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The two types of Israeli settlers

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-28T16:02:08+00:00

Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank isn’t just driven by ideology, but also by economic incentives.

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What’s wrong in using AI to write articles, asks ChatGPT

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T16:01:56+00:00

The test is whether the article is true, useful and interesting. That, ultimately, is what newspapers should care about, says the LLM

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Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: LIVE Premier League

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-28T16:01:07+00:00

Live coverage and text updates from our commentary stream as Erling Haaland will look to fire City to consecutive wins.

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Fed chair addresses inflation and says central bank’s job is ‘to deliver stable prices’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:48:57+00:00

However, Kevin Warsh didn’t say if interest rates would change in coming months, as inflation remains stubbornThe US Federal Reserve is not done fighting high inflation, its chair, Kevin Warsh, said in his first major speech in the role on Friday, emphasizing that it is “the Fed’s job to deliver stable prices”.Warsh did not indicate where the Fed will take interest rates in the coming months, despite US inflation remaining stubbornly above the central bank’s 2% target amid the war in Iran. But his speech was taken by markets as a signal that rates may rise in the coming months, a move that may

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Fed chair says delivering ‘stable prices’ is central bank’s job as inflation persists

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:48:57+00:00

However, Kevin Warsh didn’t say if interest rates would change in coming months, as inflation remains stubbornThe US Federal Reserve is not done fighting high inflation, its chair, Kevin Warsh, said in his first major speech in the role on Friday, emphasizing that it was “the Fed’s job to deliver stable prices”.Warsh did not indicate where the Fed will take interest rates in the coming months, despite US inflation remaining stubbornly above the central bank’s 2% target amid the war in Iran. But his speech was taken by markets as a signal that rates may rise in the coming months, a move that ma

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England braces for flooding as thunderstorms forecast in parts of UK

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:47:02+00:00

Festivalgoers brave rain and strong winds as ‘unsettled’ conditions expected to last over bank holiday weekendHeavy rain is expected over the weekend, forecasters have said, with people heading to major music festivals warned of unseasonably strong winds.That came after large parts of England braced for flooding on Friday. The Environment Agency (EA) issued flood alerts across the Midlands and into South Yorkshire, having earlier sent out a more-serious flood warning in the town of Nelson, Lancashire. Continue reading...

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Tennessee national guard fatally shot armed man in back, autopsy shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:45:28+00:00

Officials said Tyrin Johnson turned toward guard members with gun while running as report shows he was shot in backTennessee national guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime taskforce in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired.Authorities have said that Tyrin Johnson turned toward guard members with a gun while running from them in the early morning hours after the Fourth of July holiday in Memphis when he was fatally s

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Nepal-Tibet flash flood: number of missing people in Nepal rises to 1,924 – latest updates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:35:26+00:00

Nepali disaster authority confirms jump of more than 400 in total of those unaccounted for, with 579 deaths confirmed in Nepal and five in TibetFlood rescue efforts resumeVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding.“Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told AFP.Relief effor

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Trump pledges to allow cattle ranchers to process own food amid beef imports backlash

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:32:49+00:00

President faces criticism over plan to import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffsDonald Trump has pledged to allow cattle ranchers and farmers to process their own food amid a backlash from the US agricultural sector over his decision to pause US tariffs on foreign beef.The US president has been sharply criticized, including from members of his own party, since announcing the US will temporarily import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffs in a bid to bring down prices. Continue reading...

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Сумма компенсаций за изъятие активов для нужд Москвы выросла почти на треть

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-28T15:31:41+00:00

Собственникам недвижимости, которую мэрия Москвы изымает для государственных нужд (в основном для реализации проектов по программе Комплексного развития территорий) удалось в судах добиться увеличения суммы компенсации на 30,9%, или 17,43 млрд руб. Об этом говорится в исследовании юридической компании Consul Group и сервиса мониторинга недвижимости Asseto, которые проанализировали 371 дело, рассматривавшееся в столичном арбитраже с 2018 г. Там сказано, что первоначально город предлагал им в общей сложности 56,34 млрд руб., но в итоге общая сумма достигла почти 75 млрд руб.  

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SEBI issues observations on NSE’s IPO draft papers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T15:25:53+00:00

Observations were issued on August 21; regulator awaits response from the exchange's lead manager

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Rakhi gifting gets premium, personal as smaller towns drive festive commerce

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-28T15:24:14+00:00

Tier 3 and Tier 4 markets record the fastest growth. Dadri in Uttar Pradesh leads with around 105% y-o-y growth, followed by Nabarangapur in Odisha, Kasganj, Dhamtari and Nainpur in Madhya Pradesh

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Tropical Storm Dolly speeding across Atlantic toward the Caribbean

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:23:18+00:00

Weather system is forecast to approach the Leeward Islands this weekend and may produce flash floodingTropical Storm Dolly is moving quickly across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward Islands and is expected to bring significant rainfall to parts of the Caribbean this weekend, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday morning.Dolly, which formed on Thursday, had maximum sustained winds of near 40mph (65km/h) with higher gusts as of Friday. Continue reading...

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Tropical Storm Dolly downgraded to ‘open tropical wave’ as it heads to Caribbean

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:23:18+00:00

Remnants from tropical storm could cause heavy rainfall on Leeward Islands and affect Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and HispaniolaRemnants of Tropical Storm Dolly, which has been downgraded to an “open tropical wave”, were moving still across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward Islands, and could bring heavy rainfall to parts of the Caribbean this weekend, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday..Dolly, which formed on Thursday, had maximum sustained winds of near 40mph (65km/h) with higher gusts on Friday morning. Later on Friday, forecasters said that Dolly was no longer a Trop

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Louisiana gears up for first recreational alligator hunt in more than 50 years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:16:46+00:00

State to offer up to 5,000 trappers chance to snare reptiles whose numbers have risen to 3m from fewer than 100,000The first recreational alligator hunt in Louisiana in more than half a century is about to commence in the swamps of that state, with up to 5,000 hopeful trappers facing strict rules in order to snare a reptile.The state’s fish and wildlife commission banned alligator hunting in 1962 to allow the species to recover after decades of unregulated killings for meat and hides dropped numbers there to below 100,000. Continue reading...

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UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:13:43+00:00

Brazil failed to prove compliance with EU rules on use of antibiotics in cattle and poultry farmingThe UK’s leading farming organisations and animal health experts have called for an urgent ban on imports of Brazilian meat, in light of concerns over the safety of imports.The National Farmers’ Union in England and its sister organisations in the devolved administrations wrote to the government on Friday warning that public health was at risk. Continue reading...

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Labour rejects Zack Polanski’s call to ‘slam brakes’ on building AI datacentres

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-28T15:11:46+00:00

Government says Green leader’s proposed moratorium on ‘energy-guzzling’ AI projects would be disaster for economyLabour has rejected calls to pause construction of major AI infrastructure in Britain after the Green party leader, Zack Polanski, said it was time to “slam the brakes on these energy-guzzling, water-guzzling datacentres”.The government hit back at the opposition party’s proposal of a “moratorium other than [for] local-scale datacentres for the local community”, saying it “would be a disaster for jobs and national security”. Continue reading...

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