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Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T15:13:26+00:00

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AstraZeneca shares plunge over talks with US cancer drug firm on $400bn merger

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T15:10:02+00:00

Bristol Myers Squibb tie-up would create world’s fourth largest drugmaker but analysts question rationale for dealMore than £15bn was wiped off the value of Britain’s biggest drugmaker, AstraZeneca, on Monday after a report that it was in discussions to take over its US rival Bristol Myers Squibb in a deal that would create a near $400bn (£300bn) pharmaceutical group.AstraZeneca, run by Pascal Soriot, its longtime chief executive, is the second biggest listed company in the UK, with a market value of nearly £196bn before the news broke. BMS, headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, and known fo

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Centre proposes safety norms for two-wheeled road ambulances

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T15:07:39+00:00

Draft rules seek dedicated regulatory framework for emergency medical motorcycles operating in rural and difficult terrain

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Paris prosecutor investigates alleged bullying in government departments after suicide attempt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T15:06:48+00:00

Internal inquiries also opened after two suicides and two attempted suicides of staff in departments connected to PM’s officeThe Paris state prosecutor has opened a preliminary inquiry into alleged workplace bullying after the attempted suicide of a staff member in a department connected to the French prime minister’s office, France Inter radio has revealed.The public radio station reported on Monday that two government workers in different departments had ended their lives in the past year, and two others had attempted suicide. The radio station said complaints of alleged workplace bullying h

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Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T15:00:22+00:00

Expert says people face being filmed without their consent as $89 Anko smartglasses sell out in stores and onlineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKmart has sold out of Anko-branded $89 camera glasses across Australia, which a digital rights expert says presents a “privacy nightmare” as people face being filmed without their consent.As of Monday, the clear-lens, black-rimmed glasses, which can capture images and record high-definition videos, were sold out at Kmart stores across Australia and online. Continue reading...

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Most Sydney road tolls to keep rising after Transurban accused of blocking reforms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T15:00:21+00:00

Handful of tollroads to get one-off price cuts but WestConnex toll to keep rising at least 4% a yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe cost of using Sydney’s biggest toll road will continue to rise at least 4% a year after the multinational private operator was accused of blocking the state government’s push for sweeping reforms.Only a handful of Sydney’s motorways will receive one-off toll cuts under a deal announced by the state Labor government on Monday, as the tolling bill footed by taxpayers surpasses $1bn. Continue reading...

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Alan Jones argues ‘rivalry’ and ‘treachery’ but after decades wielding the sword of public opinion, he’s the one on trial

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T15:00:21+00:00

His legal strategy was apparent from the very first. Jones will, it was explicitly stated, seek to undermine the ‘credibility and reliability’ of his accusersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlan Jones has enjoyed decades as the centre of attention, as the wielder of power.The booming voice, the vast radio audience, the bully pulpit of an eponymous TV show, the great and the good on speed-dial, a staffer in the prime ministerial office dubbed the “minister for Alan Jones”: these were not ancillaries peripheral to the Jones empire, they were central to it. Continue rea

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Dans le Michigan, la bataille des deux gauches fait rage au sein du Parti démocrate

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-03T15:00:07+00:00

Dans cet Etat pivot du nord des Etats-Unis, la primaire démocrate pour les sénatoriales prévue mardi oppose une centriste, soutien d’Israël, à un candidat plus radical, issu de l’immigration et critique de la politique de l’Etat hébreu. Un concentré des débats stratégiques qui animent le parti.

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South-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T15:00:00+00:00

Explosives used to move a large rock and let more water flow to cool nuclear power plantMore must be done ⁠to strengthen the European Union’s borders at critical points, ⁠European Commission president ⁠Ursula ​von der Leyen told Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez ⁠in a letter.In the carefully-calibrated letter, first reported by Reuters and a number of Spanish media, von der Leyen was quoted as congratulating Spain for swiftly handling the incident and “successfully preventing” the onward migration to mainland Spain and the EU. Continue reading...

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Fusion CX plans to launch ₹1,000-crore IPO by October

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T14:55:36+00:00

The proposed public offering comprises a fresh issue of around ₹600 crore, while the remaining portion will be raised through an offer for sale

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Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T14:53:14+00:00

Tributes paid across industry to provocative journalist who died after short illnessWriter and broadcaster Rod Liddle, a prominent columnist for the Sunday Times and the Sun, has died after a short illness.Liddle, whose provocative style attracted both praise and criticism, also wrote for the Spectator magazine and earlier in his career edited BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. He was 66. Continue reading...

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Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T14:40:22+00:00

Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce outputEurope live – latest updatesRomanian naval forces carried out a controlled explosion to help redirect vital cooling water from the drought-hit Danube to the country’s last working nuclear ⁠reactor, as neighbouring Hungary ​said it may be able to eke out two more days of power from its only atomic plant.Hungary and Romania have been forced to shut down nuclear reactors cooled by the Danube for the first time, as record-low water levels deepen fears of an energy crisis across the region. R

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Holdouts for Trump’s attorney general pick say they will advance his nomination to the full Senate – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T14:39:03+00:00

Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis say that formal order withdrawing ‘anti-weaponization fund’ has addressed their concernsBlanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’Sign up for the US Breaking News emailOn Tuesday, we’ll bring you the latest from Michigan where voters will head to the polls for competitive primaries in Senate and House races.The most closely watched competition is the Democratic primary for the US Senate, where congresswoman Haley Stevens is up against former public health official Abdul El-Sayed. They’re vying to ultimately win the seat of

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