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Michigan authorities identify man they say killed wife and six children before home fire

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T13:17:24+00:00

Authorities say the killings fit the definition of family annihilation, one of at least eight in the US this yearAuthorities in Michigan have identified a man they say fatally shot his wife and six children on Friday in a mass murder that fits the definition of a family annihilation.Citing autopsy results, the Ottawa county sheriff’s office said in a news release Monday that Kristopher Karolkiewicz; his wife, Amanda; and their six children, age five to 15, all died of gunshot wounds before their bodies were found in their burning home in Grand Haven Township. The agency noted that Kristopher K

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Infosys powers NTN corporation’s digital growth with SAP commerce cloud adoption

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-28T13:11:18+00:00

The transformation delivered tangible benefits for NTN Corporation, including streamlined maintenance by automating version control, enhanced reliability in daily operations, and improving cost efficiencies by enabling cloud adoption.

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Cholamandalam net profit up 46% in Q1FY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-28T13:09:52+00:00

The Board also approved fundraising aggregating to around Rs ₹55,000 crore by way of issue of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs)

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Weekly Rupee View: Rupee faces hurdle

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-28T13:04:16+00:00

The decline in oil prices is positive for India, a major crude importer, as it reduces pressure on both the trade deficit and the rupee

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Imprisoned writer Mumia Abu-Jamal seeks UN intervention after 44 years behind bars

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T13:00:05+00:00

The former Black Panther’s lawyers ask a UN panel to review his detention after US legal avenues were exhaustedAs he approaches the 45th anniversary of his incarceration in December, the Black radical writer and prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is taking his claim that he has been subjected to arbitrary imprisonment for a crime that he did not commit to a new tribunal: the United Nations in Geneva.On Tuesday Abu-Jamal, 72, lodged a petition with the UN’s working group on arbitrary detention, a body within the Human Rights Council. It marks the latest attempt by the internationally-renowned prisoner an

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Cyclosporiasis cases show ‘vulnerabilities’ in US food safety system, experts say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T13:00:05+00:00

US states and federal government tracking cases as outbreak comes amid cuts to public health fundingAn outbreak of cyclosporiasis highlights how US states and the federal government work together to track foodborne illnesses – and where they diverge.Experts said the enormous number of cases, potentially more than 11,000 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) count, is symptomatic of “vulnerabilities” in food safety systems in the US. Continue reading...

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Past fires suggest effects of Europe and North America wildfires may linger for years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T13:00:04+00:00

Three years after Maui wildfires many still struggle with ‘biological, emotional and social consequences’, study saysA spate of ferocious wildfires across North America and Europe, worsened by the climate crisis, have incinerated homes and forests and forced thousands of people to flee. Previous fires suggest the effects of these blazes may linger for years to come.The current fires and their plumes of smoke can appear to be a temporary, if immediate, crisis. Nearly 1,000 fires have sprung into life in the boreal forests of Canada, causing the evacuation of towns and toxic smoke to waft into m

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Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead a Brit-heavy Booker prize longlist

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T13:00:04+00:00

Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’• Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experimentDouglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlist, alongside three-time nominee Elizabeth Strout, in a collection that “rewards risk”.The 13 novels selected for the 2026 prize, announced on Tuesday, feature authors of seven nationalities across three continents, with almost half from the UK. Ten of the writers are appearing on a

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Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead Booker prize longlist

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T13:00:04+00:00

Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen to experimentDouglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlist, alongside three-time nominee Elizabeth Strout, in a collection that “rewards risk”.The 13 novels selected for the 2026 prize, announced on Tuesday, feature authors of seven nationalities across three continents, with almost half from the UK. Ten of the writers are appearing on a B

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Japon : un séisme de magnitude 7,1 a frappé le sud du pays

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-28T12:51:06+00:00

La secousse, d’intensité maximale sur l’échelle sismique japonaise, a fait au moins 50 blessés et entraîné la suspension du trafic ferroviaire dans le sud de l’Archipel.

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Виплата 45 000 грн, лікування, працевлаштування: Кличко зустрівся із захисниками, звільненими з полону, і розповів про допомогу від міста

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-28T12:50:05+00:00

фото Telegram/@vitaliy_klitschkoМер Києва Віталій Кличко зустрівся з військовими, звільненими з російського полону, вручив їм нагороди і розповів, яку допомогу вони можуть отримати від міста. Загалом з...

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Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T12:39:44+00:00

Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’UK politics live – latest updatesA senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim.The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who fled her country after experiencing forced underage marriage and extreme violence, including rape. The woman claimed asylum on the basis of fears that she would be killed by her husband: a powerful, previously convicted criminal. Continue reading...

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Tories’ Philp accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel incident

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T12:38:25+00:00

Chris Philp says patrol vessel may have been trying to stop him highlighting the small boats crisisUK politics live – latest updatesA Conservative MP has claimed a French warship fired warning shots near a boat he was on in the Channel in an attempt to stop him covering the small boats crisis.Chris Philp, who is his party’s home affairs spokesperson, was being interviewed by the BBC a couple of miles off Boulogne on Tuesday when the warship Flamant passed by. As it did so, a French navy officer standing at the stern fired 17 shots from a handgun, aiming away from Philp. Continue reading...

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Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-28T12:38:25+00:00

Chris Philp says patrol vessel may have been trying to stop him highlighting the small boats crisisUK politics live – latest updatesA Conservative MP has claimed a French warship fired warning shots near a boat he was on in the Channel in an attempt to stop him highlighting the small boats crisis.Chris Philp, who is his party’s home affairs spokesperson, was being interviewed by the BBC a couple of miles off Boulogne on Tuesday when the warship Flamant passed by. As it did so, a French navy officer standing at the stern fired 17 shots from a handgun, aiming away from Philp. Continue reading...

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