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Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-31T09:47:02+00:00

Trio set up Swift Partners for the acquisition, allowing supermarket to focus on core food businessSainsbury’s has agreed to sell the Argos retail chain for £120m to allow it to concentrate on its core food business.The supermarket announced on Friday it was selling the catalogue shopping business to a trio of retail veterans, a decade after buying the company for more than £1bn. Continue reading...

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AI labels to be compulsory on authentic-looking content under EU rules

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-31T09:46:28+00:00

Companies must ensure people know when they are interacting with artificially generated images, audio and text designed to look realFrom apparently conspiring to steal elections to abusing staff or performing embarrassing dance moves, the last few years have seen plenty of fake content made about politicians intended to malign its targets and mislead the public.Now EU rules aim to stem the flood of this deceptive content: starting from Sunday, artificially generated images, audio and text designed to look authentic must be labelled. Continue reading...

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At least 18 die as 49,000 people cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-31T09:43:36+00:00

Some drowned and others caught up in crush, official says, as incident prompts criticism of Spain from France and ItalyAt least 18 people have died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after around 49,000 migrants entered the tiny territory from Morocco in a matter of hours, triggering a political crisis for the Madrid government and unleashing a barrage of criticism from other EU countries.The large influx of people arriving in Ceuta by swimming across from neighbouring Morocco or scaling the high border fence has caught the city of 85,000 off guard and resulted in what one local poli

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Iran Says It Targeted U.S. Military in Kuwait With Drones

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-31T09:38:51+00:00

The Iranian army said it had targeted U.S. assets at a Kuwaiti air base. There were no immediate reports of any attacks from Kuwait or from the U.S. military.

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Iran Says It Targeted U.S. Military in Kuwait With Drones

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-31T09:38:51+00:00

The Iranian army said it had targeted U.S. assets at a Kuwaiti air base. There were no immediate reports of any attacks from Kuwait or from the U.S. military.

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У Києві демонтують захисні конструкції з пам’ятників: чому це роблять ще під час війни

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-31T09:26:00+00:00

Тривале перебування монументів під укриттями призводить до накопичення вологи, появи грибків та поступового руйнування матеріалів.

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Strides Pharma Science Q1 PAT rises 56.7% to ₹165.5 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-31T09:15:16+00:00

Revenue in the first quarter stood at ₹1,265.4 crore as against ₹1,119.7 crore in the year-ago period

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France to step up border controls with Spain as estimated 49,000 migrants cross into Ceuta – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-31T09:15:08+00:00

PM Pedro Sánchez expected to visit territory today as Italy demands Spain be suspended from the Schengen area amid concerns over fresh migration crisisWe are getting some more pictures from Ceuta, showing the people who arrived last night waiting in parts of the city with El Mundo reporting long queues at local supermarkets.But also there are reports that some migrants are choosing to return to Morocco, with El País saying “far more are leaving than entering right now.” Continue reading...

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Київстар відкриває офіс у Нью-Йорку, посилюючи взаємодію з американськими інвесторами та міжнародними партнерами

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-31T09:14:04+00:00

На фото: (зліва направо) Член правління Kyivstar Group Ltd Огі Фабела, президент Київстар та Kyivstar Group Ltd Олександр Комаров, голова Наглядової ради Kyivstar Group Ltd Каан ТерзіоглуКИЇВ та НЬЮ-ЙОРК,...

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Cauvery row: Pro-Kannada outfits announce State-wide bandh on Aug 13

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-31T09:11:07+00:00

The announcement was made by pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj following a meeting convened by pro-Kannada organisations in Bengaluru to discuss the future course of protests against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

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German Authorities Knew of Pride Attacker’s Extremism

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-31T09:03:16+00:00

The assailant, a German citizen, was imprisoned after trying to join the Islamic State but freed weeks before attacking a gay Pride event in Berlin.

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Selling Burritos Back to Mexico: Chipotle’s Bold Expansion

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-31T09:01:43+00:00

As the Mexican-inspired American chain makes its debut in Mexico, it faces a major hurdle: convincing Mexicans to buy an Americanized take on their own national cuisine.

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