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England’s Ancient Trees Are Dying in the Heat

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-21T09:03:59+00:00

Extreme temperatures and drought are adding to the stress on oak trees that have lived for hundreds of years and play a key role in the national imagination.

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Giorgia Meloni Cuts the Hard Right a Path to Power

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-21T09:01:20+00:00

In a rare interview, the onetime political outcast reflects on her route from “the uncomfortable side of history” to the threshold of leading Italy’s most durable postwar government.

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En la Expo Real Estate se presentó la firma digital para acuerdos entre partes privadas

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-08-21T09:00:38+00:00

El ministro Federico Sturzenegger participó con la presidenta del Colegio de Escribanos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Magdalena Tato, en el anuncio de una plataforma para acuerdos privados.No reemplaza la certificación que ambas partes realizan ante un escribano.

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Conjunto de usos mixtos para una nueva centralidad en Neuquén

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-08-21T09:00:36+00:00

El complejo Gamma Norte está ubicado en un punto estratégico de la ciudad, sobre un terreno en desnivel. Aporta calidad al espacio público y comprende gimnasio, locales comerciales y un edificio de oficinas.

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Durham art gallery opens with works by Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T09:00:30+00:00

The Light aims to bring art of international significance to north-east EnglandWorks by Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Olafur Eliasson have gone on display at a new contemporary art gallery and museum in north-east England which aims to show works of international significance.The Light is a £17m redevelopment of a museum in Durham that closed 10 years ago to considerable local uproar. Continue reading...

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See the Light: Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen illuminate Durham gallery’s revival

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T09:00:30+00:00

Art of international significance planned for £17m redevelopment of museum whose closure sparked uproarWorks by Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Olafur Eliasson have gone on display at a new contemporary art gallery and museum in north-east England which aims to show works of international significance.The Light is a £17m redevelopment of a museum in Durham that closed 10 years ago to local uproar. Continue reading...

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Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-21T09:00:29+00:00

Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.

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Les Européens haussent le ton contre la colonisation en Cisjordanie et dénoncent « des niveaux sans précédent de violences » commises par des colons israéliens

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-21T09:00:04+00:00

La France, l’Allemagne, le Royaume-Uni, l’Italie, la Norvège et les Pays-Bas jugent « inacceptable », dans un communiqué commun, la décision israélienne de publier des appels d’offres pour des constructions dans la zone palestinienne dite « E1 », qui auraient pour conséquence de couper en deux le territoire occupé.

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Cisjordanie : les Européens haussent le ton contre la colonisation et dénoncent « des niveaux sans précédent de violences » commises par des colons israéliens

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-21T09:00:04+00:00

La France, l’Allemagne, le Royaume-Uni, l’Italie, la Norvège et les Pays-Bas jugent « inacceptable », dans un communiqué commun, la décision israélienne de publier des appels d’offres pour des constructions dans la zone palestinienne dite « E1 », qui auraient pour conséquence de couper en deux le territoire occupé.

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Retail sales in Great Britain fall despite heatwave increasing food and drink demand

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T08:58:10+00:00

Volume of goods sold in stores and online dropped 0.5% in July, ONS saysBusiness live – latest updatesRetail sales across Great Britain weakened last month despite the men’s football World Cup and record temperatures boosting the demand for food and drink.The Office for National Statistics said the volume of goods sold in stores and online fell 0.5% in July. That is down from 0.7% rise in June – revised down from initial estimates of 1% – and a 1.3% rise in May. Continue reading...

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"Не розумію причини": олігарх Єрмолаєв вперше розповів про замах в Монако

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-21T08:58:00+00:00

Після вибуху біля його квартири в Монако Єрмолаєв переніс кілька операцій і тепер заявляє, що не вважає Березовську головною організаторкою замаху.

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Construcción modular: respuestas ágiles para la demanda patagónica

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-08-21T08:42:35+00:00

Con plazos de ejecución más cortos y ventajas logísticas, los sistemas industrializados en seco ganan terreno en el sur del país. Se van a mostrar en la próxima Edifica Neuquén como una solución para proyectos de infraestructura, turismo y vivienda.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty trade flat amid weak global cues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-21T08:40:57+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty were trading flat in the afternoon session on Friday as elevated crude oil prices due to geopolitical uncertainties and a sharp fall in US markets made investors cautious.

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Burnham to chair growth meeting call at No 10 North – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T08:34:41+00:00

The PM will be working alongside chancellor John Healey, Lou Haigh, Angela Rayner and Sally Jameson with regional mayors expected to be involvedHello and welcome to the UK politics live blog.Prime minister Andy Burnham will be working from No 10 North in Manchester today, where he will chair what some in government are referring to as the “growth situation room”.Burnham said yesterday that fly-tippers will be forced to pay for the clean-up when they dump waste illegally. The prime minister laid out his plans to crackdown on waste crimes as he visited an illegal dump in West Yorkshire.Racism an

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Військові відчувають гострий дефіцит броньованих машин для медичної евакуації

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-21T08:26:58+00:00

У 2026-му році склалась дивна ситуація із забезпеченням транспортом груп медичної евакуації. Держава із великим запізненням, але таки законтрактувала десятки тисяч наземних роботів (НРК), але весь рік...

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Mps, Intesa e gli altri protagonisti: guida aggiornata al risiko bancario

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-21T08:22:25+00:00

Siena lancia due offerte di scambio su Banco Bpm e Banca Generali: modalità e prezzi. La distribuzione prevede 1 miliardo cash e 3 miliardi in azioni di Assicurazioni Generali. La strategia del banchiere e i dettagli per gli azionisti

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Weather tracker: Extreme rainfall deluges Japan and South Korea

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T08:19:21+00:00

Unprecedented downpours cause deaths, evacuations and transport chaos. Plus, Hurricane Lala batters HawaiiSouth Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rainfall late last week and into this week. On 13 August in the city of Chiba near Tokyo there was a record-breaking 115mm of rainfall in just one hour, while the nearby city of Sakura broke its own record with 97mm in one hour. A level five emergency warning for heavy rain was issued by local authorities – the highest alert level and the first time one has been issued since the system was implemented in May.More than 100,000 households were asked

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Weather tracker: Extreme rain deluges Japan and South Korea

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-21T08:19:21+00:00

Downpours break records and cause transport chaos, evacuations and deaths, as people get trapped inside vehicles South Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rain late last week and into this week. On 13 August in the city of Chiba near Tokyo there was a record-breaking 115mm of rainfall in just one hour, while the nearby city of Sakura broke its own record with 97mm in one hour. Local authorities issued a level 5 emergency warning for heavy rain, the highest alert level and the first time one has been issued since the system was implemented in May.More than 100,000 households were asked to evacu

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