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JPMorgan Again Entangled in a Soccer Fiasco

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-04T05:33:26+00:00

After promising to learn from its role in a failed “Super League” that fueled fan anger, the Wall Street bank is involved in FIFA’s latest meltdown.

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Charity cyclist Bob Montgomery, 82, dies one day after 5,200km ride across Australia

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T05:32:58+00:00

Montgomery died in a single-vehicle crash in Sydney just one day after completing his latest fundraising cycling trip with his teenage grandsonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBob Montgomery, a charity cyclist who has just finished a 5,200km bike ride from Broome to Bowral, died on Monday at the age of 82.His family confirmed his death on social media, saying he had died unexpectedly just a day after completing the cycling feat alongside his grandson, Tom, as a fundraiser for motor neurone disease. Continue reading

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Львівщина опиниться в епіцентрі спеки: температура злетить до +42°

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-04T05:30:46+00:00

Синоптики попереджають про небезпечну хвилю спеки на Львівщині. Найближчими днями повітря прогріється до +42°, можливі перебої в роботі транспорту та комунальних служб.

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DOMS Industries shares fall 4% after Q1 profit drops 23%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T05:29:44+00:00

Management attributed the margin compression to significant volatility in raw material costs, driven by the West Asia conflict and broader global uncertainties

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex flat, Nifty down 190 pts to 24,580 as CAS correction weighs; LIC shares fall 7%; RBI policy, earnings in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T05:27:41+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark indices opened Tuesday’s session on a weak note, with the Nifty 50 trading lower by 175 points and the Sensex slipping modestly, as markets corrected after Monday’s sharp rally that analysts attributed partly to a technical distortion from the new Closing Auction Session mechanism.

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Modi seeks sweeping tax cuts for global funds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T05:23:28+00:00

Lawmakers will seek to clear bills that formalise tax cuts for overseas investors buying Indian sovereign debt and insulate offshore funds from tax liability

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Public urged to avoid hospital unless ‘life might be in danger’ after record day for Sydney emergency departments

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T05:08:54+00:00

Winter flu season is putting pressure on the health system, with medical staff bracing for the ‘worst three weeks of the year’Sick patients in New South Wales have been told to avoid the emergency room unless their life is at risk after a record day for winter presentations put the hospital system under strain.The New South Wales health minister, Ryan Park, said just under 10,000 people presented to emergency departments in Sydney on Monday, the “biggest ever recorded winter day in history”. It was around 1,000 more people than the average. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: NSW shadow attorney general admits he introduced friend who made alleged prohibited donations, Icac hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T05:04:50+00:00

Follow today’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, was asked earlier about former rugby league star Luke Bateman’s testimony before a parliamentary inquiry on gambling reform.Bateman alleged betting company promoters supplied him with cocaine and alcohol, also alleging he attended private Gold Coast events hosted by gambling firms where senior figures took illegal drugs with clients.We all feel for him and the circumstances that he went through. And for anyone to be offering illegal drugs as an inducement or for an

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Cancer survivors need protection from future discrimination, say German politicians

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T05:00:14+00:00

Campaigners say people who have had cancer face discrimination in areas including bank loans, adoption of children and insuranceGerman politicians who have survived cancer have spearheaded proposals to protect people long in remission from what they call rampant discrimination in areas including bank loans, adoption of children and insurance.The policy known as “the right to be forgotten” (RTBF) is a central demand of a community estimated to number 5.5 million people in Germany: former cancer patients who have been given a clean bill of health by their doctors. Continue reading...

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Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T05:00:14+00:00

Campaigners decry Angela Rayner’s backing for Brick Lane project that has only 11 affordable homesA £500m redevelopment of the Truman Brewery estate in Brick Lane, east London, has been approved, clearing the way for the construction of a datacentre, offices and apartments despite opposition from Tower Hamlets council and local campaign groups.The housing secretary, Angela Rayner, made the decision in a letter issued on her behalf last week by the housing minister Matthew Pennycook, rejecting demands from the council and campaigners for for the site to be used for hundreds of homes instead. Co

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GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of women who will develop disease

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T05:00:13+00:00

Findings prompt calls for review of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence criteriaYoung women in England who later develop breast cancer are not being referred for early tests or preventive treatment because current guidelines used by GPs miss 95% of patients, research suggests.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) criteria used to decide who should be referred by family doctors for further breast cancer risk assessment and specialist care is failing to spot the vast majority of women under 50 who will go on to develop the disease in the next 10 years, accord

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UK plastic manufacturer could face legal action over toxic emissions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T05:00:12+00:00

Exclusive: Environment Agency is considering whether to prosecute Huntsman Polyurethanes over emissions of carcinogenic benzeneA plastic manufacturer in the north of England is facing potential legal action over emissions of benzene, a carcinogenic chemical with no safe level, the Guardian can reveal.The Environment Agency (EA) is considering taking legal action against Huntsman Polyurethanes in Teesside for a potential breach of licence, which is a criminal offence. Continue reading...

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Російський "восьминіг" не відпускає ФІДЕ. Боротьба за крісло президента буде напруженою

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-04T05:00:00+00:00

Один із головних претендентів на посаду голови ФІДЕ, німецький бізнесмен Вадим Розенштейн, намагається приховати докази своєї співпраці з Росією. Однак структури, що належать йому та його братові й дають змогу обходити антиросійські санкції, мають усі шанси потрапити до нового пакету санкцій ЄС.

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Російський "восьминіг" не відпускає ФІДЕ. Боротьба за крісло президента буде напруженою

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-04T05:00:00+00:00

Один із головних претендентів на посаду голови ФІДЕ, німецький бізнесмен Вадим Розенштейн, намагається приховати докази своєї співпраці з Росією. Однак структури, що належать йому та його братові й дають змогу обходити антиросійські санкції, мають усі шанси потрапити до нового пакету санкцій ЄС.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex gains 150 pts, Nifty down 140 pts to 24,600 as CAS correction weighs; LIC shares fall 7%; RBI policy, earnings in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T04:48:50+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark indices opened Tuesday’s session on a weak note, with the Nifty 50 trading lower by 175 points and the Sensex slipping modestly, as markets corrected after Monday’s sharp rally that analysts attributed partly to a technical distortion from the new Closing Auction Session mechanism.

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What Ben Carroll’s cabinet cuts say about his ‘new direction’ for Victoria

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T04:43:08+00:00

A week after his elevation to premier and four months out from an election, the priorities of the Carroll government are becoming clearerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s been exactly one week since Ben Carroll became Victorian premier, promising to differentiate himself from his predecessors Jacinta Allan and Daniel Andrews. With his new cabinet sworn in at Government House on Tuesday morning, Victorians are beginning to see what that actually looks like.This was far more than tinkering at the edges. Four mont

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex gains 200 pts, Nifty down 140 pts to 24,600 as CAS correction weighs; LIC shares fall 7%; RBI policy, earnings in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T04:33:13+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark indices opened Tuesday’s session on a weak note, with the Nifty 50 trading lower by 175 points and the Sensex slipping modestly, as markets corrected after Monday’s sharp rally that analysts attributed partly to a technical distortion from the new Closing Auction Session mechanism.

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Crude oil futures rise as US-Iran talks remain uncertain

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-04T04:17:56+00:00

October Brent oil futures were at $84.93, up by 1.38%, and September crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $81.13, up by 0.98%

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News live: expert warns too late to vaccinate little penguins at risk of bird flu; Australian shares surge to five-month high

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-04T04:15:04+00:00

Follow today’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, was asked earlier about former rugby league star Luke Bateman’s testimony before a parliamentary inquiry on gambling reform.Bateman alleged betting company promoters supplied him with cocaine and alcohol, also alleging he attended private Gold Coast events hosted by gambling firms where senior figures took illegal drugs with clients.We all feel for him and the circumstances that he went through. And for anyone to be offering illegal drugs as an inducement or for an

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