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Artemis II crew to receive top US space medal for historic lunar journey

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T10:00:30+00:00

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen broke record for farthest distance traveled from EarthThe crew of the historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission have earned the US’s top space medal, officials have announced.Cmdr Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are set to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on 28 August, the US space agency Nasa said. Continue reading...

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Against the wind: despite Trump’s attacks, unions are fighting for good US clean energy jobs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T10:00:30+00:00

Since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a growing labor movement has addressed the climate crisis and economic inequalityRyan McElroen had spent years repairing the New York City subway underground when he got the opportunity to work in the middle of the ocean.“I had no views other than the darkness at work,” he said. “Then I went polar opposite.” Continue reading...

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‘I hate Democrats, but I love Abdul’: voters who left over Gaza return for progressive push

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T10:00:29+00:00

Michigan Senate nominee and others have re-energized one-time Democratic voters who abandoned the party under BidenTwo years ago, Zainab Bibi Ahmed thought she had turned her back on the Democrats for good. Now, she is volunteering for the party’s US Senate nominee in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed.Ahmed was one of 100,000 people to vote uncommitted in the February 2024 Democratic Michigan primary, in a bid to send a message to then US president Joe Biden about his support for Israel, as people watched what Amnesty International later called a “live-streamed genocide” in Gaza on their screens. Conti

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Trump laying groundwork to impose national emergency by sowing election distrust

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T10:00:29+00:00

President’s speech, declassification of documents and heightened claims of noncitizen voting have experts concernedA series of moves by Donald Trump’s administration to sow doubt in the integrity of US elections have intensified concern among voting experts – and sparked hope among election deniers – that it could declare a national emergency.The White House and US federal agencies have released a string of documents this summer – including disputed analyses of alleged voting by noncitzens and historical intelligence memos – stoking expectations that the US president could move to exert greate

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U.S.-Canada Trade War: What to Know About Tariffs and the Negotiations

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-23T09:47:28+00:00

Canada suspended trade negotiations, triggering President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Mark Carney said he would retaliate “dollar for dollar.”

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Elusive alpha?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T09:42:45+00:00

A skilled portfolio manager can experience bad luck, which could be a reason for the difficulty in generating alpha consistently

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IIFCL initiates $1.8-billion ECB fundraising programme

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T09:28:51+00:00

As part of the programme, IIFCL is envisaging raising about $1 billion through long-term ECBs, with tenors of up to 15 years, under the MIGA Guarantee Facility, in multiple tranches

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Informed consumers can shape insurance markets

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T09:18:41+00:00

As customers become more informed and digitally engaged, purchasing decisions are becoming more deliberate, more comparison-led and ultimately more aligned with individual protection needs

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Alibaba seeks $10 billion from share sale for AI expansion

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-23T09:17:12+00:00

The online retail giant-turned-AI player is offering 710 million shares at HK$112.7 each, represents a discount of 3.6 per cent to the closing price of Alibaba’s American depositary receipts on Friday

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Where water conflicts pose the biggest threat in 2026

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-23T09:13:23+00:00

Water-related conflicts have nearly quadrupled since 2020. As World Water Week 2026 begins, Al Jazeera unpacks the data.

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Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T09:07:44+00:00

Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British basesHackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down.The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the UK government and at no point was there there risk to the wider energy system. Continue reading...

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‘The line’s running half-empty’: Llanwern steelworks feels the heat from cheap steel imports

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-23T09:00:28+00:00

New quotas to protect UK firms and jobs appear to be having opposite effect in products such as galvanised steelAt Tata Steel’s factory in Llanwern, south Wales, production lines that should be running full-time are now falling quiet for parts of the day, with workers being put on to maintenance and cleaning work while machines sit idle.There aren’t enough orders to keep them running all the time, the company says, because of a surge of cheap steel coming from Asian countries that is threatening the viability of several UK sites that make similar products, and risk hundreds of jobs. Continue r

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