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Tied by geography and necessity

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T14:50:05+00:00

The book is a window into Chinese society, humanising it for Indian readers

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India’s retail F&O losses mirror a global pattern

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T14:43:06+00:00

SEBI’s review finds widespread losses across derivatives markets, with frequent trading and experience offering no assurance of better outcomes

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Former Abercrombie CEO mentally fit for sex-trafficking trial, judge says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T14:32:56+00:00

Michael Jeffries is ruled mentally competent to stand trial after being hospitalized for months for dementia symptomsThe former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial as he faces sex-trafficking charges after being hospitalized for months for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms.Michael Jeffries, who is 82 and free on bond for now, is scheduled to be tried in late October, alongside two co-defendants: his partner Matthew Smith and staffer James Jacobson. A pretrial hearing was slated for Thursday. Continue reading...

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CrossCountry cancels almost all rail services after power cut hits control centre

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T14:25:18+00:00

Transport secretary asks ‘publicly owned operators to lay on extra services where possible’CrossCountry has cancelled almost all of its train services in Great Britain after a power cut in Birmingham hit its control centre on Sunday.Most services have been cancelled until further notice, including routes from Glasgow to Edinburgh, Manchester to Birmingham, Cheltenham to Cardiff and Newcastle to Edinburgh. Continue reading...

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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже с 17 по 21 августа

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-23T14:21:33+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка за неделю с 17 по 21 августа уменьшился на 0,06% до 2134,97 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС прибавил 1,89% и составил 811,09 пункта.

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Burnham stays away from No 10 North wedding after bride’s plea

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T13:56:40+00:00

Prime minister sends video message to newlyweds instead after bride Sarah Burwin asked him not to ‘ruin’ vibe at Heron House weddingAndy Burnham fulfilled a bride’s wishes by not turning up for her wedding after she asked him not to spoil her big day as she got married at the building housing No 10 North.Sarah Burwin had pleaded on TikTok in July for Burnham not to work from the building in Manchester that day, which hosts the government’s northern headquarters and the city’s register office. Continue reading...

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Iran’s foreign minister calls threat of new US economic sanctions ‘desperate’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T13:56:11+00:00

Abbas Araghchi says country is unbowed but president Masoud Pezeshkian admits its people face ‘many problems’Iran’s foreign minister has dismissed the threat of a fresh round of US economic sanctions as a “desperate” ploy, even as its president acknowledged that the Iranian people are facing “many problems” amid Washington’s efforts to isolate and debilitate the country’s economy.Last week, Donald Trump announced a new campaign to increase the pressure on the Iranian economy, calling it “the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country”. The US Treasury secretary, Scott Bess

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Kejelcha breaks men's half marathon world record by 29 seconds

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-23T13:35:06+00:00

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha breaks the men's half marathon world record in a time of 56 minutes 51 seconds in a World Athletics road race in Buenos Aires.

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Arrest warrant issued for wife of Massachusetts officer found dead at home

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T13:25:20+00:00

Woman remains missing more than five days after police found officer she was married to dead in their homeAn arrest warrant has been issued for a mental health advocate who remained missing on Sunday, more than five days after police found the Massachusetts officer she had been married to dead in their home.Karen Solomon, 58, was last spotted in a doorbell camera video, walking down a street in a T-shirt, shorts and flip-flops early Tuesday morning, just minutes after Worcester police officers responded to a call from the home where Kurt Solomon was found dead. Continue reading...

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India’s retail F&O losses mirror a global pattern

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T13:23:49+00:00

SEBI’s review finds widespread losses across derivatives markets, with frequent trading and experience offering no assurance of better outcomes

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SEBI reviewing framework on utilisation of issue proceeds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T13:18:22+00:00

Regulator proposes to further clarify the framework on related-party transactions to make it clear and workable

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