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Итоги торгов на Мосбирже 27 июля

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-27T17:44:04+00:00

Главный бенчмарк российского фондового рынка по итогам основной сессии в понедельник, 27 июля, поднялся на 2,37% до 2216,92 пункта. Его долларовый аналог индекс РТС увеличился на 2,39% и составил 895,16 пункта.

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What drove Venezuela’s decision to leave the ICC?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-27T17:34:38+00:00

The ICC says its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity will continue despite the withdrawal.

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Hull funeral director broke families’ trust on ‘almost industrial scale’, court hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T17:30:24+00:00

Robert Bush, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, left bodies ‘rotting away’, family members sayA fraudulent funeral director broke the trust of families on an “almost industrial scale” as their loved ones’ bodies were left “rotting away”, a court has heard.Robert Bush, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, appeared at Hull crown court on Monday for a five-day sentencing hearing. He previously pleaded guilty to 67 offences, including 30 counts of preventing lawful and decent burial. Continue reading...

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Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T17:28:12+00:00

Julie Masino faced criticism as restaurant chain was called ‘woke’ and ‘soulless’ after unveiling modernized logoCracker Barrel’s CEO, Julie Masino, is stepping down, the restaurant announced on Monday, nearly a year after the company was swept into a political maelstrom over proposed modernizations to its branding.Critics on social media denounced the Tennessee-based rustic restaurant chain as “woke” as well as “sterile and soulless” after it unveiled an updated logo that removed Uncle Herschel, the overall-clad man leaning against a barrel in the restaurant’s original logo, last August. Dona

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Что рассказал Песков об идеальном кризисе и непопулярных решениях

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-27T17:27:42+00:00

Пресс-секретарь президента РФ Дмитрий Песков стал одним из гостей форума «Территория смыслов». Там он поговорил о развитии технологического и информационного суверенитета, искусственном интеллекте, санкциях, Украине и работе президента Владимира Путина.

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Andy Burnham seeks cross-party agreement on future of social care

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T17:27:18+00:00

PM promises lasting solution for England but Tories rule out backing changes funded by tax rises or borrowingAndy Burnham has pledged to work collaboratively with other parties to find a lasting solution on social care, though the Conservatives have ruled out backing changes funded by tax rises or borrowing.Senior Labour and Liberal Democrat figures have privately cast doubt on Burnham’s ability to find a cross-party consensus on social care reform in England, given the terms of the Tories’ participation. Continue reading...

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Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T17:21:11+00:00

Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, died after a ‘short illness’Ronnie Le Drew, best known for operating the puppet Zippy on the classic children’s television programme Rainbow has died aged 78, after a short illness. The news was confirmed by the British Puppet Guild, of which Le Drew was president.The Canadian-born British puppeteer was also known for working on 1986’s Labyrinth alongside David Bowie as well as 1986’s Little Shop of Horrors and various Muppet movies including in 1992’s The Muppet Christmas Carol. He worked on various iterations of Sooty, al

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Spurs’ plans for new training facility in London park blocked by high court

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T17:13:37+00:00

Judge quashes Enfield council’s decision to grant planning permission for new women and girls’ football academyA council’s decision to allow Tottenham Hotspur to build a new training facility in a park in north London has been quashed by a judge at the high court.The campaign group Guardians of Whitewebbs told a hearing in June that Enfield council’s decision to grant planning permission for a new women and girls’ football academy on 6.5 hectares (16 acres) of land in Whitewebbs Park was unlawful. Continue reading...

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Burnham brings members of Socialist Campaign Group into government

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T17:04:37+00:00

Appointment of three ministerial aides is first time members of Labour’s most leftwing faction have held government positionsAndy Burnham has appointed three new ministerial aides from Labour’s most leftwing faction, the first time members of the Socialist Campaign Group have been part of the government.The new chief whip, Anneliese Midgley, has also promised MPs that the government will beef up the role of ministerial aides – known as parliamentary private secretaries (PPSs) – who traditionally go under the radar, allowing them to do more media appearances, take on parliamentary roles and con

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New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T17:03:51+00:00

Salamanca City Central says it is pausing project with Realbotix as it addresses concerns including data privacyA New York school district has walked back plans to introduce a humanoid robot at its high school after the proposal sparked backlash from educators and community members.The Salamanca City Central school district announced on 24 July in a social media post that its pilot project with Toronto-based tech company Realbotix had been put on hold “while we work through enhanced student data privacy agreements with the New York State Education Department and continue engaging with our comm

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Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T17:02:56+00:00

Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisisDonald Trump once again warned the US will return to “strong military action” against Iran if diplomatic efforts do not bring a rapid resolution to the crisis in the Middle East.“We are in very deep talks with Iran. If they don’t work out, we will go back to very strong military action,” the US president told Axios on Monday. Asked how long he would allow the talks to proceed, he answered: “Not much time. Either it goes fast or not at all.” Continue reading...

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Au Sénégal, la série « Maîtresse d’un homme marié », petite révolution dans l’audiovisuel

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-27T17:00:03+00:00

« Tour du monde en séries » (1/6). Six fictions étrangères qui sont le reflet de questions politiques et sociales brûlantes. Aujourd’hui, le feuilleton de Kalista Sy, qui a impulsé un style, à mi-chemin entre le mélo familial et la fresque sociale, et continue de susciter des débats.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump affirme que les Etats-Unis mènent des « discussions très approfondies avec l’Iran »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-27T16:57:59+00:00

Dans une interview accordée à la chaîne de télévision israélienne Channel 12, le président américain a aussi réitéré ses menaces envers l’Iran : « Si ces pourparlers n’aboutissent pas, nous reprendrons une action militaire puissante. Soit cela avance rapidement, soit cela n’avancera pas du tout. »

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : Donald Trump affirme mener des « discussions très approfondies avec l’Iran » et évoque de « bonnes chances » de parvenir à un accord

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-27T16:57:56+00:00

Dans une interview accordée à la chaîne de télévision israélienne Channel 12, le président américain a aussi réitéré ses menaces envers l’Iran : « Si ces pourparlers n’aboutissent pas, nous reprendrons une action militaire puissante. Soit cela avance rapidement, soit cela n’avancera pas du tout. »

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Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto for a second time this year

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:56:57+00:00

Police said they engaged in a high-speed car chase but failed to arrest the suspect, who remains at large. Three people were arrested in June after a similar attack.

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Amid France Wildfires, Some Residents Help Firefighters Contain Blazes

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:52:12+00:00

With firefighters stretched thin, volunteers put themselves at risk, using water tanks, hoses and tractors to hold back flames from villages and farms in southwestern France.

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Poll shows Labour ahead of Reform UK for first time since Burnham became PM – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:45:39+00:00

New PM says he ‘wouldn’t get carried away’ by latest polling but says he is pleased if he has ‘connected with people’I have already posted lines from Andy Burnham’s BBC interview on reforming social care (see 9.03am), making council tax fairer (see 10.03am), and ruling out an early election (see 11.56am). And yesterday Peter Walker wrote up the lines in the interview from Burnham saying he would disagree with Donald Trump if necessary.Here are some of the other comments worth flagging up.Burnham suggested care workers should be exempt from Shabana Mahmood’s plan to make foreign workers wait mu

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France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:36:30+00:00

Officials talk of ‘absolutely critical’ days for firefighters before rise again from middle of the weekEurope wildfires live – latest updatesFirefighters in France and Spain are racing to bring huge wildfires under control before another heatwave later this week that will complicate efforts to tame the flames.Spain’s interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said Monday and Tuesday were “absolutely crucial days” before temperatures rise again from Wednesday onwards. Continue reading...

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Mitch McConnell not medically cleared to resume Senate role as he rehabilitates from fall – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-27T16:35:52+00:00

An attending physician says the Republican senator ‘has maintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation’ but ‘he is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office’Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump said ⁠today that ⁠he had paused US strikes on Iran to give diplomacy another chance, but he ​was ‌ready ‌for “strong military ‌action” if diplomacy fails.Washington was in “very deep ⁠talks with Iran”, the president told Axios, but, he added: “If they don’t work out, we will be go back to very strong military action.”I am going to

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