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Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T10:00:43+00:00

Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker showsA database of federal law enforcement officer misconduct records. A survey measuring physical, sexual and emotional violence against children and youth. Real-time pollution readings collected by air quality monitors from US embassies around the world.These are among the hundreds of federal datasets that the Trump administration has taken down or altered as part of its aggressive campaign to wipe all mentions of data findings that do not align with the administ

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex down 400 pts, Nifty hover below 24,200; Infosys, TMPV top losers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T09:56:55+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Markets continued to trade in negative territory at midday on Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 hovers below the psychologically important 24,200 level and the Sensex extending losses as crude oil prices held firm and geopolitical tensions showed no signs of easing

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Carburanti, azzerato in autostrada lo sconto sul gasolio

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-18T09:54:57+00:00

Il prezzo al litro è tornato ai livelli del 4 agosto, quando è stato introdotto il taglio delle accise di 17 centesimi

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Ship attacked during Strait of Hormuz transit

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T09:48:33+00:00

An unidentified projectile damaged the engine room of a ship and “resulted in a crew casualty” early Tuesday morning as the vessel was trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex down 330 pts, Nifty hover below 24,200; Infosys, TMPV top losers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T09:44:08+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Markets continued to trade in negative territory at midday on Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 hovers below the psychologically important 24,200 level and the Sensex extending losses as crude oil prices held firm and geopolitical tensions showed no signs of easing

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Brokerages turn bullish on Juniper Hotels expansion plans

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T09:33:13+00:00

Brokerages expect Juniper to nearly double its room count to over 3,900 keys by FY31, backed by a capex roadmap of over ₹1,900 crore that is expected to be largely self-funded through internal accruals.

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Civil service chief got record £500,000 payout after Starmer dismissal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T09:32:26+00:00

Chris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 monthsThe former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout, in the region of £500,000, when he was forced out of the top job in Whitehall by Keir Starmer, it has emerged.The unprecedented payment was made after Wormald served just 14 months in the role of cabinet secretary before being replaced by Antonia Romeo. Continue reading...

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Videos show deadly school shooting in Philippines

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-18T09:31:56+00:00

A ninth-grade student opened fire at a high school in Zamboanga, Philippines, killing a fellow student and himself.

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Скільки варити яйця, щоб жовток був м’яким, рідким або твердим: кухарі дали чітку відповідь

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-18T09:27:00+00:00

Існує два поширених способи приготування яєць: класти їх у киплячу воду або починати варити в холодній воді. Час у цих випадках різниться.

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Скільки варити яйця, щоб жовток був м’яким, рідким чи твердим: кухарі дали чітку відповідь

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-18T09:27:00+00:00

Існує два поширених способи приготування яєць: класти їх у киплячу воду або починати варити в холодній воді. Час у цих випадках різниться.

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UK pay growth slows as job vacancies hit five-year low

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T09:26:59+00:00

Iran war prompts cost of living squeeze for workers as ONS reports unemployment rate stays at 4.9%Business live – latest updatesWage growth in the UK slowed in June, official figures show, and vacancies hit a five-year low as workers come under pressure from a renewed cost of living squeeze amid the economic impact from the Iran war.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show average growth in total earnings, including bonuses, fell to 4.1% in the three months to June, down from 4.4% in the three months to May. City economists had forecast a larger fall to 4%. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex down 330 pts, Nifty hover just above 24,200; Asian Paints, HCL Tech top losers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-18T09:25:56+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Markets continued to trade in negative territory at midday on Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 just above the psychologically important 24,200 level and the Sensex extending losses as crude oil prices held firm and geopolitical tensions showed no signs of easing

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England’s children’s commissioner says Prevent failing to help young people ‘fixated with violence’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T09:20:07+00:00

Report by Rachel de Souza finds 71% of children referred to UK anti-terror programme do not have a clear ideologyThe children’s commissioner for England has warned of a group of children “intoxicated by extremism” who need help the UK government’s anti-terror programme cannot provide.Referrals to Prevent – the programme designed to safeguard vulnerable people from being radicalised or drawn into extremism – involving children have risen in the past decade, from 2,918 in 2016-17 to 4,715 in 2024-25. Continue reading...

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Controversial NDIS bill undergoes ‘substantial’ amendments as Labor and Coalition strike deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-18T09:18:47+00:00

David Pocock says legislation still includes ‘indiscriminate cut’ impacting hundreds of thousands of participants The government’s controversial NDIS bill will undergo “substantial” amendments after Labor and the Coalition struck a deal, with some of the changes attracting heavy criticism from the Greens, the ACT senator David Pocock and the disability community.Sixty-three government amendments across both houses will be introduced as part of backroom deals to pass the bill on Tuesday night, the NDIS ministers, Mark Butler and Jenny McAllister, revealed. Continue reading...

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Асоціація газовидобувних компаній підтримала обмежений експорт газу з можливістю негайної зупинки

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-18T09:18:00+00:00

За запропонованим механізмом право продавати газ за кордон може бути оперативно скасоване у випадку появи "ризиків для енергобезпеки".

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