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Au Canada, Mark Carney tempère ses critiques contre Donald Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-11T06:00:15+00:00

Arrivé au pouvoir en 2025 sur la promesse de tenir tête à l’administration républicaine de Washington, le premier ministre canadien est accusé de multiplier les concessions à la Maison Blanche.

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Consumer confidence at near two-year high as World Cup and UK holidaying lift summer spending

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T06:00:06+00:00

Barclays says survey shows people feel more secure in jobs and have more leeway to spend on non-essentialsBusiness live – latest updatesConsumer confidence hit its highest level in almost two years in July, according to research that indicated the closing stages of the men’s football World Cup and more people holidaying in the UK lifted summer spending.A truce in the Middle East conflict in June and the arrival of a new prime minister in No 10 also gave a lift to consumers after a long period of heightened uncertainty. Continue reading...

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Спіраль, квітка та метелик: що насправді означають символи на пральній машині

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-11T06:00:00+00:00

Серед найпоширеніших символів – спіраль, квітка бавовни, клубок вовни та рука в тазу. Однак їхнє значення може відрізнятися залежно від виробника.

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Australia news live: Bullock warns more hikes possible after RBA holds cash rate at 4.35%; PM faces Coalition questions on ‘classless’ melon comment

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T05:54:31+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTed O’Brien says that just because the Japanese government has downplayed melon-gate, doesn’t mean Anthony Albanese’s gaffe isn’t a “national embarrassment”.We’ve seen reports Japan sent a memo to the government last month suggesting they did not believe the prime minister’s comments about the pair of crown melons he received as a gift were made with “ill intention”.This is one of our most important partnerships. This is a national embarrassment. Now, we can say, ‘yes, but, you know, some people think it isn’t.’

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Coalition divided over tougher gambling laws - with MPs warning Angus Taylor against overreach

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T05:49:24+00:00

Some Liberal and National MPs warned against over-regulation in party room discussion, while others argued for more stringent rulesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition MPs have warned the opposition leader, Angus Taylor, not to overreach in talks with Anthony Albanese on Labor’s gambling advertising crackdown, insisting rules that are too stringent would not strike the right balance on personal responsibility.The prime minister and the opposition leader continued talks on Tuesday over a deal to advance Labor’

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Coalition divided over tougher gambling laws – with MPs warning Angus Taylor against overreach

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T05:49:24+00:00

Some Liberal and National MPs warned against over-regulation in party room discussion, while others argued for more stringent rulesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition MPs have warned the opposition leader, Angus Taylor, not to overreach in talks with Anthony Albanese on Labor’s gambling advertising crackdown, insisting rules that are too stringent would not strike the right balance on personal responsibility.The prime minister and the opposition leader continued talks on Tuesday over a deal to advance Labor’

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Tuesday briefing: To drill or not to drill – Burnham’s first big climate test

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T05:46:22+00:00

In today’s newsletter: As we enter our fifth summer heatwave, Andy Burnham’s government is looking at what the UK should do with its remaining North Sea oil and gasGood morning. What a difference a new job can make. “To have a shot at staying within 1.5C global warming, we can’t have any new oil or gasfields … It’s irresponsible and shortsighted to be funding new #fossilfuels when we need to be getting to #NetZero.” This was the 2022 message from Miatta Fahnbulleh, now the secretary of state for energy security and net zero. It’s a testament to her remarkable rise that Fahnbulleh wasn’t even

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Gold futures rise to ₹1.54 lakh/10 gm on spot demand

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-11T05:44:34+00:00

On the MCX, the yellow metal contracts for October delivery traded higher by ₹1,501, or 0.98%, at ₹1,54,600 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 1,332 lots

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Sparks fly in TN Assembly over alliance shifts

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-11T05:41:58+00:00

The debate quickly turned personal as members traded barbs over changing political allegiances

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Lobbying firm linked to Reformers created fake administrative assistant named ‘Jessica’, Icac hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T05:28:30+00:00

Consultant Jeremy Greenwood gives evidence to Independent Commission Against Corruption as it investigates allegations linked to Christian Liberal groupFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former lobbying firm which allegedly accepted illegal donations to fund factional Liberal party work created a fake administrative assistant called “Jessica”, an inquiry has heard.Consultant and lobbyist Jeremy Greenwood gave his second day of evidence to the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s (Icac) Operation Rosny on Tue

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Meta opens Muse Glimmer AI model weights to developers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-11T05:24:00+00:00

The move gives developers greater flexibility to build AI applications locally, while Meta prepares another model for broader developer access

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Colombia quake leaves more than 110 dead – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T05:22:34+00:00

This blog is now closed – a full report is herePeople remain trapped in Cali, one of Colombia’s largest cities, ​after more than two dozen structures ‌collapsed, mayor Alejandro Eder said. ‌He added that the city had asked authorities in Bogota and Medellin to send disaster teams ‌to support rescue efforts. Continue reading...

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Info Edge shares surge 5% after Q1 results

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-11T05:10:55+00:00

Info Edge’s consolidated profit after tax stood at ₹490 crore in the quarter, compared with ₹755.7 crore in the March 2026 quarter and ₹343 crore in Q1FY26

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RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank holds cash rate at 4.35% but threatens more hikes if needed

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T05:10:41+00:00

In a widely expected decision, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds interest rate after three hikes earlier this yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has held the official cash rate at 4.35% but threatened to hike again if needed, as it warned falling house prices will slow income growth.The widely expected decision comes after a steep decline in property values in Sydney and Melbourne arrived in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide following three rate hikes earlier this year. Continue reading...

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Why BSE shares falling as Wipro set to replace it in Nifty 50

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-11T05:09:04+00:00

Shares of BSE declined over 1% after opening flat on Tuesday, while Wipro traded flat, after the NSE announced that BSE will replace Wipro in the Nifty 50 index effective September 30

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Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T05:00:05+00:00

Parent-carers of disabled children are exposed to chronic levels of extreme stress and often reach crisis point before help is available – then they face a ‘fight for basic support’, experts say. This is Matilda Davis’s storyTwo days before she died, Matilda Davis issued a plea on Facebook. Sharing a study that found more than 40% of parent-carers had considered suicide, she called for “greater awareness, action and change” in Britain’s broken social care system. “This speaks the words I can’t,” she wrote.Matilda, known as Tilly to her family and friends, had spent years battling for support i

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Hundreds in London flats left without regular running water since last year

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-11T05:00:04+00:00

Supply in nine blocks in Tower Hamlets affected with some residents suspecting nearby building developmentsThey cannot even flush their toilets: life in east London blocks where taps often run dryHundreds of residents in blocks of flats in east London have been left without regular running water for more than seven months after development in the area may have left it without an adequate supply.Taps have been running dry in nine blocks in Tower Hamlets, where residents have been forced to use bottled water while their landlord, the housing association Poplar Harca, delayed works to solve the p

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Equities weaken on Tuesday; elevated crude oil weighs on markets, Sensex down nearly 400 points

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-11T04:58:59+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Indian equities opened lower on Tuesday as elevated crude prices and Strait of Hormuz concerns weighed on sentiment. The decline came despite stronger corporate earnings and renewed foreign buying, with investors also tracking Adani stocks and the Nifty 50 reshuffle.

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Info Edge shares surge over 5% after Q1FY27 results

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-11T04:56:25+00:00

Info Edge’s consolidated profit after tax stood at ₹490 crore in the quarter, compared with ₹755.7 crore in the March 2026 quarter and ₹343 crore in Q1FY26

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