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Sensex, Nifty open flat as crude stays near $90, inflation data in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T09:37:59+00:00

Tuesday's session ended on a weak note, with the Nifty shedding 112.10 points or 0.46% and the Sensex falling 388 points, as a sharp rise in crude oil prices dragged both indices below key psychological levels

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Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:36:34+00:00

Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwavesUK heatwave live – latest updatesJust 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed.The officials make up 0.3% of staff within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Continue reading...

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‘Send food photos’: Lobbyist paid for former premier’s brother to go to Fiji to avoid inquiry, Icac hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:31:19+00:00

Lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood gives evidence about allegations linked to Reformers at Independent Commission Against Corruption hearingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Liberal figure under investigation for allegedly accepting illegal political donations has told an inquiry he paid for the brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet to travel to Fiji and urged the CEO of Catholic Schools NSW to “go to Brisbane” to avoid appearing before a parliamentary committee.Consultant and lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood gave his third day of evidence to the Independent Commission Against

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‘Send food photos’: lobbyist paid for former premier’s brother to go to Fiji to avoid inquiry, Icac hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:31:19+00:00

Lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood gives evidence about allegations linked to Reformers at Independent Commission Against Corruption hearingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Liberal figure under investigation for allegedly accepting illegal political donations has told an inquiry he paid for the brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet to travel to Fiji and urged the CEO of Catholic Schools NSW to “go to Brisbane” to avoid appearing before a parliamentary committee.Consultant and lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood gave his third day of evidence to the Independent Commission Against

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L’offensive déplorable de Donald Trump contre les vaccins

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-12T09:30:02+00:00

En signant, lundi, un décret recommandant notamment aux Etats américains de diminuer le nombre de vaccins administrés en pédiatrie, le président républicain alimente de manière irresponsable le poison de la suspicion.

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IIT Madras, CAMS expand partnership for Fintech innovation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T09:28:57+00:00

The CAMS IIT Madras FinTech Innovation Lab will focus on emerging areas such as AI in financial services, digital payments, blockchain and tokenisation, cybersecurity, regulatory technology, WealthTech and InsurTech

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex falls nearly 400 points, Nifty holds 24,300; Tata stocks tumble

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-12T09:28:16+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Indian equities traded lower on Wednesday as rising crude prices, weak global cues and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on sentiment. Sensex fell 580 points and Nifty dropped 187 points by 11.42 a.m., while Tata stocks declined sharply following N Chandrasekaran’s reported resignation.

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"Зимовий апокаліпсис": що робити, щоб не було колапсу

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-12T09:28:00+00:00

Вже кілька тижнів у медіапросторі дедалі частіше звучать прогнози про нібито неминучий енергетичний колапс наступної зими. Одні спікери говорять про відсутність електроенергії по двадцять годин на добу,...

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Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:21:48+00:00

One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBarnaby Joyce has defended One Nation as “one of the gayest parties in Australia” after comments surfaced from one of its failed candidate describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness.The former National turned One Nation MP was asked to respond to a series of homophobic comments made by a former Western Australian legislative council candidate for One Nation in a video last month, as first reported by ABC on

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Путін зробив Трампу несподіваний подарунок і очікує на послугу у відповідь, – Sky News

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-12T09:19:00+00:00

Звільнення колишнього морського піхотинця США Роберта Гілмана – це спроба Москви відновити відносини та повернути ситуацію в потрібне Росії русло.

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Great Britain faces electricity supply shortfall during solar eclipse

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:18:21+00:00

Event expected to hit solar power just as fifth heatwave of summer increases use of air conditioning and fansGreat Britain faces a shortfall of electricity supplies on Wednesday evening as the near total solar eclipse is expected to wipe out solar power generation.The government’s electricity grid operator raised an official alarm that there is currently not enough power generation expected as the moon blocks up to 95% of the sun over parts of the country, the most dramatic eclipse visible in Great Britain since 1999. Continue reading...

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Progressive Francesca Hong falls short in Wisconsin as David Crowley wins Democratic primary for governor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:12:29+00:00

Crowley pulls off last-minute victory in tight race after polls had shown his progressive opponent as a clear frontrunnerDavid Crowley, the Milwaukee county executive, won the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor after beating the Democratic socialist Francesca Hong.Crowley pulled off a last-minute victory after re-entering the campaign and snagging an endorsement from Tony Evers, the outgoing governor. Continue reading...

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Ecuadorean Fishing Boats Hit by Mystery Attackers

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:02:30+00:00

Ecuadorean crews plying the waters of the Pacific have been targeted by a mysterious outfit equipped with drones. Some sailors appear to have lost their lives.

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Trump Tariffs Force Some Canadian Companies to Move South of the Border

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-12T09:02:04+00:00

If President Trump moves ahead with 50 percent tariffs on a wide range of Canadian products later this month, some companies may only survive by relocating to the United States.

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