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Bar Council retreats amid ‘cockroach’ protest threat

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-14T08:53:53+00:00

The Council has reversed an order that said no 2026 graduate of NALSAR University of Law be enrolled as an advocate until further notice

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Українські ракети дістають будь-що важливе для Москви, і це підтвердив удар по Новоросійську, – Europe24

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-14T08:52:42+00:00

Чорноморський флот як реальна бойова сила фактично виведений з гри / фото скріншотУ ніч на 12 серпня року українські сили завдали удару по військово-морській базі в Новоросійську. База вважалася останнім...

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Перемир’я на морі: без перспектив

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-14T08:51:01+00:00

Іноземні ЗМІ пишуть, що Україна передала Росії пропозиції по перемирʼю на морі через США. Є великі сумніви, що росіяни погодяться. Як мінімум, зараз. І, щоб правильно ставити "діагнози" та робити прогнози,...

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Three firefighters and a child hospitalised in England as 150 million in Europe to experience temperatures above 35C – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T08:45:49+00:00

Four people taken to hospital in Stourbridge, West Midlands as extreme heat continues to grip EuropeFour taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands firesWhile the temperatures might be slightly dropping in the UK today, it’s not really the case elsewhere as still some 150 million people in Europe are going to experience temperatures of 35C or above today, an AFP analysis showed.Temperatures are set to surpass 30C for around three out of five European residents (excluding Turkey), amounting to around 350 million people, AFP said. Continue reading...

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India on track to hit record solar power installations in 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-14T08:42:53+00:00

India is set to commission more solar capacity in 2026 than in any year in its installation history, even as the policy driving that surge simultaneously creates a supply crunch that will push system prices significantly higher

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Nigel Farage investigation reopened by parliamentary watchdog after Clacton byelection win – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T08:34:30+00:00

Reform UK leader’s re-election restarts inquiry into £5m gift from cyrpto-billionaireWatchdog resumes investigation into Farage over financial giftsFarage wins Clacton byelection Analysis: Futile Clacton byelection has done Farage no favourThis election is a novelty with a record 34 candidates, including Howling Laud Hope of The Official Monster Raving Loony Party and Marcus White from the Everyone is God Party.They have pounded the streets of Clacton over the past few weeks as they seek to win the support of about 80,000 voters. Continue reading...

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Pour lutter contre Ebola, la réponse internationale prise de vitesse

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-14T08:30:06+00:00

Depuis l’épidémie ouest-africaine de 2014-2016 et celle de Covid-19 en 2020, la « préparation aux pandémies » est devenue un mot d’ordre international. Cela n’a pas empêché de nouvelles failles d’apparaître à l’occasion de cette nouvelle crise. L’argent, même lorsqu’il est disponible, arrive souvent trop tard.

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Суглоби, ріст і м'язи: чому великим породам собак потрібен окремий раціон – пояснює PRACTIK

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-14T08:30:00+00:00

Обираючи корм для лабрадора, вівчарки, дога чи малінуа, петбатьки насамперед думають про фізіологічні потреби великого собаки. Чи витримають суглоби щеняти швидкий ріст? Чи допоможе раціон підтримувати...

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Futile Clacton byelection has done Farage no favours

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T08:25:33+00:00

The Reform UK leader forced a vote that failed to make financial questions disappear, only the man himself• Clacton byelection – UK politics liveDawn had long broken in the Essex town of Clacton-on-Sea when the results for the byelection came in. After a gruelling count, an atmosphere of deep exhaustion had settled over the room. Even the man with a dustbin on his head looked weary.As it was declared that Nigel Farage had, as expected, won, there was no cheering in the room, which had been boycotted by the Reform UK leader and his supporters; instead there was only an overwhelming sense of fut

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Standards watchdog resumes investigation into Nigel Farage over financial gifts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T08:17:55+00:00

Reform UK leader’s return to Clacton restarts inquiry into £5m gift from cyrpto-billionaire and support from fraudsterThe suspended parliamentary standards investigation into Nigel Farage over accusations he failed to declare gifts and donations has resumed after the Reform UK leader’s re-election as the MP for Clacton.The twofold investigation by Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, was paused after Farage resigned from his seat and called a byelection in protest at what he said was unfair scrutiny of his finances. Continue reading...

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En Cisjordanie, l’armée israélienne humiliée par une poignée de colons qui font le siège de maisons palestiniennes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-14T08:15:51+00:00

Echouant à chasser quelques « jeunes des collines », la hiérarchie militaire s’est tournée contre leurs victimes palestiniennes. L’Etat craint que ces militants radicaux n’attirent des critiques de Washington contre des projets de colonisation plus ambitieux.

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Aurobindo Pharma arm Eugia Pharma's Telangana unit gets warning letter from USFDA

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-14T08:14:19+00:00

In May this year the company had stated that the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) inspected Unit-I, a formulation manufacturing facility of Eugia Pharma Specialities Ltd located at Telangana from February 16 to February 27, 2026

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Благочестива ширма та мільйонна імперія: що стоїть за красивою легендою Enjoy The Wood

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-14T08:12:01+00:00

Бренд дерев’яних виробів Enjoy The Wood завоював серця сотень українців. Однак детальніший погляд на судові справи, схеми дроблення бізнесу та майновий стан власників бренду викликає низку питань.

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The Gambian women turning grief into song

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-14T08:09:59+00:00

Known as the Kanyeleng, they have transformed their experience of child loss through a tradition of music.

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Pocock and crossbenchers call Labor’s NDIS overhaul ‘too far, too fast’ in scathing Senate inquiry report

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T08:04:02+00:00

Greens say Labor’s reform set to ‘rip life-changing supports away from disabled people instead of raising additional revenue through taxing gas exports’Crossbenchers have slammed the Albanese government’s proposed overhaul of the NDIS as going “too far, too fast” as the changes to curb the growth of the $52bn program appear set to pass the parliament as early as next week.The Greens and independent ACT senator, David Pocock, delivered scathing assessments of the bill they warn will enable blunt and indiscriminate cuts to individual budgets supporting more than 770,000 Australians with disabili

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Lending to property investors falls sharply in ‘tiny’ step towards fairer housing market in Australia, expert says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-14T08:03:29+00:00

ABS data shows an almost 9% slump in new lending to investors after three interest rate hikes this yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn what one economist is describing as a “tiny step” toward a fairer housing market after decades of bad policy, property investors are shying away from established homes, and putting money into new builds instead, new data shows.New lending to property investors fell sharply in the three months to June, slumping almost 9%, ABS data showed, while the number of total new home loans

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