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Weather tracker: More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T08:11:31+00:00

Fires remain out of control in Northwest Territories and Ontario, while Argentina endures record night-time heatRecent hot, dry weather in Canada has triggered hundreds of wildfires across the country. As of Wednesday, more than 900 were burning, scorching about 3m hectares of land. While fires have broken out in several provinces, the greatest concern is in the Northwest Territories and Ontario, where several remain out of control.Poor air quality has been reported across affected regions, with wildfire smoke carried by winds into the US and even across the Atlantic to northern Europe. The ri

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Francia lucha contra tres grandes incendios activos en el sur del país

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-07-24T08:08:43+00:00

Los fuegos afectan a la región de Nueva Aquitania, zona turísticas de la costa atlántica, y al departamento mediterráneo de Var. París solicita la activación del Mecanismo de Protección Civil de la Unión Europea

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Heatwave and online shopping drive up retail sales in Great Britain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T08:02:22+00:00

Hot weather and World Cup fever help defy analyst expectations of decline, with sales volumes up 1% in JuneOnline sales accounted for the highest level of retail sales in five years last month as record hot weather spurred a rush for air conditioning, outdoor products and clothing.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the volume of retail sales in Great Britain grew 1% month on month in June, as the hot weather and a World Cup retail rush defied analyst expectations of a 0.3% decline. Continue reading...

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SBI to issue first rupee-denominated perpetual debt of 2026, sources say

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T08:00:40+00:00

State-run Canara Bank was the last lender to tap the market, raising ₹3,500 crore through Basel III-compliant additional Tier I perpetual bonds at a 7.55 per cent coupon in November 2025

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France orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T07:48:20+00:00

Evacuees have been told to leave the area before 10am, using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainlandThousands of people have been forced to flee parts of south-west France amid worsening wildfires that prompted the authorities to order people to evacuate from the Cap Ferret peninsula along the Atlantic coast.Evacuees have been told to leave the area before 10am, using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainland. Continue reading...

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Что значит решение Дональда Трампа обновить пошлины для 86 стран

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-24T07:44:40+00:00

США вводят новую глобальную пошлину взамен предыдущей, срок которой истекает 24 июля, в отношении 60 торговых партнеров США (86, если считать членов торгово-экономических объединений типа Евросоюза по отдельности), говорится на официальном сайте Управления торгового представителя страны (USTR) Джеймисона Грира. Ставка будет варьироваться в диапазоне от 10% до 12,5%.

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In relief to founders, NCLT stays Byju's FORM G bidding process till next hearing

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T07:40:50+00:00

The tribunal declined wider restraints on the committee for now, noting the respondents must first get an opportunity to reply, but its pause on Form G and bidder shortlisting freezes the next stage of the process till the next hearing

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En Inde, le gouvernement peine à désamorcer un mouvement de contestation qui cible désormais Narendra Modi

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-24T07:31:06+00:00

Après avoir tenté d’ignorer la mobilisation étudiante des « cafards » dénonçant la corruption du système éducatif, le premier ministre, Narendra Modi, se voit de plus en plus mis en cause, alors que les partis d’opposition et plusieurs personnalités du cinéma populaire Bollywood ont apporté leur soutien au mouvement.

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