioned from B2C to B2B

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Trump says NBC’s Kristen ‌Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T17:16:52+00:00

Trump’s threat comes after host described success record of candidates whom president had endorsed as ‘mixed’Donald Trump ⁠on Sunday said NBC’s Kristen ‌Welker – host of Meet the Press – should face “rebuke or punishment” from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).Preceding Trump’s comments was a live shot by Welker in which she described the success record of political candidates whom president had endorsed as “mixed” on Washington DC’s NBC affiliate prior to the airing of Sunday’s edition of Meet the Press, according to CNN media reporter and commentator Brian Stelter. Continue reading

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Headteacher saves 900 children from deadly flash flood in Nepal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T17:15:01+00:00

Rajendra Dawadi ordered students to higher ground with moments to spare after receiving warnings from upstreamA headteacher in Nepal evacuated 900 children from a school moments before a deadly wall of water struck their town amid the devastating flash floods that have killed almost 800 people and left thousands missing.Rajendra Dawadi decided to halt classes and order children to higher ground after receiving warnings about the scale of the flooding heading their way. Continue reading...

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Talent migration dynamics: Parochial vs practical?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T17:15:01+00:00

Is an emotional appeal to return home enough for challenger states to attract talent and enterprises?

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Fifteen Britons among 261 foreigners missing in China after floods

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T17:13:57+00:00

Total number of missing Britons between Tibet and Nepal at 48 as Beijing mobilises more than 2,100 rescue workers Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesFifteen British nationals are reported to be missing in China as the search continues for survivors of the devastating flooding in Nepal and Tibet.Nepali and Chinese authorities confirmed an updated death toll of at least 810 on Sunday. More than 3,000 people are believed missing after flash floods brought upon by a massive glacier collapse in the Himalayas on Wednesday engulfed Gyirong port on the Nepal-China border. Continue reading...

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Weighty matters

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T17:11:12+00:00

PepsiCo will not cover weight-loss drugs in employee health plans

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There’s a lot wrong in Indian RE sector

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-30T17:00:12+00:00

Even as renewable energy records pile up, there is a growing mismatch between capacity addition and utilisation

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El alquimista que transformó el oficio familiar en un laboratorio de diseño y en una heladería de culto en Mendoza

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-08-30T16:47:40+00:00

Turistas de todo el mundo visitan el local de Flavio Soppelsa no solo para probar los sabores exclusivos, sino para admirar la arquitectura de los 80 y el colorido mural del maestro Luis Quesada.También, por la experiencia de los vasitos y cucuruchos esculpidos como si fuesen obras de arte.

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У 1978 році Бренсон купив майже голий острів: тепер там живуть понад 140 видів тварин

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-30T16:43:09+00:00

На Некер протягом десятиліть команда Бренсона завозила види, яким загрожувало вимирання у їхньому природному середовищі. Це дозволило тваринам вижити.

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‘The river has taken everything’: people return to remains of their homes in Nepal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T16:39:38+00:00

Precariousness of living in Devighat by the Trishuli River underlined as waters swell again and residents flee to higher groundNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesThe bodies continue to wash up. But the morgues have already run out of room.Since the deadly floods coursed through the Himalayan valleys of Nepal and Tibet, the numbers of people killed have continued to rise. The bodies have surfaced in their hundreds and continue to be pulled from the thick, tar-like mud that engulfed everything after the flood waters had receded. By Sunday, the death toll stood at 797 in Nepal and Tibet. Con

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Devastated by floods and overwhelmed by bodies, Nepalis weep for what remains of their homes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T16:39:38+00:00

Relatives of those missing have been given PowerPoint slideshows of recovered bodies in effort to speed up identification of the deadThe bodies continue to wash up. But the morgues have already run out of room.Since the deadly floods coursed through the Himalayan valleys of Nepal and Tibet, the numbers of people killed have continued to rise. The bodies have surfaced in their hundreds and continue to be pulled from the thick, tar-like mud that engulfed everything after the flood waters receded. By Sunday, the death toll stood at 804 in Nepal and Tibet. Continue reading...

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Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-30T16:33:17+00:00

Soldiers tried to attack a key military base early on Saturday morning, authorities say, but were thwarted.

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже с 24 по 28 августа

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-30T16:32:34+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка за неделю с 24 по 28 августа уменьшился на 0,94% до 2114,93 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС потерял 4,04% и составил 778,32 пункта.

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Cleverly avoids culture war issues in pitch to be next London mayor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-30T16:25:02+00:00

Senior Tory says Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Burnham is ‘very anti-London’ in interview with LBCJames Cleverly has vowed to run a “classically Conservative” campaign to become the mayor of London, insisting his victory in the capital would be a stepping stone for Kemi Badenoch to become prime minister.The senior Tory denied he had resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor after a shift to the right under Badenoch’s leadership. However, in a series of interviews on Sunday he avoided speaking about culture wars issues, which have been a focus for the Conservative leader. Cont

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