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Space stocks could offer long-term growth beyond launch providers: Report

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-02T04:35:20+00:00

Goldman Sachs says its custom basket of US space and satellite stocks had gained around 13% in 2026 through July 14, outperforming the 9.8% rise in the S&P 500 over the same period

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Сурки завели аккаунт на OnlyFans: новости, которые вы могли пропустить

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-02T04:35:18+00:00

На этой неделе стало известно, что в США набирает популярность ловля рыбы на конечности, россияне научились прогнозировать продолжительность жизни, сурки обзавелись аккаунтом на OnlyFans, а кот Ларри не захотел соседствовать с псом нового премьер-министра Великобритании.

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Без высшей меры: как в России отказались от казни

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-08-02T04:34:04+00:00

2 августа 1996 г. в России был приведен в исполнение последний смертный приговор – расстрелян серийный убийца Сергей Головкин по прозвищу «Фишер», на счету которого жизни 11 мальчиков-подростков. Как заработал мораторий на смертную казнь – в материале «Ведомостей». 

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Trump Says He Is Canceling Strikes on Iran, Pending a Rapid Deal

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-02T04:30:21+00:00

President Trump said he agreed to requests from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to cancel planned attacks, citing what he said was progress in reaching “the perimeters of a deal” with Tehran.

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VIDEO - Mappemonde - La Russie de Poutine peut-elle encore contrôler l’Arctique ?

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-02T04:30:14+00:00

De l’empire des tsars à Vladimir Poutine, l’Arctique est depuis plus d’un siècle le moteur économique et militaire de la Russie. Mais la diminution des financements menace aujourd’hui le rêve de puissance du président russe dans le Grand Nord.

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Raymond Lifestyle Q1 results: loss widens to ₹22.59 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-02T04:04:12+00:00

Wholetime Director & CEO Satyaki Ghosh, said, "Building on our solid foundation from FY26, Q1 FY27 has delivered steady performance.”

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How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-08-02T04:03:06+00:00

An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump assure suspendre les frappes contre l’Iran à la demande de Téhéran et de pays de la région, dans l’attente d’un accord rapide

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-02T04:01:37+00:00

Selon le président américain, qui avait menacé, vendredi lors d’un conseil des ministres, de frapper l’Iran « très fort », l’accord doit inclure « l’ouverture immédiate complète et totale du détroit d’Ormuz, ainsi que la fin de la menace nucléaire iranienne ».

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Au Chili, le poison de la contamination aux déchets miniers importés de Suède : « Les gens organisaient des tombolas pour payer les frais médicaux »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-02T04:00:12+00:00

Quarante ans après le dépôt de rebuts d’une entreprise suédoise contenant des métaux lourds à Arica, dans le nord du Chili, les graves conséquences de santé de l’intoxication au plomb et à l’arsenic se font encore sentir. Les habitants espèrent une condamnation de l’Etat chilien pour sa responsabilité environnementale.

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Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-02T04:00:11+00:00

Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’A growing number of west African countries are implementing or strengthening anti-LGBTQ+ laws, amid local political pressures and a global pushback against LGBTQ+ rights.In March, Senegal doubled the maximum prison sentence for gay sex to 10 years and criminalised the “promotion” of homosexuality. Niger criminalised “sexual relations with a person of the same sex” in February, the first time same-sex intimacy had been outlawed in the country. Continue reading...

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Agricultural waste holds the key to India’s clean energy future

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-02T03:53:20+00:00

Turning crop residue from a seasonal pollution crisis into a reliable clean energy feedstock could reshape rural incomes, energy security, and India’s climate commitments, if policy and infrastructure catch up with the opportunity

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Au Cambodge, malgré sept mois sans combat, les vies bouleversées par le conflit à la frontière thaïlandaise

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-08-02T03:30:11+00:00

Les deux vagues d’affrontements, en juillet puis en décembre 2025, ont ébranlé le quotidien des Khmers résidant près de la frontière avec la Thaïlande. Terres perdues, revenus fragilisés, peur d’une reprise des hostilités : plus de sept mois après une trêve précaire, le retour à la normale reste hors de portée.

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Yakarta, la ciudad más poblada del mundo, se hunde en el mar de Java

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-08-02T03:30:01+00:00

Con 42 millones de habitantes, la capital de Indonesia es la más expuesta al aumento del nivel de los océanos, está contaminada y sus ciudadanos viven hacinados. Viaje a la gran metrópolis asiática del siglo XXI

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Un asunto sensible

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-08-02T03:30:01+00:00

Las investigaciones para combatir las enfermedades olvidadas atraviesan una situación crítica por los recortes de los países ricos a la ayuda al desarrollo

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El coste de defender el cielo de Rumania de los drones rusos

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-08-02T03:30:01+00:00

El aumento de las incursiones de aparatos no tripulados en su espacio aéreo lleva a Bucarest abandonar su política de contención pese al elevado precio de las interceptaciones

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Concept images of controversial 2032 Brisbane Olympics precinct revealed – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-02T03:11:48+00:00

Community members concerned about loss of community green space and areas of cultural importance. This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastYolngu leaders in north-east Arnhem Land have announced a powerful new Dilak Land Council, declaring land rights are “coming home” to traditional owners, AAP reports.On a national stage at the Garma festival, revered elder Djawa Yunupingu told leaders, politicians and visitors from across the country on Saturday real power must sit “fully into the hands of landowners”.There will be a new land council in Arnhem Land a

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Pick of BL commodities -August 2, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-08-02T03:11:36+00:00

An uneven spread of the Indian monsoon is clouding the prospects of the kharif crops, while the deficit in sowing of the summer crop has narrowed to 5% by July-end from over 20% at the month’s start. The monsoon is forecast to be below-normal during August-September. A likely shortfall in maize production this year could force ethanol makers to turn to rice. India’s gold jewellery demand dropped by 15% in the June quarter, though investment demand increased. With US and China showing the way, investors returned to gold ETFs in the week ending July 24. 

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Australia news live: concept images of controversial 2032 Brisbane Olympics precinct revealed

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-08-02T02:42:37+00:00

Community members concerned about loss of community green space and areas of cultural importance. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastYolngu leaders in north-east Arnhem Land have announced a powerful new Dilak Land Council, declaring land rights are “coming home” to traditional owners, AAP reports.On a national stage at the Garma festival, revered elder Djawa Yunupingu told leaders, politicians and visitors from across the country on Saturday real power must sit “fully into the hands of landowners”.There will be a new land council in Arnhem Land and it wil

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