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U.S.-Canada relations go up in smoke

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-08-06T09:36:11+00:00

There’s been something in the air in D.C. this summer — namely wildfire smoke and frustration over Canada’s inability to keep it on its side of the border.

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Lithuania warns Russia could be considering possible ‘false flag’ strike on the Baltics – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-06T09:35:28+00:00

Lithuania’s defence minister says they are ‘monitoring’ Russia’s plans and exchanging information with Poland and other Nato alliesLithuania’s defence minister Robertas Kaunas warned that Russia could be considering possible “false flag” provocations against Nato countries in the Baltic region.A “false flag” is a term for an event or attack which would later be blamed on someone other than the actual perpetrator. Continue reading...

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Експерти перевірили, чи можуть кішки допомогти людям у біді: результати виявилися жахливими

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-06T09:30:00+00:00

Вчені провели незвичайний експеримент, щоб з’ясувати, чи готові кішки допомагати людям так само, як собаки. Результати показали помітну різницю в поведінці домашніх улюбленців.

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IPO market poised for stronger momentum in Q2 FY27 as 146 firms awaits market entry: Axis Capital

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-06T09:27:21+00:00

The report said 146 companies have already secured approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and are awaiting market entry, while another 65 companies have filed their draft red herring prospectuses (DRHPs) and are awaiting the regulator’s observations

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Fires Wrecked Their Village in France. Now They Want Answers.

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-06T09:25:55+00:00

After fleeing France’s worst wildfire in decades, residents of Le Porge, a village west of Bordeaux, returned home 13 days later. They found a town in ruins.

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Guccini, l'innocenza dell'eskimo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-06T09:25:27+00:00

Dall’archivio – Il ritratto per gli 80 anni. Chi lo detesta lo dipinge come una rappresentazione degli stereotipi di sinistra, di cui è invece la negazione vivente. Colto, sentimentale, malinconico. E sempre pronto a spiazzare tutti. Per questo resta moderno

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La loi de programmation militaire validée par le Conseil constitutionnel, sans réserve

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-06T09:21:54+00:00

Saisie par les députés « insoumis », écologistes et communistes, notamment au sujet de la création d’un « état d’alerte de sécurité nationale », l’instance n’a censuré aucune mesure de ce texte qui augmente le budget des armées.

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Chiripal Squash Excellence gears up for Olympics in Los Angeles

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-06T09:17:19+00:00

The Chiripal Squash Excellence Programme collaborates with the All Gujarat Squash Rackets Association and the Squash Rackets Federation of India to organize activities in Gujarat and beyond

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Morto Francesco Guccini, Mattarella: “Scompare un poeta, le sue canzoni hanno segnato questi anni”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-08-06T09:15:31+00:00

Il cantautore se n’è andato a 86 anni. Il saluto del mondo della musica, degli amici, della sua Emilia e di più generazioni di appassionati. Il Presidente della Repubblica: “Un intellettuale che ha composto canzoni che hanno segnato questi anni, che parlano di impegno, di giustizia, di uguaglianza"

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Iranian footballers who defied Tehran become Australian citizens

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-06T09:04:17+00:00

They were among seven members of Iran's team to be granted humanitarian visas while in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup - but the other five changed their minds and returned home.

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