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В ЄС заявили, що антикорупційні програми перетворилися на монополію із заробляння грошей, - "Дзеркало тижня"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-12T10:25:00+00:00

Чим більше антикорупційних процедур створюється, тим більше потрібно міжнародних проєктів, експертів та фінансування для їхнього забезпечення.

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UK heatwave live: Burnham considers ban on disposable barbecues to prevent wildfires

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T10:24:17+00:00

Prime minister suggests possible measure as he prepares to chair emergency Cobra meeting in response to extreme heatSpotted this picture on the newswires that feels truly apocalyptic:The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has commented on analysis estimating that this summer’s heatwaves have cost the UK economy £4.4bn so far this year (you can read that report here).This summer’s extreme heat is striking at the heart of our economy, losing this country billions when we can ill afford it.And yet prime minister Burnham is missing in action on this issue - we haven’t heard a word about how he pla

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le vice-président américain, J. D. Vance, a demandé à Kiev d’arrêter de frapper des pétroliers en mer Noire, selon « The Financial Times »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-12T10:20:05+00:00

Le quotidien britannique a rapporté, mercredi, que l’Ukraine avait mis fin à ses frappes de drones visant certains pétroliers en mer Noire, à la suite d’un appel entre J. D. Vance et le président ukrainien, Volodymyr Zelensky, le 31 juillet.

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Drone footage shows rare bird’s-eye view of stingrays off New York coast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:27+00:00

With wing spans up to 3ft, the shy cownose ray species typically arrive in Long Island waters in the warmer monthsDrone footage of dozens of stingrays in the ocean off New York has captivated beachgoers and marine enthusiasts, offering a rare bird’s-eye view of a species that scientists say has visited the area for decades.The footage was captured las`t Friday off the coast of Southampton on the Long Island peninsula by Joanna Steidle, a Hamptons-based professional drone pilot known for her aerial ocean shots. It shows cownose rays gliding through the water en masse near the surface. Continue

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Trump’s secret flight switch indicates severity of assassination threat by Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T10:00:27+00:00

Iran lost top leaders in the war and US ‘humiliation ... a form of revenge’, say experts, after administration’s flight ruseSince the joint US-Israeli strikes in February that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and scores of other senior Iranian officials on the first day of the war, a revenge plot to kill Donald Trump should not have appeared far-fetched.But the US administration’s elaborate ruse to spirit Trump off of Air Force One in Turkey last month indicates a credibility to the Iranian threat that has surprised many in Washington – including the Trump aides and journali

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Groww adds over 70,000 active clients in July: NSE data

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T09:56:45+00:00

Groww’s active client base rose to 1.312 crore, taking its market share to 28.88% from 28.72% in June

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Eli Lilly escalates fight against black market weight-loss medicines

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T09:55:58+00:00

The drug company said Wednesday that it planned to file lawsuits against US businesses that sell retatrutide products illegally, and it’s asking regulators to do more to rein in the illicit market

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Iran war and high living costs fueling last-minute holiday bookings, Tui says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:54:59+00:00

Geopolitics and cost of living crisis have cost Europe’s largest travel company €60m so farHolidaymakers are waiting until the last minute to book their trips because of the continuing uncertainty caused by the war in Iran and the cost of living crisis, according to Tui, Europe’s largest travel company, which said the war had cost it €60m (£51m) so far.In the weeks after the outbreak of war at the end of February, Tui recorded a temporary drop-off in customers wanting to travel to Cyprus or Turkey, in what the company called a “volatile market”. Continue reading...

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Iran war and high living costs fuel last-minute holiday bookings, Tui says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:54:59+00:00

Geopolitics and cost of living crisis have cost Europe’s largest travel company €60m so farHolidaymakers are waiting until the last minute to book their trips because of the continuing uncertainty caused by the war in Iran and the cost of living crisis, according to Tui, Europe’s largest travel company, which said the war had cost it €60m (£51m) so far.In the weeks after the outbreak of war at the end of February, Tui recorded a temporary drop-off in customers wanting to travel to Cyprus or Turkey, in what the company called a “volatile market”. Continue reading...

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Immigration minister says poorer areas have taken ‘fair share’ of asylum seekers – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:44:33+00:00

Anna Turley backs up Andy Burnham’s suggestion that affluent areas should house more asylum seekers in futureThe order of service for the funeral of Ann Widdecombe has been published, the BBC’s Michael Keohan reports. He says:She will enter Buckfast Abbey to ‘amazing grace’ just after 2pm.There will also be tributes from Sir Christian Sweeting and Ann’s nephew the Rev Roger Widdecombe.Donations have been requested to be split between Leprosy mission and Aboud India in memory of Ann.Ahead of the funeral at 2, there will be a solem mass at 11.The reality is, this is a military base that is outsi

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India plans insurance reforms to rein in healthcare costs, sources say

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T09:41:48+00:00

Medical ⁠inflation of roughly 12% to 14% a year, according to industry estimates, puts pressure on families and prompts authorities to hunt ways to standardise pricing and coverage

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Trump plays down Air Force One plane switch as criticism grows over ‘decoy’ passengers – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:41:27+00:00

President says Secret Service wanted him on ‘different plane’ due to threat as Democrats call for congressional briefingHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.President Donald Trump said he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat that he insisted didn’t scare him. Continue reading...

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Indian physicist Deepak Dhar wins prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T09:40:38+00:00

Dhar is a professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (ICTS-TIFR) in Bengaluru

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Thailand Halts New Gun Permits After Mass Shooting at a School

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:39:20+00:00

It remains to be seen how far the government will go to tighten gun control in the country, which has experienced a string of high-profile shootings in recent years.

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