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Symbiotec Pharmalab IPO sees subscription at 0.70x by mid-afternoon

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T10:20:15+00:00

The employee reservation portion led with 1.19 times subscription; Retail Individual Investors subscription at 0.82 times, NII category is at 0.86 times. QIB remained the weakest segment at 0.35 times

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Govt lifts wheat export ban with immediate effect

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T10:18:14+00:00

The government has allowed exports of wheat flour and other products like maida and semolina, according to notifications of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

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Прискорене навчання та співпраця з вишами: як Метінвест Ахметова бореться з дефіцитом кадрів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-24T10:17:29+00:00

Дефіцит кадрів змушує українські промислові компанії перебудовувати підходи до пошуку, навчання та утримання працівників. У Метінвесті для цього вибудували повну екосистему - від співпраці з профтехами...

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Burnham compares Ukraine’s war against Russia to Britain’s fight against Nazi Germany as he begins visit – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T10:16:58+00:00

UK PM in Kyiv with plans to share blueprints for long-range missiles, as Kremlin warns move would ‘add fuel to fire’ in British-Russian relationsHere’s the full quote from Kremlin’s Peskov, via AFP:“Britain is methodically and regularly throwing oil on the fire and methodically and regularly plotting schemes to prevent even the slightest progress in the peace process.” Continue reading...

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Children make up half of mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau as epidemic spreads

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T10:11:34+00:00

West African country reports 46 suspected cases in outbreak declared in July, amid fears virus may be spreading undetectedMore than half of the mpox cases reported in Guinea-Bissau have been among children, local authorities have said, almost two months since the country announced an epidemic.A national outbreak was declared on 4 July, just over a week after a 27-year-old woman became the first confirmed case of mpox in the west African country. Since then, there have been seven confirmed cases and 46 suspected cases. Half of those patients have been children, with 16 under the age of four. Co

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Children make up half of suspected mpox cases in Guinea-Bissau as epidemic spreads

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T10:11:34+00:00

West African country reports 46 suspected cases in outbreak declared in July, amid fears virus may be spreading undetectedMore than half of the mpox cases reported in Guinea-Bissau have been among children, local authorities have said, almost two months since the country announced an epidemic.A national outbreak was declared on 4 July, just over a week after a 27-year-old woman became the first confirmed case of mpox in the west African country. Since then, there have been seven confirmed cases and 46 suspected cases. Half of those patients have been children, with 16 under the age of four. Co

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15 flights diverted at Delhi airport due to bad weather

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T10:08:13+00:00

12 flights diverted to Jaipur, two to Chandigarh and one to Lucknow on account of inclement weather conditions in the Capital

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Skyways Air Services IPO opens with 0.90x subscription on day 1

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T10:03:15+00:00

The Non-Institutional Investor (NII) category stood at 0.62 times, while Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) trailed significantly at just 0.43 times their allotted quota of 84,32,000 shares

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Alarm over $20m plan to supply ICE officers with electric-shock gloves

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T10:00:32+00:00

Civil liberties groups decry plan to use gloves linked to death of Kentucky man allegedly shocked 27 times in county jailPlans to supply Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with special gloves that can deliver electric shocks have alarmed experts and drawn scrutiny amid some high-profile lawsuits over their use in local correctional facilities.In one extreme case, a 43-year-old man died after allegedly being shocked 40 times by officers with a combination of the gloves and a Taser in a county jail in Kentucky, and the man’s widow is suing authorities. Continue reading...

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The treasury bond mess: is this the demise of the US as a safe haven?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-24T10:00:30+00:00

The US is scooping up treasury bonds in an effort to raise their price and push yields down – but it’s not workingThe bond market is driving the Trump administration crazy. Last week, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, announced that the government would sharply ramp up its purchase of treasury bonds, in an effort to raise their price and thus push down their yield, which amounts to the interest rate the government pays on its debt.It didn’t quite work as planned. Yields on treasurys fell after Bessent’s bond market intervention but soon bounced back. By Friday afternoon, the yield on the

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Suzlon targets 5 GW renewable capacity in Andhra Pradesh by 2030

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T09:57:27+00:00

The company plans to develop 1,325 MW of new wind projects in Rayadurg, Anantapur, in partnership with Tata Power and Waaree Energy, with an estimated investment of ₹10,000 crore

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Bay of Bengal to remain busy, but monsoon gains may remain patchy

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-24T09:49:11+00:00

Forecasts suggest rain footprint could gradually push westward, bringing central and west Madhya Pradesh and parts of northern Maharashtra, including the Nagpur region, under evolving wet spell

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Незалежність України – багаторічний російський біль

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-24T09:44:54+00:00

Багато років відзначання 24 серпня 1991 року увесь світ, в тому числі і Україна, сприймали як майже дитяче свято. Наївне і водночас рутинне. Ще один вихідний - з прапорцями-кульками, вишиванками і хороводами. Але...

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