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Domestic air passenger traffic declines 4.8% in July

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:33:13+00:00

Industry observers attributed the decline to the seasonal slowdown in travel as well as calibrated capacity deployment by airline

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En Zambie, irrégularités et violences postélectorales menacent un pays coutumier des alternances démocratiques

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T15:30:07+00:00

Visé par des « menaces », le chef de l’opposition, Brian Mundubile, arrivé en deuxième position lors du scrutin présidentiel du 13 août, se terre depuis plusieurs jours dans les locaux des Nations unies. Lors d’un raid de l’armée à son domicile, un député de son parti a été tué.

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Clean home-care start-ups take on FMCG giants as consumer priorities shift

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:29:53+00:00

Brands such as Beco, Cleevo, Scrubsy and others are expanding across categories including dishwash, laundry, kitchen and surface care, while investors are beginning to see the segment as a larger consumer opportunity

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DGFT eases rupee trade rule for exporters

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:22:07+00:00

Rupee payments received by exporters through approved banking channels to be eligible for FTP benefits

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EU’s von der Leyen warns of ‘escalating campaign of threats’ as Romania destroys naval drone – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:21:52+00:00

Device was near country’s Neptun Deep gas platform in the Black SeaRomania’s military has destroyed a marine drone spotted just “a few hundred meters” from the Neptun Deep platform, a major offshore gas project in the Black Sea.The drone, spotted just “a few hundreds of meters” from the gas extraction works at the Neptun Deep platform located some 80 miles east of the city of Constanța, was destroyed by a Romanian F-16 fighter jet. Continue reading...

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‘Starve the beast’? The $40tn cost of Republicans’ false promises to cut spending

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:21:38+00:00

The enormous US debt under Trump will hobble the next Democratic administration – just as the GOP plannedYou could pin the US’s staggering $40tn in government debt to Donald Trump’s Keystone Cops-style governance. Tariffs he sold as a new source of revenue were struck down by the supreme court, forcing the government to return tens of billions of dollars to importers. Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge), ostensibly created to stop wasteful government spending, decimated federal programs and likely killed millions of children, but did nothing to close the budget deficit. Th

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Stars and Stripes publisher could be fired before planned retirement, sources say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:18:58+00:00

Max Lederer, longtime head of the US military news outlet, says his ‘philosophy of leadership’ differs from defense’sThe long-serving publisher of the Stars and Stripes could face an early dismissal just days after the taxpayer-funded military news outlet’s reporting revealed deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, according to a news report.Pentagon officials have discussed firing Max Lederer ahead of his scheduled retirement next month, according to CBS News, which quoted anonymous sources. Lederer, the publisher of the military daily for 19 years, had previ

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En Cisjordanie, un conseil de colons israéliens annonce le retour dans la colonie de Kadim évacuée en 2005

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T15:17:47+00:00

Le Conseil régional de Samarie, qui administre les colonies israéliennes du nord de la Cisjordanie occupée, a affirmé que 30 familles s’installaient dans la colonie de Kadim, évacuées il y a vingt et un ans dans le cadre du plan de désengagement de l’ancien premier ministre Ariel Sharon.

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TN chief minister Vijay seeks legislative assurance against loss of Lok Sabha representation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:16:52+00:00

Vijay urged the Government of India to strengthen the regulatory framework governing the online sale of prescription medicines, ensure stricter enforcement against their unauthorised sale, and review the existing legal framework to effectively address emerging substance abuse among youth

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Domestic air passenger traffic declines 4.8% in July

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:12:05+00:00

Industry observers attributed the decline to the seasonal slowdown in travel as well as calibrated capacity deployment by airline

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Ladakh to get J&K High Court bench, easing access to justice

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T15:10:48+00:00

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the decision in a post on X on Thursday saying the new bench would significantly improve access to justice for people living in remote parts of Ladakh by reducing the time needed to access legal services.

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UK politics: Burnham says fly-tippers will be forced to pay for the clean-up when they dump waste illegally – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:04:44+00:00

The prime minister plans to bring in the National Crime Agency to tackle the gangs behind dumpsValue being generated by student loans is “not what it should be”, Reform UK’s deputy leader said.Asked by reporters about the funding of the scheme by stopping foreign students accessing loans, Richard Tice said:Regarding the funding of this, cash is cash. Whether you think that it’s cash as a positive in a balance sheet or a bank account, or whether you’re borrowing it, it’s money. It’s cash.As Suella quite rightly said, the amount of money going into student loans, it’s all government money, and t

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Марія Кюрі роками варила тонни руди у звичайному сараї: так вона добувала радій

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-20T15:04:00+00:00

Умови праці були надзвичайно важкими. У приміщенні не було нормальної вентиляції, влітку там було дуже спекотно, а взимку температура наближалася до нуля.

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Марія Кюрі роками виварювала тонни руди у сараї: так вона добувала радій

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-20T15:04:00+00:00

Умови праці були надзвичайно важкими. У приміщенні не було нормальної вентиляції, влітку там було дуже спекотно, а взимку температура наближалася до нуля.

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Sydney air traffic controllers have ‘grave concerns’ about collision risk after airspace redesign

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:00:54+00:00

Exclusive: Federal government notified after whistleblower says controllers have ‘minimal confidence in their ability to handle’ rule changes related to second airportGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAir traffic controllers at Sydney airport have warned federal safety regulators they have “grave concerns” about changes to airspace rules introduced last month, likening the situation to the months leading up to a crash in Washington DC in which 67 people died.Guardian Australia can reveal the federal government was notified on Thursday of a confidential complaint consid

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‘Rival courts’: Prince Harry’s surprise UK return may provoke royal spot of bother

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T15:00:00+00:00

Family relationships remain damaged and there is no clarity on how Sussexes’ security concerns have been resolvedJust as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s departure from the UK six years ago came as a complete surprise, so too is their shock announcement they now intend to return.Their unilateral decision could fairly be said to have blind-sided the royals. King Charles was only informed on Sunday and is said not to have been involved in the decision making. No mention was made when Harry, Meghan and their two children visited Charles at his private home at Highgrove last month. Continue readin

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У Києві палає бізнес-центр внаслідок падіння уламків дрона, - Кличко

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-20T14:49:00+00:00

Ілюстративне фото ДСНС ЧернігівщиниУ Голосіївському районі Києва горить бізнес-центр після падіння уламків російського БПЛА. Про це повідомив мер столиці Віталій Кличко. Матеріал доповнюється...

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