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EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-06T14:33:29+00:00

The no-frills carrier agrees to be bought by US firm Apollo after a rival suitor drops out.

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South Yorkshire man who killed lodger and hid body in concrete gets 35-year sentence

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-06T14:33:16+00:00

Christopher Wright, 73, shot Richard Dyson in November 2019 and then dismembered his remainsA man who killed his lodger and concealed his dismembered body in a barrel filled with concrete for more than five years has been jailed for a minimum of 35 years.Christopher Wright, a 73-year-old farmer from South Yorkshire, was convicted in July in Sheffield crown court of murdering Richard Dyson, 55, in 2019. Dyson had been living in his car on Wright’s farm in Hoyland and had been doing jobs for the then 67-year-old when the pair had a falling out. Continue reading...

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Farmer who killed lodger and hid body in concrete in South Yorkshire jailed for life

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-06T14:33:16+00:00

Christopher Wright, 73, who shot Richard Dyson and dismembered his remains, given 35-year minimum termA man who killed his lodger and concealed his dismembered body in a barrel filled with concrete for more than five years has been jailed for a minimum of 35 years.Christopher Wright, a 73-year-old farmer from South Yorkshire, was convicted in July in Sheffield crown court of murdering Richard Dyson, 55, in 2019. Dyson had been living in his car on Wright’s farm in Hoyland and had been doing jobs for the then 67-year-old when the pair had a falling out. Continue reading...

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Stati Uniti, il Senato dichiara Fauci colpevole di oltraggio al congresso

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-06T14:31:04+00:00

L’epidemiologo odiato dai repubblicani la settimana scorsa si è appellato più di cento volte alla facoltà di non rispondere di fronte alla commissione, un diritto sancito dal Quinto Emendamento. Ora rischia di essere incriminato

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India-Bangladesh relations hit new low over exiled PM’s speech to press in Delhi

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-06T14:30:43+00:00

Dhaka accuses India of giving platform to a ‘convicted genocider’ by allowing Sheikh Hasina to address journalistsBangladesh has lashed out at India for allowing the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to address journalists in New Delhi, plunging already strained bilateral relations to a fresh low.Dhaka accused India of giving a platform to a fugitive it labelled a “convicted genocider” and of undermining efforts to repair ties, after Hasina vowed to return to Bangladesh in December despite facing a death sentence on charges of “crimes against humanity”. Continue reading...

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Top Ugandan footballer killed by robbers armed with paving stones

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-06T14:30:32+00:00

David Owori, who played for the national team, died in hospital after he tried to stop robbers taking his phoneThe Ugandan football community is in mourning after the death of a player who was fatally injured during a robbery in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday night.David Owori, who captained Sports Club Villa, a Uganda Premier League club, and represented the national team, was attacked after resisting an attempt to steal his mobile phone and other belongings. Continue reading...

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Ingérences russes : pourquoi il ne faut pas nourrir le troll

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-06T14:30:06+00:00

Edouard Philippe, Raphaël Glucksmann et Gabriel Attal ont tous été les cibles ces dernières semaines de faux grossiers. Mais les dénoncer, c’est sans doute déjà accorder beaucoup trop d’importance à ces opérations par ailleurs inefficaces.

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Edouard Philippe, Raphaël Glucksmann, Gabriel Attal pris pour cibles par des ingérences russes : pourquoi il peut être contreproductif de dénoncer ces opérations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-06T14:30:00+00:00

Des candidats à l’élection présidentielle ont été les cibles ces dernières semaines de faux grossiers. Ne rien dire face à ces provocations qui s’éteindront d’elles-mêmes reste sans doute la meilleure solution.

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Accounts show Green party may be close to overtaking Labour’s membership figures – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-06T14:26:49+00:00

A spokesperson for the Greens says figures had ‘quadrupled’ in the last year since Polanski became leaderA Reform government will introduce national licensing for vape shops, which Zia Yusuf says will see a decrease of 70% in the businesses on British high streets.“We will also end financial disincentive,” he says. Reform will establish a central prosecution fund for local authorities to pursue businesses employing illegal workers.Corporate CEOs have been making a fortune by hiring illegal workers and undermining British youngsters.Reform will jail them and stop illegal working for good - we w

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Dabur India moves court against FSSAI’s prohibition order

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-06T14:25:02+00:00

In a BSE filing, the company had earlier said that most of the affected products have either already transitioned to revised labels and advertisements without such claims or are in the process of doing so

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Chandipura virus outbreaks explained: Why children are most at risk

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-06T14:09:34+00:00

First identified in Maharashtra in 1965, the Chandipura virus often mimics Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, making early diagnosis difficult and critical

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Le Royaume-Uni autorise le rachat de Warner Bros par Paramount

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-06T14:06:53+00:00

L’offre de Paramount reste toutefois confrontée à des obstacles aux Etats-Unis. Leur fusion a été reportée à juin 2027 après qu’une juge fédérale en Californie a ordonné en juillet la suspension de l’opération le temps d’examiner l’affaire sur le fond.

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What does the world pay for a child’s education?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-08-06T14:06:04+00:00

Rich countries spend 41 times more on each child's education. AJLabs looks at the classroom inequality around the world.

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Nifty CAS gap narrows as markets adapt to new system

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-06T14:02:04+00:00

The narrowing gap indicates growing market acceptance of NSE’s new closing auction mechanism designed to improve transparency and execution efficiency

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Why do Latinos work for ICE?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-06T14:00:51+00:00

Half of border agents are Latino, and they are part of a long history of Hispanic support for – and enforcement of – harsh immigration policiesSince Trump’s return to power, more than 60 people have died at the hands of or in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including two Latino immigrants in one week: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine. Many Latinos have come to feel that their brown skin makes them targets, and they are not wrong.But there is another dimension of this story that we often fail to consider: many of those in cha

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Octopus Energy denies it is anti-union as workers push for recognition

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-06T14:00:50+00:00

GMB says that as a top-rated ethical company, UK’s largest energy firm should welcome involvement of unionsWorkers are pushing for union recognition at the UK’s largest energy company, Octopus Energy, known as a progressive organisation with a focus on renewable energy.The GMB union is planning to submit a formal proposal for voluntary recognition at the London-based company and says Octopus, as a top rated ethical business, should welcome the involvement of trade unions. Continue reading...

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Royaume-Uni : hausse de 39 % des signalements pour radicalisation

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-06T14:00:44+00:00

Entre octobre 2024 et septembre 2025, une alerte sur cinq (20 %) concernait une personne avec des opinions d’extrême droite, contre 8 % de cas liés à la mouvance islamiste, selon le rapport.

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Libero tuffo in libera spiaggia

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-06T14:00:00+00:00

Da Bacoli a Roma, da Spotorno a Sarzana, sono sempre di più i sindaci che vogliono restituire il mare ai cittadini. Ma senza i balneari chi garantisce servizi, sicurezza e pulizia? Sotto il solleone, siamo andati a vedere

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Tenda addio, la casa è mobile

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-06T14:00:00+00:00

Leggera ma stabile, spesso di lusso, nei villaggi è il suo momento d’oro. Le imprese brindano, e il vecchio camping sembra un lontano ricordo

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