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Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T04:36:34+00:00

Digital billboards from environmental groups, targeting Labor MPs attending national conference, cancelled with airport stating they are ‘too political’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConservation groups have questioned why their advertisements targeting Labor politicians were pulled by Adelaide airport for breaking rules on political advertising while others promoting gas and mining kept running.Labor politicians including the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, have been arriving through the airport for this weeke

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« Jos le joufflu », le baron néerlandais de la cocaïne devenu vice-roi de Sierra Leone

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-24T04:30:10+00:00

« L’Afrique sous emprise » (5/6). Condamné aux Pays-Bas à sept années de détention dans une affaire d’importation de 11 tonnes de cocaïne, Jos Leijdekkers, gendre du président sierra-léonais, organise son trafic en toute impunité depuis Freetown.

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Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T04:17:53+00:00

Edmund Rice Education Australia can be sued over abuse committed by Catholic order, after receiving much of its property holdingsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe entity gifted vast property holdings by the Christian Brothers has agreed to help compensate abuse survivors in full, in a stunning reversal after weeks of public pressure.The Christian Brothers, a Catholic order with a long history of clergy abuse, last month announced it was going broke and could not afford to meet civil claims from abuse survivors.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : les Etats-Unis ont visé de nouvelles installations militaires en Iran, pour la treizième nuit de suite

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-24T04:15:59+00:00

Le détroit d’Ormuz « reste ouvert au transit malgré les récentes attaques menées par le corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique iranien », affirme l’armée américaine qui dit avoir notamment ciblé des centres de commandement militaires et des sites de stockage de drones.

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Что известно об атаке на склады Wildberries в Ленобласти

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-24T04:13:31+00:00

Ночью беспилотники ВСУ совершили массированную атаку на Ленинградскую область и Санкт-Петербург. Над Ленобластью было уничтожено 59 БПЛА, есть раненые. О том, что известно о налете дронов к этому часу – в материале «Ведомостей».

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Assam floods death toll rises to 47; over 6.53 lakh people affected

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T04:10:22+00:00

Sivasagar worst-hit; Affected districts are Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Charaideo, Kamrup, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Hojai and Kamrup (Metro)

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Trump imposes fresh tariffs on more than 80 countries, drawing protests from US allies and trading partners

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T04:03:27+00:00

The new tariffs will replace a 10% global duty set to expire on Friday, and comes as after the US supreme court declared many of the earlier levies were illegalDonald Trump has imposed a fresh round of sweeping tariffs on more than 80 countries to replace a 10% global duty that was due to expire, setting off a wave of criticism and protests from US allies and major trading partners.In its latest attempt to instate aggressive trade policies despite challenges from the America’s highest court, the US has imposed a tariff of between a 10% or 12.5% on dozens of countries, including the United King

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Au Brésil, le port de Pecem se rêve en champion mondial de l’hydrogène vert

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-24T04:00:35+00:00

« La ruée sur les ports » (15/16). Le président Lula ambitionne de transformer le port du Nordeste brésilien, une région où la production d’énergies renouvelables est abondante, en un vaste hub d’exportation d’hydrogène vert. Mais le projet peine à se concrétiser.

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Racy short story by Alan Turing offers glimpse of ‘playful, funny, cheeky’ side

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T04:00:05+00:00

Writing from year after gross indecency arrest challenges ‘isolated mathematician’ image, says Cambridge academicWhen people think of Alan Turing, they might imagine he was arrogant, isolated, humourless, tortured. A better way of remembering the father of modern computing would be, an academic argues, as “playful, funny, cheeky, literary, and someone who really liked sex”.The Cambridge University English literature professor Sarah Dillon has transcribed and studied a little-known short story that Turing wrote in the year after his arrest in Manchester for gross indecency. Continue reading...

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‘Burnham bounce’ and World Cup lift mood in July, says data firm

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T04:00:05+00:00

‘Wave of optimism’ is sparked by prospect of new PM, England football team’s progress and hot weatherConsumer confidence in the UK jumped this month by its biggest margin for nearly three years as the prospect of Andy Burnham becoming prime minister became almost certain.The data company GfK said a “Burnham bounce” along with a strong run by the men’s England football team at the World Cup and sunny weather had lifted the mood of consumers in its long-running monthly survey. Continue reading...

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En Albanie, la « révolution des flamants roses » donne des ailes à la jeunesse

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-24T04:00:05+00:00

Depuis la fin mai, des manifestations antigouvernementales, nées de la contestation des projets immobiliers du clan Trump sur une île du pays, rassemblent des milliers d’Albanais. Parmi eux, une grande partie de la « gen Z », en colère contre un pouvoir qu’elle juge défaillant et corrompu.

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Ireland urged to put pressure on Germany over pro-Palestinian activist’s trial

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T04:00:04+00:00

Irish politicians concerned about Daniel Tatlow-Devally’s treatment in jail want Micheál Martin to send observers to Ulm 5 trialA cross-party delegation of Irish politicians has urged Dublin to send observers to a high-security trial of pro-Palestinian activists in Germany and to raise concerns about the Irish defendant’s detention when the German chancellor visits next week.Mairéad Farrell of Sinn Féin, a member of the seven-member delegation, said she and her colleagues had attended the hearing in Stuttgart on Wednesday of the so-called Ulm 5 activists, who are facing charges over an attack

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Rare heron seen at Somerset estate where river has been allowed to run free

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-24T04:00:04+00:00

Black-crowned night heron one of many species thriving at Holnicote Estate where river ‘reset’ has transformed area into lush oasisA rare black-crowned night heron has been spotted on an estate in the south-west of England where an innovative river “reset” is transforming the area into an oasis for birdlife.The heron was caught on camera in a jungly corner of the Holnicote Estate, where conservation experts have been restoring the landscape by allowing a river to return to its natural course. Continue reading...

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Бывшая шерпа России в G20 Светлана Лукаш может стать сенатором

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-24T04:00:00+00:00

Бывшая шерпа России в G20 и заместитель начальника экспертного управления президента Светлана Лукаш может стать сенатором. Она выдвинута по списку «Единой России» для участия в выборах депутатов заксобрания Еврейской автономной области (ЕАО). После выборов она может быть делегирована в Совет Федерации. О том, что такой вариант находится в стадии обсуждения, «Ведомостям» сказали два собеседника, близких к администрации президента.

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Stocks to Watch, July 24: Infosys, Shadowfax, Akums, Swiggy and Eternal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T03:57:01+00:00

From significant block deals and strategic acquisitions to key leadership changes and regulatory updates, Friday’s trading landscape features pivotal developments for stocks like Shadowfax, Infosys, and Swiggy

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Rice rates hit 10-month high as weather concerns grip major hubs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-24T03:40:22+00:00

India’s 5% broken parboiled rice is priced at $356-$361 per ton, up from $352-$357 last week, while 5% broken white rice is priced at $355-$360 per ton

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