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India sees record EV retail sales in July

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-07T12:58:34+00:00

Total registrations neared 3.28 lakh units, jumping over 66% from the year-ago levels, according to FADA

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Кіборга Оловаренка шостий рік судять через конфлікт з агітаторами Шарія, – Аронець

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-07T12:51:00+00:00

Автозаводський районний суд Кременчука 10 серпня має продовжити розгляд кримінальної справи проти ветерана російсько-української війни, захисника Донецького аеропорту Олександра Оловаренка з позивним "Акбар"....

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Scramble to house hundreds camping in Rome heatwave after squat eviction

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T12:35:40+00:00

Officials try to find homes for residents as talks to save social assistance hub collapse amid government crackdownRome authorities are scrambling to find homes for hundreds of people sleeping in tents in extreme heat after talks aimed at saving Italy’s most high-profile centre for housing and social assistance collapsed amid a crackdown by Giorgia Meloni’s government on squatted buildings.The approximately 400 evicted residents of Spin Time Labs, located in a 10-floor building in Rome’s Esquilino district occupied by grassroots groups since 2013, will not be allowed to move back in after its

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Monsoon poised for fresh surge, riding on twin low-pressure areas

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-07T12:32:37+00:00

Though separated by thousands of kilometres, emerging Indian Ocean Dipole and a massive El Nino might be interacting through atmospheric teleconnections, reshaping rainfall patterns

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Thailand School Shooting Leaves 7 Dead

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-07T12:18:15+00:00

A student killed his grandparents before opening fire at his high school and shooting himself, the authorities said. The episode revived a debate about gun laws in the country.

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Inox Wind Q1 PAT falls 34% on strategic shift, says benefits to reflect from Q3

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-07T12:17:31+00:00

The company said operations remained resilient after its strategic pivot towards an equipment supply-led business model, the benefits of which are expected to start reflecting from third quarter onwards

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Навроцький заявив про підтримку української армії, але згадав про "прапори Бандери"

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

Він наголосив на стратегічній важливості опору України Росії для безпеки Польщі, водночас згадавши про суперечливе для Варшави питання символіки Бандери.

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First Thing: Soaring oil profits from US-Iran conflict drive calls for windfall tax

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T12:04:22+00:00

Environmentalists and activists furious as Trump’s policies raise costs for US families. Plus, the undiscovered masterpiece that was left lying in museum storageGood morning. Donald Trump’s statement that oil companies have made “too much money” from the Iran war has angered environmentalists, who say his policies were designed to benefit those very corporations.American families have paid more than $78bn more at the pump since the start of the Iran war, according to a Brown University tracker. And a recent analysis from the environmental advocacy group Climate Power and the Center for America

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William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T12:01:58+00:00

Musician’s projects included Madonna’s Ray of Light, Blur’s 13 and All Saints’ chart-topping singles Pure Shores and Black CoffeeWilliam Orbit, the British music producer whose dreamy yet propulsive style invigorated work by Madonna, Blur, All Saints, U2 and more, has died aged 69.A statement on his social media, attributed to family and friends, said he died at home on 23 July. “He will be greatly missed by us and by so many whose lives he touched through his music, friendship and kindness,” the statement read. No cause of death was given. Continue reading...

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Murkowski won’t vote for Trump’s nomination of Blanche as attorney general

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T12:00:42+00:00

Alaska Republican is concerned that proposed fund to compensate January 6 rioters will proceed even though Blanche confirmed it was deadUS politics live – latest updatesLisa Murkowski, Alaska’s moderate Republican senator, announced early on Friday that she will not vote for Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche as US attorney general, leaving his elevation from “acting” to official confirmation in the post even narrower.Murkowski issued a statement expressing her concerns that the Trump administration could proceed with its proposed fund to compensate rioters who invaded the US Capitol on

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US cities expand cooling centers but struggle to get people inside

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T12:00:17+00:00

More air-conditioned spaces are open during extreme heat, but distance, stigma and risk perception keep many awayResponding to an uptick in extreme heat waves this summer, US cities have increased their efforts to establish cooling centers to keep people safe but continue to encounter a problem: actually getting people to enter the public air-conditioned spaces.Lower-income people, who often do not have – or cannot afford to operate – air conditioning, face a greater risk of heat-related illness or deaths, which means public agencies in the US concentrate their efforts on trying to reach them.

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Weather tracker: central and western Europe brace for more sweltering heat

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T11:59:05+00:00

High 30s celsius forecast for France, Spain and Italy next week, before affecting Germany, Poland and CzechiaAnother pulse of heat is expected to affect central and western Europe next week. The latest forecast models show daily maximum temperatures well into the high 30s celsius widely across France, Spain and Italy during the first half of the week, while Germany, Poland and Czechia will experience the highest temperatures towards the end of the week. The shift in the focus of the heat as the week progresses can be attributed to the movement of high pressure. At the start of the week, low pr

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Iran hopes to deal Trump a blow at midterms by keeping him entangled in war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T11:47:24+00:00

By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically, but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could only prolong the conflict Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis.For many inside Iran, inflicting meaningful revenge on Trump is a legitimate and self-standing war aim, reflected in the mood of those attending the funeral of the late sup

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Iran plots to deal Trump a blow in midterms by keeping him entangled in war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-07T11:47:24+00:00

By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically – but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash backTehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis.For many inside Iran, inflicting meaningful revenge on Trump is a legitimate and self-standing war aim, reflected in the mood of those attending the funeral of the supreme leader Ali Khame

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L’editor Paolo Iacuzzi: “A Guccini ho letto il nuovo romanzo al suo capezzale. E lui rideva”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-07T11:45:26+00:00

Abbiamo intervistato colui che ha curato negli ultimi dieci anni i libri del Maestrone. “Guccini aveva paura della pagina bianca ma scrivendo non aveva bisogno di modificare. Guai a menzionargli le canzoni, voleva essere considerato uno scrittore, non un cantautore. Intitoliamogli Pavana”

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Pact

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-07T11:40:45+00:00

The agreement treats an attack on any of the three countries as an attack on all. Saudi Arabia has recently faced drone and missile strikes that it has blamed on Iran’s allies in Yemen and Iraq.

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Gold futures rise to ₹1.50 lakh/10 gram on spot demand

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-07T11:38:13+00:00

Gold prices on Friday rose by 0.85% per 10 grams in futures trade as speculators created fresh positions on a firm spot demand

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