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L&T shares rise 0.71% as company bags two major West Asia orders

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T12:05:10+00:00

Two projects are ultra-mega gas compression facilities with a contract value above ₹15,000 crore and three Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) valued between ₹5,000 crore and ₹10,000 crore

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La strategia di Bin Salman, a Parigi per smarcarsi dall’America

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-25T12:02:57+00:00

Iran, Libano e Gaza in cima all’agenda degli incontri con Macron. I due Paesi cercano un’intesa per contenere l’avventurismo di Trump in Medio Oriente

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US fossil fuel lobbyists also represent hundreds of cities fighting for climate damages

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T12:00:35+00:00

Local governments working with firms also linked to fossil fuel giants, analysis of federal lobbying disclosures showsCongressional lobbyists working for fossil fuel firms that are exacerbating the climate crisis are simultaneously representing more than 300 local governments raising funding to recover from climate damage, according to a new analysis.The research by F Minus and Make Polluters Pay reviewed congressional lobbying disclosures for the first quarter of 2026, finding that another 568 local governments hired fossil fuel lobbyists to work on non-climate related issues during that time

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Trump claims US could rename Lake Ontario as Lake America amid Canada trade war – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T11:56:32+00:00

Lake Ontario lays on the border between the two countries, with New York state on one side and Toronto, the capital of Canada’s Ontario province, on the otherSign up for the US Breaking News emailHere’s some more detail provided by Reuters on the two candidates for the Republican primary in South Carolina today:If Ralph Norman becomes the nominee in South Carolina and goes on to win the November election, he has a reputation in the House of ‌Representatives of putting up resistance, at least temporarily, to some Republican leadership demands, which could preview how he would operate as a senat

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Brain disease in dead NFL players 'higher than previously shown'

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-25T11:54:40+00:00

A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease but the true figure could be much higher.

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Artist known for sculptures of Mao Zedong jailed for slandering ‘heroes and martyrs’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T11:53:58+00:00

Gao Zhen sentenced to three years in prison after already spending two years in detentionGao Zhen, a prominent Chinese artist known for provocative sculptures of the former leader Mao Zedong, has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of slandering China’s “heroes and martyrs”. The sentencing came two years after he was detained while visiting the country with his family, according to his wife and human rights groups.The case has attracted international condemnation, largely because the artworks at the centre of the case were created more than 10 years before China cr

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China denounces US threat of sanctions over trade with Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T11:43:14+00:00

Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ to protect its interests as US steps up efforts to isolate TehranExplainer: could US sanctions threaten China-Iran ties?China has denounced the threat of US sanctions for its trade with Iran, saying any such measures would be illegal, and warned it will take “all necessary measures” to protect its national interests.Beijing’s rejection of the US threat of secondary sanctions for any country or entity continuing to trade with Tehran had been predicted. China buys an estimated 80% of Iran’s oil exports and it has defied previous US efforts to li

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Україні варто обмежити експорт брухту для всіх напрямків, у тому числі і в ЄС, – експерт

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-25T11:42:00+00:00

Україні варто обмежити експорт брухту для всіх напрямків, вважає експерт / фото ua.depositphotos.comЗапроваджені урядом обмеження на експорт металобрухту дали позитивний ефект і дозволили покращити забезпечення...

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Le peintre et sculpteur palestinien Sliman Mansour est mort à 79 ans

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-25T11:32:37+00:00

L’artiste, dont les œuvres dépeignaient les traditions palestiniennes et la lutte de son peuple sous l’occupation israélienne, est mort dans sa maison à Jérusalem-Est, ont précisé ses proches.

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Fernando Cerimedo, l’éminence grise des dirigeants d’extrême droite latino-américains, emprisonné en Bolivie pour tentative de féminicide

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-25T11:30:12+00:00

L’Argentin, proche collaborateur du président bolivien, a été arrêté dans l’est du pays après que son ex-compagne, l’avocate Nadia Beller, a été blessée par balles le 17 août. Le parquet soupçonne le stratège en communication et ancien conseiller de Jair Bolsonaro et Javier Milei d’être le commanditaire de l’agression.

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How the US sanctions on Iran impact China

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-25T11:30:08+00:00

US sanctions Chinese firms over Iran links but spare big banks as Trump and Xi eye key talks.

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Lego sales jump 21% to nearly £5bn, helped by World Cup and F1 ranges

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T11:29:05+00:00

Danish toymaker also scores success with KPop Demon Hunters, Star Wars and botanicals productsBusiness live – latest updatesLego sales have risen by more than a fifth as tie-ups with the football World Cup, Formula One and the hit film KPop Demon Hunters as well as its flower-based and Star Wars kits drive demand.The Danish toymaker said its revenues had increased by 21% to 41.9bn Danish kroner (£4.8bn) in the first six months of 2026, driven by strong growth in the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. Sales by its clients to consumers rose by 22%. Continue reading...

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Boy injured in crocodile enclosure discharged from hospital

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T11:19:49+00:00

Family of three-year-old allegedly thrown into pit at Cambridgeshire zoo says he is happily back at homeA three-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a zoo’s crocodile enclosure has been discharged from hospital and is settling back in at home, his family have said.The child returned home a few weeks ago and was “happy to be home, playing with his toys, sleeping in his own bed and being a big brother”, his parents said in an update posted online. Continue reading...

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Rain clouds converge over Himachal, UP, MP in late-season burst

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T11:07:48+00:00

September rains are crucial since the inverse relationship between El Niño and the monsoon is stronger during the latter half of the season, particularly the last month

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Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T11:04:56+00:00

Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully runningThe carbon emissions from just two planned datacentres in England will exceed all of the fossil fuel company ExxonMobil’s UK emissions, analysis has revealed.Experts have said this demonstrates the “serious threat” datacentres pose to the UK’s legally binding climate goals. Continue reading...

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