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World Cup 2026: What did we learn?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-07-17T17:43:10+00:00

World Cup 2026: What did we learn?

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Сергй "Флеш" Бескрестнов став радником Зеленського, - указ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-17T17:43:00+00:00

фото t.me/V_Zelenskiy_officialВідомий експерт із систем зв'язку Сергій Бескрестнов (Флеш) призначений радником президента України з питань технологічних напрямів оборони. Відповідний указ опублікаовано...

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A Hong Kong, le secteur de l’édition dans le collimateur de la police politique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-17T17:38:28+00:00

Cinq libraires du territoire contrôlé par la Chine ont été arrêtés le 15 juillet pour avoir publié des ouvrages « séditieux ». Un message envoyé au secteur par les autorités, qui n’ont jamais publié de liste des livres interdits, et une manière de faire régner la peur.

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A Hongkong, le secteur de l’édition dans le collimateur de la police politique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-17T17:38:25+00:00

Cinq libraires du territoire contrôlé par la Chine ont été arrêtés le 15 juillet pour avoir publié des ouvrages « séditieux ». Un message envoyé au secteur par les autorités, qui n’ont jamais publié de liste de livres interdits, et une manière de faire régner la peur.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : un bombardier stratégique russe a été détruit par les forces spéciales ukrainiennes, selon Volodymyr Zelensky

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-17T17:34:31+00:00

De son côté, le nouveau premier ministre, Serhi Koretsky, a fait savoir qu’Ievheni Khmara, qui était jusqu’ici à la tête du service de sécurité d’Ukraine, avait été officiellement nommé ministre de la défense d’Ukraine par intérim.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : des milliers de manifestants à Kiev pour protester contre l’éviction du populaire ministre de la défense Mykhaïlo Fedorov

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-17T17:34:31+00:00

Le nouveau premier ministre ukrainien, Serhi Koretsky, a fait savoir qu’Ievheni Khmara, qui était jusqu’ici à la tête du service de sécurité d’Ukraine, avait été officiellement nommé ministre de la défense par intérim.

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Липневі аукціони не мають стосунку до підвищення або заниження ціни електроенергії, – Центр Разумкова

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-17T17:26:00+00:00

фото УНІАН, В'ячеслав РатинськийЦіна електроенергії близько 5 тис. грн/МВт·год на перших довгострокових аукціонах державної генерації сформувалася конкурентно та не свідчить про адміністративне здешевлення...

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CSR must move from compliance to creating impact, say industry leaders

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T17:21:35+00:00

Vinit Nayar, Founder-Chairman of the Sampark Foundation, argued that the social sector needs the same spirit of innovation and design thinking that transformed India’s IT industry

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Feline good: why kitten heel flip-flops are winning over flats-only gen Z

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T17:20:52+00:00

From Lily Collins at Wimbledon to cast of Love Island, heels-averse cohort is stepping it up a notchGen Z, the flats-only generation, has finally succumbed to the heel – albeit a tiny one. Long vocally anti-heel, the cohort who were born between 1997 and 2012 have famously shunned millennials’ obsession with Jimmy Choos in favour of pancake-flat shoes, from the “It-trainer”, Adidas Sambas, to split-toe Margiela Tabi’s and so-called “French girl ballet flats”.But they now appear to be embracing a potential gateway heel, typically measuring in the region of 1.5in or the height of a triple-A batt

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DHS secretary doubles down on Trump’s baseless 2020 election claims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T17:12:08+00:00

Markwayne Mullin at presser repeated many of Trump’s unverified claims from controversial primetime speechThe US homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, doubled down on Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated election claims on Friday amid his agency’s efforts to support the president’s agenda.Trump used a memo compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the basis of many of his unsubstantiated claims on Thursday during his televised primetime address to the nation. Continue reading...

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Berry tough: Ribena seeks to make hardier blackcurrants to beat extreme weather

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T17:08:07+00:00

£200,000 investment comes after harvests in Britain hit by wet winter, spring frost and hail, then heatwavesThe owner of Ribena is to invest £200,000 in helping blackcurrant bushes withstand stress after extreme weather put a squeeze on this year’s UK harvest.That harvest is now under way in the berry’s main growing regions including East Anglia, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Kent and Scotland. It is expected to be about 10% below the average of 10,000 tonnes, as the climate crisis drives extreme weather across Britain and elsewhere. Continue reading...

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Sir Garfield Sobers dies at 89, cricket loses its greatest all-rounder

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T17:04:11+00:00

Cricket has lost one of its greatest icons. Sir Garfield Sobers, the legendary West Indies captain and all-rounder, leaves behind a legacy that will inspire generations.

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Lauren Laverne reveals blood and bone marrow disorder diagnosis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T16:56:38+00:00

Radio and TV presenter, who recovered from cancer in 2024, announces she has smouldering myelomaLauren Laverne has announced she has been diagnosed with a blood and bone marrow disorder, less than two years after recovering from cancer.The radio and TV presenter revealed she has smouldering myeloma, a condition characterised by an abnormal level of blood plasma cells in bone marrow, and said she made her diagnosis public out of a desire to help others. In August 2024, she announced she had been diagnosed with cancer, and received the all-clear three months later. Continue reading...

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DHS chief threatens states that refuse Trump’s election demands after president’s widely condemned speech – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T16:46:42+00:00

Markwayne Mullin follows up on president’s unproven claims as Democrats accuse Trump of ‘working to rig the midterms’ in advanceSign up for US News Breaking emailTrump makes unverified claims of China ‘election meddling’Trump also took to Truth Social today to claim that there were “great reviews” of his address to the nation on Thursday – where he repeated baseless claims undermining the electoral integrity of the 2020 election, and the safety of the election process at large in the US. During his speech, Trump also tried to unveil new information – with scant evidence – that China’s int

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Conservative MP Patrick Spencer cleared of sexual assault

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T16:37:47+00:00

MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich found not guilty after incident at Groucho Club in London in 2023A Conservative MP has been cleared of sexually assaulting two women at the Groucho Club in London after claiming that he just wanted to give them a hug.Patrick Spencer was seen on camera coming up behind two women and putting his arms around them at the private members’ club during a night out in August 2023, less than a year before he was elected to the seat of Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. Continue reading...

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Tory MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of Groucho Club sexual assaults

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T16:37:47+00:00

MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich cleared over incident at London members’ club in 2023A Conservative MP has been cleared of sexually assaulting two women at the Groucho Club in London after claiming that he just wanted to give them a hug.Patrick Spencer was seen on camera coming up behind two women and putting his arms around them at the private members’ club during a night out in August 2023, less than a year before he was elected to the seat of Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. Continue reading...

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‘Master yachtsman’ who fled 2005 trial for sexual assault arrested off US coast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T16:30:39+00:00

Ronald Fischer, 70, was sentenced to life in his absence after telling lawyer he planned to ‘enjoy life in another country’A “master yachtsman” who went on the run for more than two decades after fleeing a sexual assault trial in Rhode Island which resulted in his conviction despite his absence was captured on Thursday on a sailboat off New Jersey’s coast, according to authorities.Ronald L Fischer, 70, had been considered one of Rhode Island’s most wanted fugitives before his arrest, state police officials said in a statement on social media. And his case had been mentioned repeatedly over the

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Meta trying to destroy whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, US senator says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T16:27:32+00:00

Republican Josh Hawley accuses Mark Zuckerberg’s firm of relentlessly pursuing and attempting to bankrupt herA US senator has accused Meta of using lawfare in “efforts to destroy” a whistleblower who made allegations about the social media company’s dealings with China and its treatment of teenagers.In a letter to its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, the Republican senator Josh Hawley demanded to know what measures Meta had taken to monitor Sarah Wynn-Williams, Facebook’s former global head of public policy, and her family. Continue reading...

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Посольство США в Україні очолила дипломатка з понад 30-річним стажем

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-17T16:26:00+00:00

Аудкірк займалася питаннями стратегічної конкуренції між провідними державами, енергетичної безпеки, протидії фінансуванню загроз та введення економічних санкцій.

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