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Air quality warnings remain in place across US as wildfire smoke continues to swathe country

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-18T14:13:36+00:00

Rain could alleviate conditions in mid-Atlantic and north-east, with World Cup final expected to go ahead on SundayWarnings of dangerous conditions are expected to remain in place on Saturday across swathes of the US, amid uncertainty about where the heavy wildfire smoke swirling from the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of Minnesota will head next.Some parts of the US mid-Atlantic and north-east regions will continue to endure poor air quality until Saturday afternoon, where there is a high chance of thunderstorms, which could bring some reprieve from the poor air but come with o

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Surrogacy Scandal Upends German Politics

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-18T14:07:52+00:00

Jens Spahn, a top leader of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party, resigned his post after announcing having had a baby by surrogate, which is outlawed in Germany

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Bandu’s Blockbusters for July 19, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-18T14:05:45+00:00

Guess the stock that will give the best return by next Friday

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Blueprint for a successful redevelopment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-18T13:50:39+00:00

For apartment owners, redevelopment involves complex legal, financial, and technical considerations and warrants proper due diligence for a successful outcome

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Simply Put: Earnings seasonality

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-18T13:46:40+00:00

Over a steaming cuppa, two friends discuss how the changing seasons can influence the earnings of companies

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Andy Burnham’s plan to scrap technology department triggers backlash

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-18T13:42:43+00:00

MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growthAndy Burnham’s plan to scrap the government’s technology department has triggered an angry backlash from MPs, Whitehall officials and tech experts.The incoming prime minister has asked officials to draw up plans to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as part of a wider Whitehall shake-up. Continue reading...

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UK tech advocates alarmed by Burnham plan to scrap technology department

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-18T13:42:43+00:00

MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growthAndy Burnham’s plan to scrap the government’s technology department has triggered an angry backlash from MPs, Whitehall officials and tech experts.The incoming prime minister has asked officials to draw up plans to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as part of a wider Whitehall shake-up. Continue reading...

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Turquie : 119 suspects liés à l’organisation Etat Islamique arrêtés lors d’une vaste opération antiterroriste dans 30 provinces

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-18T13:42:27+00:00

Les suspects sont accusés d’être membres de l’organisation Etat islamique, de faire sa propagande sur les réseaux sociaux et de le financer « par le biais des personnes en lien avec l’organisation terroriste et des soi-disant associations caritatives ».

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Movers & Shakers: Stocks that will see action this week

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-18T13:36:57+00:00

Here is what the charts say about the shares of Authum Investment & Infrastructure, L&T Finance and Newgen Software Technologies

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Iran, U.S. strikes widen as fighting hits critical infrastructure

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-07-18T13:17:46+00:00

Kuwait said there had been an attack on a power and desalination plant, as the seventh consecutive day of clashes between the U.S. and Iran leaves the path to a longer-term peace deal unclear.

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Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-18T13:14:57+00:00

As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growingWhen Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, a collective groan spreads across its cities and people wonder, again, whether the island’s antiquated electricity system may soon become unrecoverable.The 777-mile Caribbean island of 9.5 million people has been sweltering under a six-month-long oil blockade imposed by the US, part of a pressure campaign to bring down its communist government. But the parlous state of Cuba’s infrastructure goes far furthe

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Death toll from Uganda school bus crash rises to 24

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-18T13:07:39+00:00

Three more pupils died after Uganda’s school bus crash, raising the death toll to 23 students and one adult.

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