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Spotlight: Willie Walsh to pilot IndiGo’s global ambitions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T08:18:24+00:00

Walsh will lead IndiGo’s overall management and strategic direction with a focus on accelerating its global growth trajectory

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Teenager didn’t tell anyone Alan Jones allegedly kissed and touched him as he feared losing financial help, trial hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T08:16:43+00:00

Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guiltyAlan Jones trial live updatesWarning: may contain graphic contentA former schoolboy athlete has told the Alan Jones trial he didn’t tell anyone the broadcaster was allegedly kissing him and touching his genitalia when he was a teenager because he was “fearful” of losing Jones’s financial support.The man, known as Complainant J, alleged that after he drove Jones to a function in Canberra and they were alone in the hotel room, Jones kissed him in a “smothering” way. After the drive back to Sydney Jones al

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Weather tracker: Austria breaks heat records as Japan braces for Typhoon Dolphin

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T08:16:38+00:00

Soaring temperatures continue to sweep parts of Europe, while Okinawa faces powerful winds and storm surgesEurope live – latest updatesUnbearable, record-breaking heat has dominated the summer of 2026 across much of Europe. New records were set in central Europe last week, with Wieselburg in Austria registering a new July peak of 40.3C (104.5F). This is particularly significant as it is just 0.2C behind the all-time high, set in the August of 2003.However, not all of the northern hemisphere has experienced extreme heat and aridity. Vancouver recorded its wettest July since 2016 and the third w

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Чому насправді туалети в середньовічних замках будували на висоті до 10 метрів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-03T08:07:48+00:00

Вбиральні розташовували на висоті близько 10 метрів, а їхня конструкція не лише спрощувала життя мешканцям фортець, а й могла допомагати в обороні.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : « Nous ne négocions pas avec les États-Unis », assure la diplomatie iranienne, contredisant des propos tenus par Donald Trump dimanche

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-03T08:04:01+00:00

Donald Trump avait affirmé, dimanche, que des pourparlers avec Téhéran étaient prévus lundi après-midi. Le porte-parole du ministère des affaires étrangères iranien a en revanche annoncé des négociations avec Oman pour sécuriser un passage dans le détroit d’Ormuz.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : « Nous ne négocions pas avec les Etats-Unis », assure la diplomatie iranienne, contredisant des propos tenus par Donald Trump dimanche

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-03T08:03:57+00:00

Donald Trump avait affirmé, dimanche, que des pourparlers avec Téhéran étaient prévus lundi après-midi. Le porte-parole du ministère des affaires étrangères iranien a en revanche annoncé des négociations avec Oman pour sécuriser un passage dans le détroit d’Ormuz.

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Yen hits three-month high after Trump helps prop up currency

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T08:02:13+00:00

US and Japanese governments confirm they carried out a rare joint intervention late last weekWhy has Trump stepped in to prop up Japan’s currency?Business live – latest updatesThe yen has hit its highest level in three months after Washington and Tokyo launched a combined operation to support the Japanese currency.The yen strengthened to ¥155 to the US dollar on Monday, its highest level since early May, as the two governments confirmed they had carried out a rare joint currency intervention late last week. Continue reading...

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Хто формує правила у XXI столітті: головне з виступу Буданова у Школі стратегічного архітектора

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-03T08:01:00+00:00

Сучасний світ більше не ділиться лише на союзників і ворогів – ключовий розподіл сил відбувається між тими, хто формує правила, і тими, хто змушений за ними жити.  Про це у власному Telegram-каналі...

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Greens senator brands Pauline Hanson a ‘political coward’ over press conference bans – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T07:59:47+00:00

This blog is now closedAngus Taylor and Anthony Albanese on leave this weekThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, is on leave for most of this week, his office has announced, with the deputy leader, Jane Hume, acting in his stead.NSWRL owes a massive debt of gratitude to Laurie for the service he has given to his state as both a player and a coach.He has also led NSW to arguably two of the greatest Origin series wins of all time as a coach, after ending Queensland’s eight-year winning streak in 2014 and overcoming adversity to steer the Blues home in 2026. Continue reading...

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Natural gas could fall

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T07:57:38+00:00

Traders can initiate short at ₹270

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Infantino opponents threaten 'non co-operation' with Fifa

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-08-03T07:49:33+00:00

Opponents of Fifa president Gianni Infantino are threatening "non co-operation" with the governing body unless he steps down, according to senior Uefa sources.

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Central and southern Europe brace for heatwave – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T07:46:40+00:00

Temperatures forecast to reach 37C in Budapest and Vienna as Hungary switches off vital nuclear plant with falling water levels in Danube affecting cooling capabilitiesThe latest heatwave seen in western Europe last week are now moving eastwards, with large parts of central and southern Europe set to experience extreme temperatures near 40C, and putting countries at risk of an energy crunch.Hungary was forced to shut down most of its sole nuclear power plant, which generates a large part of the country’s energy supply, for the first time in 44 years as the drying out of the Danube made it impo

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ЗМІ знайшли російський слід у бізнесі депутатки Житомирської облради Ірини Костюшко: її активи можуть арештувати

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-08-03T07:46:00+00:00

Активи компанії "Український харчовий альянс ЕКО", обсяг яких складає понад 250 млн грн., можуть бути заарештовані у рамках розслідування кримінального провадження щодо незаконного зайняття понад 125 земельних...

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Australia news live: Greens senator brands Pauline Hanson a ‘political coward’ over press conference bans; Hunter Valley mine pauses operations after worker dies

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-03T07:44:36+00:00

Follow today’s news liveAngus Taylor and Anthony Albanese on leave this weekThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, is on leave for most of this week, his office has announced, with the deputy leader, Jane Hume, acting in his stead.NSWRL owes a massive debt of gratitude to Laurie for the service he has given to his state as both a player and a coach.He has also led NSW to arguably two of the greatest Origin series wins of all time as a coach, after ending Queensland’s eight-year winning streak in 2014 and overcoming adversity to steer the Blues home in 2026. Continue reading...

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SC directs MEA to trace Indian seafarer missing after Black Sea drone attack

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T07:42:07+00:00

The plea contended that the family wrote to the MEA and the Indian embassies in the two countries between July 26 and July 30 but the representations did not evoke any response or any positive assurance

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Эксперты Karjewy: почему рынок бриллиантов разделился на два сегмента, и что сегодня определяет ценность драгоценного камня

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-03T07:27:01+00:00

Еще несколько лет назад лабораторно выращенные бриллианты называли главным фактором будущих изменений ювелирной отрасли. Покупателям предлагали камень, который практически не отличается от природного по физическим характеристикам, но стоит значительно дешевле. Казалось, что именно за такими технологиями будущее рынка.

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Opposition protest continue; Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 PM

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-03T07:26:38+00:00

The Chair reminded the opposition members that names of those who had given notices to oppose the Bills were announced but nobody spoke

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