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Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T04:00:24+00:00

Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggestsOrganic eggs are twice as bad for the climate as eggs from chickens living in cages, research suggests.According to the study, switching the UK’s entire egg production to an organic free-range model would lead to greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2 (tCO2e), while production through a fully caged system would emit 1,184,000 tCO2e. Continue reading...

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Magic circle: Stonehenge offers lucky visitors 20 minutes alone in monument

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T04:00:23+00:00

Handful of ticketholders will be selected at random for up-close visits to ancient site throughout AugustTrips to Stonehenge can be a little hectic. Tens of thousands of people turn up to celebrate summer and winter solstices and most other days the site is a place of bustle, excited conversation and selfie action.But throughout August, English Heritage is offering visitors the chance to win some guaranteed solitude within the hulking stones. Continue reading...

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AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T04:00:22+00:00

‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights NetworkFlawed and racialised models that underpin the AI-powered age-detection systems to be introduced by the British government will endanger children, rights groups and children’s charities have warned.Urging ministers to reverse plans to introduce facial age-estimation technology to screen migrants, critics have warned that black children arriving from conflict zones are at risk of being of thrust into the adult system. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex jumps over 670 points, Nifty tops 24,150 on strong IIP data and earnings

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T03:55:02+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: Indian equities opened sharply higher, buoyed by stronger-than-expected June industrial production, healthy corporate earnings and value buying, even as investors remained watchful of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision and escalating Middle East tensions driving crude oil prices higher.

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Asian stock rout deepens on AI worries ahead of tech earnings

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T03:48:44+00:00

Asian chipmakers have been at the epicentre of this year's AI-driven rally and, more recently, investor concerns about its staying ‌power, sparking sharp market swings.

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Q1 Results Today Live: Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Asian Paints, Eicher Motors, Waaree Energies, Colgate, Prestige Estates, Syrma SGS Tech, Hexaware Tech, Dabur, Vedanta Oil, ACME Solar to announce Q1 results, HUL, L&T, Ambuja Cements, Suzlon, CUB, Tata Capital, Pfizer, Radico Khaitan shares in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T03:42:21+00:00

Q1 Results Today, 29th July 2026 Live Updates: Stay tuned for more from businessline

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Gold holds steady ahead of Fed's rate decision

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T03:36:36+00:00

Spot gold was little changed at $4,029.08 per ‌ounce by 0301 GMT. U.S. gold futures for August delivery dipped 0.2% to $4,028.10

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US thwarts ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack, and joins forces with Saudis to hit targets in Iraq

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T03:36:14+00:00

Oil price spikes after flare-up of fighting and claimed Iranian attacks on three tankers in strait of HormuzThe US military said it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi Arabia forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias have used to launch attacks in recent days.In what Washington cast ⁠as “an attempted surprise ⁠attack” by Tehran, Iran had launched multiple ballistic missiles at US forces in the Middle East, shattering a brief pause in fighting. Iran’s target was a US base in Jordan, Axios cited a US official as saying. Continue reading...

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Rusia y Corea del Norte estrechan su alianza (también) por carretera

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-07-29T03:30:01+00:00

Moscú y Pyongyang ultiman la construcción de su primera conexión directa vial. Zelenski asegura que el Kremlin planea la llegada de otros 30.000 soldados norcoreanos para combatir frente a Ucrania

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Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T03:19:17+00:00

Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocketFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal government’s plans to mandate that AI datacentres use renewable power, rubbishing Anthony Albanese’s proposals to regulate the booming technology as “underdeveloped ideas that hand increased power to Canberra”.The latest federal-state stoush on energy comes as S&P Global, the economic rating agency, warns that power use from data

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Saudi Arabia joins U.S. military strikes on Iranian proxies

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-07-29T03:17:40+00:00

The rare joint operation in Iraq underscores the risk that the Iran conflict could expand. It came after Iran fired missiles at a US. base in Jordan.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty set for positive open on strong IIP data, US Fed in focus

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T03:16:26+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: The short-term outlook is bullish LTM. The 3 per cent rise on Tuesday has taken the share price well above the key resistance level of ₹4,200. It also confirms an inverted head and shoulder pattern. This is a bullish pattern. Support will now be in the ₹4,200-₹4,150 region which can limit the downside. LTM share price can rise to ₹4,680 in the coming weeks.

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Australia news live: Icac hears of ‘shit sheet’ on former NSW Liberal minister’s alleged affair; police treating mother and child’s deaths as murder-suicide

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T03:11:17+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpecially designed Airbus completes marathon 24-hour flight before joining Qantas fleetA specially modified Airbus A350 plane touched down in France Tuesday after a record 24-hour test flight from Australia, ahead of it joining Qantas’s fleet next year, Agency France-Presse reports. Continue reading...

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Toyota launches all-new Hilux as automaker eyes faster growth in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T03:11:01+00:00

Priced from ₹31.99 lakh, the pickup broadens Toyota’s lifestyle vehicle lineup while supporting its long-term strategy focused on utility, expansion, localisation and electrification

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Healthy pipeline, AI-led demand to drive Happiest Minds’ FY27 growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T03:04:01+00:00

Adjusted profit after tax (PAT) stood at ₹80.5 crore, rising 12.9% QoQ and 14.7% YoY, while operating profit increased 2.3% QoQ and 11.8% YoY to ₹108.7 crore

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India becomes world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T03:00:35+00:00

The country’s maritime workforce has expanded rapidly, strengthening its position as a leading talent hub for the global shipping industry.

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Au Japon, la crainte d’un bilan élevé après le puissant séisme survenu à Kumamoto

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-29T03:00:03+00:00

Le tremblement de terre de magnitude 7,1 a provoqué d’importants dégâts, mardi, à Kumamoto, dans le sud-ouest de l’Archipel. Le bilan, d’au moins 13 morts, pourrait être alourdi par la puissante explosion qui a dévasté un centre commercial.

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-29T02:53:28+00:00
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PSUs seek extension of RBI’s concessional ECB swap window

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-29T02:49:13+00:00

An extended forex swap facility could encourage overseas fundraising while supporting investment plans and strengthening foreign currency inflows for state-run companies.

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Daniel Andrews says Ben Carroll ‘can win’ Victoria election in rare public statement

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T02:48:11+00:00

Former leader shows support for new Victorian premier while paying tribute to Jacinta AllanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer premier Daniel Andrews has thrown his support behind the Victoria’s new Labor leader, Ben Carroll, saying he has what it takes to win November’s state election.In a rare public statement on Wednesday, Andrews also paid tribute to Jacinta Allan, who he handpicked to replace him as premier when he resigned in September 2023. Continue reading...

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‘Dodged a bullet’: inflation eases to 3.8%, reducing chances of interest rate rise for Australia’s mortgage holders

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T02:45:51+00:00

ABS data shows inflation still too high but tracking lower than anticipatedAustralian mortgage-holders have “dodged a bullet’, with the Reserve Bank now less likely to hike rates next month after new data showed inflation unexpectedly eased to 3.8%, in the year to June, from 4%.The hotly anticipated consumer price report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics had been seen by some economists as a “make-or-break” moment ahead of the RBA’s upcoming rate decision on 11 August. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: fears for sea lions after Kangaroo Island bird flu detection; Icac hears of ‘shit sheet’ on former NSW Liberal minister’s alleged affair

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T02:45:35+00:00

Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpecially designed Airbus completes marathon 24-hour flight before joining Qantas fleetA specially modified Airbus A350 plane touched down in France Tuesday after a record 24-hour test flight from Australia, ahead of it joining Qantas’s fleet next year, Agency France-Presse reports. Continue reading...

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‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-29T02:40:23+00:00

Military mobilises thousands of personnel after quake on southern Kyushu island that registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale At least 13 people were killed when a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, injuring hundreds and knocking out power and water to tens of thousands.“There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it’s a race against time,” the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said on Wednesday. “We will go all out to find and rescue as many people as we can.” Continue reading...

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