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Droits de douane : Donald Trump annonce une suspension temporaire des taxes sur certaines importations de bœuf

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-21T13:01:40+00:00

Le coût de la viande bovine a explosé aux Etats-Unis, où le prix d’un steak a augmenté de 15 % sur la dernière année. Jusqu’à 300 000 tonnes de produits destinés au bœuf haché doivent être importés sans droits de douanes dans le pays, sur les 90 prochains jours.

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La città in India dove l’IA crea nuovi posti di lavoro, ma solo per il tempo di addestrare i robot

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-21T12:58:03+00:00

A Karur, nel sud del Paese, migliaia di persone, soprattutto giovani laureati, lavorano nell’annotazione dei dati, insegnando ai robot umanoidi a riconoscere e svolgere attività nel mondo reale. Ma il ministro dell’Informazione e Tecnologia avverte: “Il Paese dovrebbe evitare di creare opportunità che potrebbero scomparire proprio come è successo con i lavori di back office”

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Rougeole : comment vaccino-scepticisme de l’administration Trump favorise-t-elle le retour de la maladie ?

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-21T12:54:25+00:00

Les Etats-Unis pourraient bientôt suivre le chemin du Canada et de plusieurs pays européens en perdant, en novembre, leur statut de pays ayant éliminé la rougeole. La baisse de la couverture vaccinale, poussée par l’administration Trump, est la principale cause de cette crise.

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Palestine Action ‘Barclays five’ will not be sentenced as terrorists

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T12:42:26+00:00

Activists who targeted bank in Burnley were found guilty in June of causing damage exceeding £200,000Five Palestine Action activists who vandalised a Barclays branch in Burnley will not be sentenced as terrorists, a judge has ruled.Dubbed the Barclays five, Brendon O’Hagan, 28; Amanda Kelly, 31; Hmeera Atiqnisar, 31; Mohammed Malik, 28; and Alma Yaniv, 70, were all found guilty in June of causing damage exceeding £200,000, after breaking windows and throwing red paint at a branch of Barclays Bank in Lancashire in August 2024. Continue reading...

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Home Office could be blocked from deporting trafficking victims to Albania

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T12:25:07+00:00

Many males are returned even if they are trafficking victims but Home Office must now consider new legal guidanceUK politics live – latest updatesThe Home Office could be blocked from deporting many young male trafficking victims to Albania after a major court ruling.Thousands of Albanian males have been identified as potential trafficking victims in the UK in recent years. Many are sent back to their country even if they are potential or confirmed victims of trafficking, as the Home Office contends they will be safe there. Continue reading...

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Jamie and Jools Oliver pay themselves £1.7m dividend as profits almost halve

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T12:02:48+00:00

Pre-tax earnings slump at chef’s food and media group after one-off costs including for a new cookery schoolJamie and Jools Oliver have paid themselves a £1.7m dividend – more than 40% down on last year – after profits at their cookery and media empire almost halved.Sales at Jamie Oliver Holdings remained broadly steady at £28.4m in 2025, £160,000 less than in the previous year, as a strong performance at the group’s own restaurants, franchise business, cookery schools and TV productions offset a decline in royalties, licensing and endorsements. Continue reading...

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Jamie and Jools Oliver pay themselves £1.5m dividend as profits almost halve

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T12:02:48+00:00

Pre-tax earnings slump at chef’s food and media group after one-off costs including for a new cookery schoolJamie and Jools Oliver have paid themselves a £1.5m dividend – more than 40% down on last year – after profits at their cookery and media empire almost halved.Sales at Jamie Oliver Holdings remained broadly steady at £28.4m in 2025, £160,000 less than in the previous year, as a strong performance at the group’s own restaurants, franchise business, cookery schools and TV productions offset a decline in royalties, licensing and endorsements. Continue reading...

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Rise in migrant deaths as 19 bodies found along Arizona border last month

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T12:00:35+00:00

Pima county figures show highest number of monthly migrant deaths in two years as critics condemn US policyAccording to newly released data from the medical examiner’s office in Pima county, Arizona, the remains of 19 migrants, including children, were recovered along the Arizona-Mexico border last month.The figure accounts for the highest number of monthly deaths in that area since 2024 and brings the number of total remains found to 73 this year, 14 more than the same time period last year. Continue reading...

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‘It could only have been one person’: top former detective says system failed the murdered journalist Lyra McKee

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T12:00:34+00:00

Jason Murphy believes he knows who killed McKee in Derry, but culture of silence and mistrust of police is denying her family justiceWhen Lyra McKee was shot and killed on the night of 18 April 2019, approximately 150 people were in her vicinity. The 29-year-old journalist had watched in a crowd as rioting broke out in Derry, Northern Ireland. Police footage captured the grainy outline of a man firing a handgun.“Someone’s fucking shot,” a bystander could be heard crying in mobile phone footage shown as evidence in court. “There’s a fucking kid shot in the head.” Continue reading...

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