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En Chine, les amours lesbiennes interdites

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-22T06:30:18+00:00

Jeunesse en milieux hostiles (2/6). En 2014, à Xiamen, en Chine, la photographe néerlandaise Sarah Mei Herman faisait la connaissance de quatre étudiantes lesbiennes. Au fil des années et de leurs changements de vie, elle n’a cessé de les suivre. Attentive à restituer dans ses portraits une vérité que ces jeunes femmes, confrontées au tabou de l’homosexualité dans la société chinoise, dérobent au regard des leurs le reste du temps.

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Le maire de New York, Zohran Mamdani, reconnaît qu’il n’a pas « l’autorité juridique nécessaire » pour arrêter Benyamin Nétanyahou

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-22T06:26:16+00:00

L’élu démocrate avait affirmé mener des discussions sur la possibilité légale d’exécuter le mandat d’arrêt délivré par la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) à l’encontre du dirigeant israélien s’il venait à l’Assemblée générale de l’ONU en septembre.

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Pharma stocks decline; Aurobindo Pharma down over 4%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-22T06:23:40+00:00

Pharma stocks declined after US President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on imported generic medicines from August 2028,

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Zidane, Klopp e gli altri: è l’estate dei grandi ct

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-22T06:15:58+00:00

Zizou e Jürgen tornano in panchina, l’Italia prova a convincere Guardiola e la Scozia pensa a Benitez: le migliori trattative del dopo Mondiale

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Burnham announces bus fares across England to be capped at £2

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T06:14:47+00:00

Measure backed by £454m of funding, with £400m coming from switching investment in international climate finance to loansSingle bus fares across England will be capped at £2 from January, the prime minister, Andy Burnham, has announced.The nationwide cap is currently set at £3 until the end of March 2027 although some areas – including London and Greater Manchester, where Burnham set a £2 limit as mayor – have lower top rates for single tickets. Continue reading...

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« On demande à l’armée la permission d’aller voir nos maisons une heure puis de revenir » : les zones pilotes dans le Liban sud, premier test de l’accord-cadre avec Israël

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-22T06:08:37+00:00

Le retrait israélien de la localité de Zaoutar El-Gharbiyé et le déploiement de l’armée libanaise coïncident avec la rencontre à la Maison Blanche entre le président américain, Donald Trump, et son homologue libanais, Joseph Aoun, mardi.

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Les zones pilotes dans le Liban sud, ce premier test de l’accord-cadre avec Israël : « On demande à l’armée la permission d’aller voir nos maisons une heure »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-22T06:08:37+00:00

Le retrait israélien de la localité de Zaoutar El-Gharbiyé et le déploiement de l’armée libanaise coïncident avec la rencontre à la Maison Blanche entre le président américain, Donald Trump, et son homologue libanais, Joseph Aoun, mardi.

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Australia news live: Origin Energy investigating potential data breach that could affect millions; ex-Socceroo captain’s devastating CTE diagnosis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T06:06:32+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says the state’s Labor party is under threat from One Nation and “we’ve got to fight for those votes”.Appearing on ABC Radio National this morning, Minns was asked if One Nation was a “racist party”. He said people who had concerns about the levels of immigration weren’t necessarily racist but some of the things Pauline Hanson had said were.Certainly some of the things Pauline Hanson says are definitely racist, when she said there’s no such thing as a good Muslim. I mea

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UK inflation falls to 2.6% in lift for Burnham’s cost of living plans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T06:01:49+00:00

Annual June figure comes after new PM pledges to reduce pressure on households and improve economyUK inflation dropped by more than expected in June to 2.6%, in a boost for Andy Burnham’s plans to reduce the cost of living.The new prime minister has pledged to bring down the cost of living to give households more disposable income and improve the outlook for the economy. Continue reading...

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UK inflation falls by more than expected to 2.6% in lift for Andy Burnham

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T06:01:49+00:00

Annual June figure comes after new PM pledges to reduce cost of living and improve economyBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation dropped by more than expected in June to 2.6%, in a boost for Andy Burnham’s plans to reduce the cost of living.The new prime minister has pledged to bring down the cost of living to give households more disposable income and improve the outlook for the economy, announcing a winter VAT holiday on electricity bills and lowering the national cap on bus fares. Continue reading...

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Meat multinational faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T06:00:09+00:00

Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rightsThe world’s biggest meat company, JBS, faces a landmark legal challenge to disclose how its $6bn (£4.5bn) global expansion plan is compatible with responsibilities to the climate, nature and human rights.Courts in the Netherlands, where JBS is headquartered, will assess the petition filed by Greenpeace for information on whether the company is compliant with Dutch laws on “duty of care” as well as its own publicly stated commitments. Continue reading...

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​World largest meat company faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion plan

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T06:00:09+00:00

Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rightsThe world’s biggest meat company, JBS, faces a landmark legal challenge to disclose how its $6bn (£4.5bn) global expansion plan is compatible with responsibilities to the climate, nature and human rights.Courts in the Netherlands, where JBS is headquartered, will assess the petition filed by Greenpeace for information on whether the company is compliant with Dutch laws on “duty of care” as well as its own publicly stated commitments. Continue reading...

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​World largest meat company faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T06:00:09+00:00

Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rightsThe world’s biggest meat company, JBS, faces a landmark legal challenge to disclose how its $6bn (£4.5bn) global expansion plan is compatible with responsibilities to the climate, nature and human rights.Courts in the Netherlands, where JBS is headquartered, will assess the petition filed by Greenpeace for information on whether the company is compliant with Dutch laws on “duty of care” as well as its own publicly stated commitments. Continue reading...

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​World’s largest meat company faces legal challenge over green credentials of $6bn global expansion

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T06:00:09+00:00

Greenpeace petitions Dutch courts to order JBS to disclose how its aims are compatible with responsibilities to climate and human rightsThe world’s biggest meat company, JBS, faces a landmark legal challenge to disclose how its $6bn (£4.5bn) global expansion plan is compatible with responsibilities to the climate, nature and human rights.Courts in the Netherlands, where JBS is headquartered, will assess the petition filed by Greenpeace for information on whether the company is compliant with Dutch laws on “duty of care” as well as its own publicly stated commitments. Continue reading...

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How could Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T06:00:07+00:00

These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systemsNew analysis produced exclusively for the Guardian reveals how different voting systems would return wildly different seat totals in the UK parliament based on current polling.While the current first past the post (FPTP) system could leave Reform UK just 30 seats short of a majority based on recent polls, the modelling shows how proportional systems would be likely to give the UK a more finely balanced parliament that better represents the votes people cast. Continue read

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Copper futures: Outlook positive

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-22T05:57:28+00:00

Traders can consider long positions 

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People with secret ‘safe phones’ advised to turn off devices during national test of AusAlert emergency warning

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T05:54:00+00:00

Ten-second ‘siren’ to blare on most phones on Monday as part of national test despite reservations from some statesAn unsilenceable siren will blare out of most phones in Australia on Monday afternoon for ten seconds, with the federal government confirming a national test of the new AusAlert emergency alert will go ahead despite reservations from some state governments.Domestic violence campaigners and the National Emergency Management Agency have also repeated advice that people who may have secret ‘safe phones’, kept hidden for personal safety reasons, may want to turn off their devices for

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Mastek shares fall over 4% after Q1FY27 results

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-22T05:51:46+00:00

Mastek’s consolidated PAT for the quarter ended June 2026 increased 15% y-o-y to ₹105.88 crore

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Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s Iran gamble has produced a crisis reshaping the global order

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-22T05:45:49+00:00

In today’s newsletter: ​A White House operating without expertise, strategy or restraint ​is stuck in a conflict with no easy way out, which is sending economic shockwaves far beyond its own bordersGood morning. Within two hours of entering No 10 on Monday afternoon, Andy Burnham had his first call with Donald Trump. After chit-chatting about the football (both agreed England had an “excellent tournament”) and Manchester (our new prime minister invited the president to visit the city Trump once described as a “town”), they got on to far trickier territory: the strait of Hormuz.The US has attac

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Tunnel collapse in India kills 12 workers

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-22T05:38:22+00:00

Rescue operation is ongoing but hazardous conditions have hampered efforts to reach those still inside.

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Tunnel collapse in India kills 14 workers

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-22T05:38:22+00:00

Rescue operation is ongoing but hazardous conditions have hampered efforts to reach those still inside.

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