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eHarmony deceived customers with ‘subscription traps’ that cost hundreds of dollars, court finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T05:11:50+00:00

Australian consumer watchdog says it received hundreds of complaints about the US-based dating site and its membershipsDating website eHarmony engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct over subscription traps that cost thousands of customers hundreds of dollars each, the federal court has found.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sued the US-based eHarmony in 2023 over claims of providing free dating on its platform, and the information consumers were given on subscription costs and renewal terms when buying a premium subscription. Continue reading...

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eHarmony deceived Australian customers with ‘subscription traps’ that cost hundreds of dollars, court finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T05:11:50+00:00

Australian consumer watchdog says it received hundreds of complaints about the US-based dating site and its membershipsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDating website eHarmony engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct over subscription traps that cost thousands of customers hundreds of dollars each, the federal court has found.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sued the US-based eHarmony in 2023 over claims of providing free dating on its platform, and the information consumers were given o

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Crude oil prices rise as markets weigh US sanctions on Iran

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T05:09:21+00:00

At 10.01 am on Tuesday, November Brent oil futures were at $90.71, up by 0.19%, and October crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $85.26, up by 0.29%

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MCX Aluminium: Support coming up

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T05:05:52+00:00

The MCX Aluminium Contract can bounce back from its support at ₹343 and go higher again

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-25T04:57:30+00:00

Deux personnes ont été tuées par une bombe guidée à Zaporijia, dans le sud de l’Ukraine, a fait savoir le chef de l’administration militaire locale, Ivan Fedorov.

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Rupee falls 4 paise to 95.74 against US dollar in early trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T04:45:00+00:00

Forex traders said the RBI's continued intervention through state-run banks helped prevent a sharper decline, keeping USD/INR in a narrow range despite weakness in Asian equities and renewed geopolitical uncertainty around Iran.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty trade lower as West Asia tensions, crude prices weigh

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T04:35:04+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Indian equities opened lower on Tuesday as investors remained cautious over escalating West Asia tensions, elevated crude prices and the upcoming Nifty 50 monthly derivatives expiry, while concerns over a weak monsoon and global market weakness added to the pressure.

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En Iran, le lent effondrement du pouvoir d’achat

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-25T04:30:11+00:00

Alors que Washington renforce sa pression sur Téhéran, le rial, la monnaie iranienne, poursuit sa chute et les inquiétudes gagnent les marchés. Mais derrière les mauvaises statistiques économiques, ce sont surtout les ménages qui absorbent le choc, en réduisant leur consommation, leur épargne et leurs dépenses essentielles.

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En Iran, le lent effondrement du pouvoir d’achat, sous la pression économique des Etats-Unis

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-25T04:30:07+00:00

Alors que Washington renforce sa pression sur Téhéran, le rial, la monnaie iranienne, poursuit sa chute, et les inquiétudes gagnent les marchés. Mais derrière les mauvaises statistiques économiques, ce sont surtout les ménages qui absorbent le choc, en réduisant leur consommation, leur épargne et leurs dépenses essentielles.

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Big Food’s fight against red flags on chip packets and soda

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T04:27:40+00:00

Several food companies have filed legal complaints against social-media influencers who have criticized how they market their products in India

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Що відбувається з організмом, коли ви щодня їсте гриби: перелічено 8 фактів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-25T04:27:00+00:00

Гриби мають цілу низку корисних властивостей для здоров’я: від боротьби із запаленнями до підтримки здоров’я кишківника, а також є джерелом важливих вітамінів і мінералів.

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Nifty, Sensex open lower; TCS, Eternal gain, Cipla, Maruti slip

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T04:25:53+00:00

The weakness follows Monday's session where the Nifty shed 32.95 points or 0.14%, as gains in metals and IT were offset by selling in financials and PSU banks

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‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T04:17:06+00:00

In Indonesia’s Kalimantan, fires have ravaged tens of thousands of acres, with suffocating smoke reaching Malaysia and putting Singapore on alertSuwadi can barely see five metres in front of him when he steps outside his home in Indonesian Borneo.Each breath, he says, feels “like smoking a cigarette”. Continue reading...

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JPMorgan says bond market can handle issuance stampede

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-25T04:15:36+00:00

Issuance expectations are in a wide range of $175 billion to $250 billion, Kelsey Berro, a portfolio manager at JPMorgan Asset Management, said

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Sydney shark attack victim describes moment she came to face-to-face with ‘monster’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T04:13:05+00:00

In her first media interview since the June incident, Leah Stewart, 34, says her thoughts while being bitten were of her one-year-old daughterAn Australian woman left without an arm after a shark attack at a beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has recalled the moment she came face-to-face with the “monster”.Leah Stewart, a 34-year-old teacher and mother of a one-year-old daughter, was attacked by a large shark while on a morning swim at Coogee beach on 13 June. Continue reading...

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Sydney shark attack survivor describes moment she came to face-to-face with ‘monster’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T04:13:05+00:00

In her first media interview since the June incident, Leah Stewart, 34, says her thoughts while being bitten were of her one-year-old daughterAn Australian woman left without an arm after a shark attack at a beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has recalled the moment she came face-to-face with the “monster”.Leah Stewart, a 34-year-old teacher and mother of a one-year-old daughter, was attacked by a large shark while on a morning swim at Coogee beach on 13 June. Continue reading...

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How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-25T04:01:11+00:00

Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.

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Freddie Mercury’s ‘splendid things’ to go on display at V&A

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T04:00:49+00:00

Eight costumes spanning Queen frontman’s career will feature in a free trail developed with his former fianceeEight famous costumes worn by Freddie Mercury, including the outfit featured on the cover of Queen’s debut album and the catsuit from the video for Bohemian Rhapsody, are to go on display at the V&A in London this autumn to mark what would have been the singer’s 80th birthday.Freddie Mercury | Splendid Things, a free trail developed with Mercury’s former fiancee and close friend Mary Austin, will run from 24 October 2026 to 17 January 2027. Austin is lending seven of the looks, whi

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Europe’s heatwaves threaten insurers’ earnings, rating agency S&P says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T04:00:48+00:00

Rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and illness, especially among older people, could drive up premiumsEurope’s intense heatwaves could hit insurers’ earnings as companies face a rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and worsening health conditions, the rating agency S&P has said.While a long summer of extreme heat will have increased drought and wildfire-related claims, the rating agency said there would also be fallout for life and health insurers, and for the reinsurers who provide financial protection to insurance companies. Continue reading...

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NHS England to offer women ‘gamechanging’ free home testing kits for cervical cancer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-25T04:00:48+00:00

NHS has target of eliminating the cancer by 2040, but up to 4 million eligible women are not up to date with screeningMillions of women in England who have missed cervical screening appointments will be offered free home testing kits on the NHS.The move comes amid concerns that only two-thirds of women attend in-person cervical screening appointments when asked to do so, leaving as many as 4 million women not up to date. Continue reading...

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