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Transport watchdog investigates third near-miss at Sydney airport

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-13T12:35:02+00:00

Two planes came close to collision on the runway on Sunday – hours after another near miss – making a total of three in recent weeksGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe transport safety watchdog is investigating a third near-collision between two planes at Sydney airport – the latest incident occurring hours after one that made national news and raised concerns about air traffic control.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday night that it was investigating a second “runway incursion” on Sunday 9 August. Continue reading...

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Перевірка НБУ виявила відмивання Укрпоштою 11 млрд гривень, - Економічна правда

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-13T12:31:25+00:00

НБУ суттєві порушення в роботі поштового оператора / фото УНІАННБУ виявив проведення Укрпоштою нетипових операцій та суттєві порушення в роботі з готівкою. Поштовий оператор міг стати одним із ключових...

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Перевірка НБУ виявила відмивання Укрпоштою 11 млрд гривень, - ЗМІ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-13T12:31:00+00:00

НБУ суттєві порушення в роботі поштового оператора / фото УНІАННБУ виявив проведення Укрпоштою нетипових операцій та суттєві порушення в роботі з готівкою. Поштовий оператор міг стати одним із ключових...

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Amaravati: CM Naidu opens Seed Access Road, steel bridges

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-13T12:25:36+00:00

The new connectivity is expected to make direct access to the capital faster, easier and more comfortable for motorists.

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Sports Direct owner buys Harvey Nichols department store chain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-13T12:22:13+00:00

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group acquires Knightsbridge-headquartered retailer after it went into administrationBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of Sports Direct has bought Harvey Nichols out of administration after the upmarket department store chain warned it could run out of money if it did not find new funding.Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group said on Thursday it had bought the department store chain, which is headquartered at its store in Knightsbridge, for an undisclosed sum on the same day as it was placed into administration. It has 13 stores and 1,200 employees. Continue reading...

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Transport watchdog investigates another near miss at Sydney airport

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-13T12:19:36+00:00

Two planes came close to collision on the runway on Sunday – hours after another near miss – making a total of three in recent weeksGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe transport safety watchdog is investigating a another near-collision between two planes at Sydney airport – an incident that occurred on the same day as one that made national news and raised concerns about air traffic control.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday night that it was investigating a second “runway incursion” on Sunday 9 August. Continue reading...

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En Cisjordanie occupée, Israël inaugure la colonie de Ganim, démantelée en 2005

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-13T12:18:56+00:00

Ganim est l’une des quatre colonies israéliennes évacuées par Israël dans le cadre du plan de retrait de l’ancien premier ministre Ariel Sharon en 2005, avec Homesh, Sa-Nur et Kadim, toutes situées dans le nord du territoire palestinien.

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З 2 по 6 вересня 2026 року в Києві відбудеться Ukrainian Fashion Week SS27

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-13T12:13:00+00:00

Свої колекції представлять 50 українських модних брендів. "Цей сезон особливий – попри виснажливу зиму, попри літо під постійними обстрілами, ми обʼєднуємо бренди, які продовжують жити і творити в Україні....

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IndiQube Spaces Q1 loss narrows to ₹24 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-13T12:07:55+00:00

Total income increased to ₹448.81 crore in Q1 of this fiscal, up from ₹324.12 crore in the same period last year, as per a regulatory filing

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"Душок Анкориджа": як Путіна знову "кинули"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-13T12:07:30+00:00

Рік тому на Алясці відбулася зустріч президента США Дональда Трампа з російським диктатором Володимиром Путіним. І хоча фактичним результатом цього саміту було коротке: "просто поговорили", кремлівська...

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Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-13T12:00:03+00:00

Ethics experts and Democrats express alarm as Trump uses office to grow his personal fortune to ‘unprecedented’ level Donald Trump’s use of his second presidency to grow his personal fortune has alarmed legal and ethics experts and congressional Democrats as he has reaped an “unprecedented” $2.2bn in 2025 revenues by amassing big cryptocurrency holdings, benefitting from wealthy foreign interests, expanding his Truth Social business and more, while federal oversight of his actions has waned.Trump last year raked in at least $1.4bn from his crypto ventures according to financial disclosure form

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California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-13T12:00:00+00:00

State is US’s largest user of pesticide that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s diseaseCalifornia is banning paraquat, a highly toxic, controversial herbicide used across millions of acres of American cropland.Public health advocates characterize it as a deadly substance that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease. It is already outlawed in more than 70 countries, including China, the UK and the EU. Yet in the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reapproved it for use in 2021 and 2024. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev revendique une attaque de drones sur une raffinerie de Gazprom, près de la frontière kazakhe

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-13T11:56:31+00:00

« La raffinerie russe Neftekhim Salavat de Gazprom a été touchée », rapporte l’état-major ukrainien, jeudi. Ce complexe pétrochimique est situé dans la République du Bachkortostan, à 1 400 kilomètres de l’Ukraine. Selon les autorités locales, 21 drones ont participé à cette attaque contre Salavat, et 16 d’entre eux ont été abattus.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev revendique une attaque de drones contre une raffinerie de Gazprom, près de la frontière kazakhe

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-13T11:56:26+00:00

« La raffinerie russe Neftekhim Salavat de Gazprom a été touchée », rapporte l’état-major ukrainien, jeudi. Ce complexe pétrochimique est situé dans la République du Bachkortostan, à 1 400 kilomètres de l’Ukraine. Selon les autorités locales, 21 drones composaient cette attaque contre Salavat et 16 d’entre eux ont été abattus.

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Иран повышает ставки

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-13T11:52:49+00:00

Президент Ирана Масуд Пезешкиан назначил Мохсена Резаи секретарем Высшего совета национальной безопасности (ВСНБ). Это событие действительно знаковое для иранской, да и для мировой политики.

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Severe storms cut power supply to 540,000 homes in US midwest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-13T11:49:29+00:00

Indiana faced most outages at 267,000, about 8% of its customers, with severe thunderstorms and wind aheadPower supply was cut on Thursday ⁠to about 540,000 homes and businesses across the US midwest as severe storms battered the region, data ⁠from PowerOutage.us showed.Indiana ⁠was the ​hardest-hit state, with more than 267,000 outages, representing about 8% of its roughly 3.3 million customers, the data ⁠showed. Continue reading...

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Fintech startup Navi said to hire banks for ₹3,000 crore IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-13T11:46:56+00:00

The IPO is expected to comprise a primary share sale, with no secondary offering by existing shareholders, the people said. Navi is seeking a valuation of as much as $2 billion and is targeting to file the prospectus by December

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