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Krystal Integrated Services bags ₹134-cr order from MSRTC

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-20T09:52:25+00:00

Krystal will provide facility management from housekeeping and sanitation to technical maintenance and allied support services across MSRTC’s Mumbai and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar operations

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From ‘elation’ to ‘terrible news’ in 10 minutes: how the confusion over missing bushwalker Lily Hooper unfolded

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T09:51:31+00:00

The 18-year-old’s body was found in Nattai national park on Thursday – but initial police messages indicated she had been found alivePolice have blamed dense bushland and radio confusion for wrongly reporting to 18-year-old Lily Hooper’s parents, the New South Wales premier and the media that the missing bushwalker had been found alive.Hooper had last been seen on 12 August after leaving home for a hike in the rugged bushland of Nattai national park, 90km south-west of Sydney. She was reported missing that night, triggering a multi-agency search involving nearly 1,000 people, including hundred

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Командиру, який самотужки вивіз поранених бійців, надали звання Героя України

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-20T09:43:41+00:00

Владислав Польський під вогнем дістався до двох важкопоранених бійців, які застрягли на підбитій роботизованій платформі, власноруч переніс їх у пікап і вивіз.

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La vera identità di Porco Rosso

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-20T09:31:25+00:00

Il personaggio del film si chiama Marco Pagot, l’animatore italiano che conobbe Miyazaki nel 1979. Un omaggio dopo anni di amicizia e qualche litigio. «Era un po’ orso, ma grazie ai disegni ci siamo capiti»

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Procès de Meta : la société contre l’avidité des plateformes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T09:30:10+00:00

Depuis le 18 août, 29 Etats américains poursuivent la firme de Mark Zuckerberg, propriétaire d’Instagram et de Facebook. Ce procès marquera une prise de conscience sociétale salutaire, comparable au retournement de l’opinion contre les cigarettiers il y a trente ans

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Canicule en Allemagne : 14 000 morts liées à la chaleur cet été

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-20T09:29:45+00:00

Les personnes âgées de 75 ans et plus ont été les plus touchées, selon le rapport hebdomadaire de l’Institut Robert Koch, qui précise que les températures ont dépassé les 41 °C par endroits au cours de la semaine du 22 au 28 juin, qui a été caniculaire en Allemagne.

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Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T09:25:57+00:00

‘Emma’ the Rotherham chatbot has 17 languages says AI firm – but health watchdog says system struggling with local ‘twangs’Patients in a South Yorkshire town are frustrated by an AI GP receptionist not understanding their “broad accents”, a health watchdog has said.Healthwatch Rotherham, a local health and social care watchdog, said a number of practices in the area had introduced a new AI receptionist called Emma. Continue reading...

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Drug-dealing, makeshift weapons and a ‘culture of fear’ at Villawood detention centre, report warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T09:23:42+00:00

Prolonged detention of children, insufficient staffing and hazardous damage to buildings are among the ombudsman’s concernsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDrugs are being openly dealt inside Villawood detention centre; makeshift weapons are being manufactured amid intimidation, standover tactics and a “culture of fear”; people are sleeping outside under CCTV cameras for their own safety; and children are being kept from going to school, a scathing report from the independent monitor has found.The commonwealth’s Na

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Missing teen hiker Lily Hooper found dead as NSW police apologise for miscommunication ‘born of elation’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T09:17:45+00:00

Initial report from ‘thick and dense terrain’ where Hooper was located was she had been found alive but within 10 minutes a ‘more accurate account’ was relayed to policeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper has been found in a remote New South Wales national park more than a week after she set out on her hike.SES search volunteers found her off the walking trail in the state’s southern highlands on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

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Hayao Miyazaki, i segreti del creatore di Lupin III

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-20T09:15:39+00:00

Il grande artista giapponese ha raccontato in un libro autobiografico (che finalmente arriva in Italia e che abbiamo letto in anteprima) la sua poetica, la sua vita e le differenze tra Oriente e Occidente. E tutto l’amore per l’animazione

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Uccisa e bruciata l’influencer Sonia Bellina. La gogna social: “Se l’era meritato”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-20T09:08:11+00:00

La famiglia: “Non sporcate la sua memoria, denunceremo chi condivide insulti e cattiverie”. Il corpo della ragazza di 29 anni, nudo e carbonizzato, era stato trovato tra i filari delle vigne di Saint-Gilles, nella regione del Gard. L’identificazione della vittima è arrivata solo dopo gli esami del Dna

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Uccisa e bruciata l’influencer Sonia Bellina. La vergogna social: “Se l’era meritato”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-20T09:08:11+00:00

La famiglia: “Non sporcate la sua memoria, denunceremo chi condivide insulti e cattiverie”. Il corpo della ragazza di 29 anni, nudo e carbonizzato, era stato trovato tra i filari delle vigne di Saint-Gilles, nella regione del Gard. L’identificazione della vittima è arrivata solo dopo gli esami del Dna

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Sales of trainers dive as cost of living pressures hit JD Sports performance

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T09:03:50+00:00

Inflation deterring shoppers from spending, especially in the US, says sportswear fashion chain Sports fashion retailer JD has slashed its profit forecasts as cost-of-living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers.JD Sports, which sells a range of sports brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflation had hit shoppers’ wallets, resulting in falling sales across important markets such as the US, where it struggled to quickly shift trainers and other footwear. Continue reading...

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Sales of trainers dive at JD Sports as cost of living pressures bite

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-20T09:03:50+00:00

Inflation deterring shoppers from spending, especially in the US, says high street chainThe sports fashion retailer JD has cut its profit forecasts as cost of living pressures, fuelled by the US war on Iran, weighed on sales of trainers.JD Sports, which sells brands including Nike and Adidas, said widespread inflation had hit shoppers’ wallets, resulting in a drop in sales across important markets such as the US, where it struggled to shift trainers and other footwear. Continue reading...

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The A.I.-Robotics Job Only a Human Can Do

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-20T09:03:41+00:00

In India, some people are strapping cameras to their bodies to collect data on how humans move and train A.I.

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