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ABD enters Malaysia with local whisky production in asset-light push

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T14:06:32+00:00

Under the arrangement, ABD will work with an established local partner while retaining control over raw materials, packaging, quality standards, and brand stewardship

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Deux casques bleus tués dans une embuscade au Soudan du Sud, selon l’ONU

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-24T14:06:00+00:00

Les deux soldats de la Minuss ont été tués dans une « embuscade » dans l’Etat de Jonglei, où les combats entre forces gouvernementales et milices d’opposition se sont intensifiés ces derniers mois. L’ONU n’a pas précisé leur nationalité ni identifié les responsables de l’attaque.

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Deux casques bleus éthiopiens tués dans une embuscade au Soudan du Sud, selon l’ONU

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-24T14:05:58+00:00

Les deux soldats de la Minuss ont été tués dans une « embuscade tendue par des individus armés non identifiés » dans l’Etat de Jonglei, où les combats entre forces gouvernementales et milices d’opposition se sont intensifiés ces derniers mois.

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Iran Pledges to Defy Trump’s Economic Sanctions

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-24T14:04:10+00:00

Analysts say Tehran could intensify the dispute militarily after attempts to squeeze its economy. An Iranian official vowed “not a single drop of oil” would leave the Gulf.

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Twelve people arrested after A66 crash that killed seven including two police officers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T14:02:41+00:00

Nine men and three women aged between 19 and 61 arrested as part of investigation into events leading to deadly collisionTwelve people have been arrested on suspicion of offences including being involved with organised crime as part of the investigation into events leading to a crash on the A66 that killed two police officers and five others.Cleveland police confirmed that nine men and three women were detained by officers investigating the events that led up to PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough dying when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough collided wi

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UPI: The foundation of India’s digital economy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T14:02:27+00:00

This piece of financial infrastructure has done more for financial inclusion than any other product and changed the texture of daily life

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Albanese seeks to quell datacentre disquiet as climate expert warns ‘we’ve got one shot to get the rules right’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T14:01:35+00:00

Prime minister will use national cabinet meeting to assuage premiers over new AI law as AEMO forecasts seven-fold rise in datacentre power useGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will seek to use Wednesday’s high-stakes talks with premiers to quell growing unhappiness about national controls on datacentre developments, promising new approval laws will complement state rules.Faced with growing opposition from conservative governments in Queensland and the Northern Territory, Albanese will tell national cabinet he plans a major piece of legislation next yea

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‘Staggering’: watchdog condemns police after Indigenous teenager on bus wrongfully arrested – then searched

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T14:01:34+00:00

Ombudsman Iain Anderson says he is concerned police ‘had no clearly understood definition of racial profiling’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe commonwealth and ACT ombudsman has criticised the Australian federal police for failing to clearly define “racial profiling” after police in Canberra pulled guns on an Indigenous teenager who they mistook for a suspect in an aggravated burglary.The scathing investigation, released on Tuesday, made eight recommendations to the Australian federal police (AFP) and ACT Policing after investigating the November 2025 incident. AC

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Worldwide semicon revenue to reach $1.6 trillion in 2026: Gartner

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T13:58:18+00:00

The surge, driven by robust investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure and a favourable memory pricing cycle, is set to reshape the semiconductor landscape.

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Trump claims Iran is ‘completely collapsing’ ahead of new sanctions announcement – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T13:50:48+00:00

It’s a common refrain from the president, but perhaps takes on a new meaning ahead of the fresh sanctions that we’re expecting later todaySign up for the US Breaking News emailNew Mexico will continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after a federal rule ending Medicaid support for such care goes into effect.On 13 August, the Trump administration finalized a rule – set to go into effect on 13 October – that will end funding for gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip). Continue reading...

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Survivors of violent crime criticise MoJ for not explaining offender restriction zones

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T13:48:59+00:00

Campaigners accuse ministers of trying to grab headlines with announcement before a working system is readySurvivors of violent crime and families of victims have criticised the UK government for announcing “world first” plans to introduce restriction zones for serious offenders freed from prison within a few weeks without spelling out how they would work.Key campaigners who have championed the idea of the zones, designed to “lock” offenders into specific areas, accused the government of seeking to grab headlines rather than providing the detail that would reassure survivors and families. Cont

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Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T13:45:04+00:00

World’s largest streaming services have also increased subscription costs repeatedly in US, research findsBusiness live – latest updatesSubscribers to Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video in western Europe have faced higher price increases than in any other market in recent years, according to research.Over the past four years the world’s largest subscription video streaming services have dramatically changed their business models introducing lower-priced, basic advertising tiers to attract new subscribers, while also increasingly monetising users willing to pay more for a premium experienc

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Indiana mayor calls it ‘unacceptable’ for thousands to have no power two weeks after storm

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T13:39:18+00:00

Gary mayor says 12 days is ‘too long’ for residents to go without power after storm downed trees on to power linesThe mayor of Gary, Indiana, has said it is “unacceptable” that thousands of residents in the city are still without power nearly two weeks after an 11 August storm known as a derecho brought 90 mph, straight-line winds, downing trees on to power lines.“We’re at day 12, and 12 days is too long for families to be without power,” Eddie Melton, Gary’s mayor, said in a video address on Sunday, adding that he is continuing to pressure the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (Nipsco)

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Farmers’ leader Malla Reddy passes away

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T13:35:19+00:00

Considered to be a walking encyclopaedia on Indian agriculture, with a particular focus on farming issues in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Reddy wrote hundreds of academic-standard articles.

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Iceland’s Murder Rate Is Off the Charts (in Its Books, at Least)

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-24T13:32:00+00:00

The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable.

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Ten years of UPI: From a payment tool to India's economic Spine

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T13:23:20+00:00

There are technologies that change what we do. And then there are technologies that quietly change what we believe is possible. UPI belongs to the second category.

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Trump says Iran is ‘completely collapsing’ ahead of new sanctions announcement – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T13:19:38+00:00

It’s a common refrain from the president, but perhaps takes on a new meaning ahead of the fresh sanctions that we’re expecting later todaySign up for the US Breaking News emailNew Mexico will continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after a federal rule ending Medicaid support for such care goes into effect.On 13 August, the Trump administration finalized a rule – set to go into effect on 13 October – that will end funding for gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip). Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : lors de sa visite à Kiev, le président du Conseil européen, Antonio Costa, réaffirme que l’UE est « prête à accueillir l’Ukraine en son sein »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-24T13:17:57+00:00

Le président du Conseil européen a estimé dans un discours que « l’avenir de l’Ukraine au sein de l’Union européenne [était] la meilleure garantie de sécurité et de stabilité démocratique à long terme, pour l’Ukraine comme pour l’Europe tout entière ».

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