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West Asia crisis hit orthodox tea exports from Kochi auctions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-17T09:15:06+00:00

Traders said exports are currently limited to Europe and Russia, while shipments to GCC and other West Asian markets have come to a standstill.

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‘Greatest director out there’: Nolan fans fly into London to see The Odyssey at BFI Imax

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T09:09:54+00:00

Film fanatics arrive from US, Switzerland and Ireland for midnight premiere of director’s critically acclaimed epicOdysseus made his name by embarking on a perilous journey from Troy to Ithaca, plus a few unplanned diversions courtesy of the gods. But this is nothing on Christian Campbell, who last night travelled more than 4,000 miles to see the Greek king’s epic fable on the big screen.The 22-year-old film graduate, who aspires to be an editor, made the journey from Atlanta to London to watch Christopher Nolan’s take on Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. Continue reading...

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Venezuela Earthquakes Force a Grim Homecoming for Migrants

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-17T09:01:42+00:00

Mass migration, which defines modern Venezuela, has heavily marked the earthquake, too, saving many who had left, but also making their grief harder.

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Dubai Migrant Worker Layoffs Reveal Costs of Middle East War

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-17T09:00:33+00:00

The Persian Gulf city attracted migrant workers with the promise of opportunity. Many now say the war has brought job losses and salary cuts.

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‘Adversarial clothing’: are garments designed to confuse facial recognition systems about to go mainstream?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T09:00:05+00:00

Designers say that as well as offering a degree of protection from surveillance, their clothes make a powerful fashion statement about the importance of privacyAs facial recognition technology is rolled out across Britain’s public spaces, a new generation of designers say privacy could be the next big fashion trend.Companies have started incorporating “adversarial patterns” in their garments – carefully designed arrangements of shapes, colours and repeated motifs said to exploit weaknesses in some computer vision systems. Continue reading...

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Метінвест Ахметова увійшов до числа найбільших інвесторів України під час війни

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-17T08:52:00+00:00

фото МетінвестГрупа Метінвест увійшла до переліку найбільших інвесторів України за підсумками 2022-2025 років у рейтингу, підготовленому LIGA.net спільно з Федерацією роботодавців України. За цей період...

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Morta la bimba intrappolata in piscina a Sestri Levante, aperto un fascicolo per omicidio colposo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-17T08:43:00+00:00

La piccola era in vacanza con i genitori, le sue condizioni erano apparse subito gravissime. Mamma e papà doneranno gli organi della giovane vittima. Sotto la lente il fatto che l’utilizzo della piscina, a quanto riferito, era interdetto ai bambini al di sotto di dodici anni, ma non vi era presso i Bagni Segesta alcun cartello a indicarlo

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Weather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwave

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T08:35:56+00:00

Storms are typical during intense heat but this week’s have been extreme. Plus, deadly monsoon rains in BangladeshHailstones the size of golf balls have been seen in French villages as, on top of the exceptional European heatwave, thunderstorms struck across certain parts of Europe.While thunderstorms are typical during and after a period of extreme heat, the storms across countries like France, Germany and Poland have been particularly severe and have brought flooding, strong winds and heavy showers with huge balls of hail. Continue reading...

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NSW woman arrested over movements of Dezi Freeman – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-17T08:34:00+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPauline Hanson has been called “un-Australian” over her appearance on a podcast with far-right UK activist, Tommy Robinson.The Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young told ABC RN Hanson must return to Australia and apologise.This is so appalling, and frankly, it’s unAustralian.To go overseas to hang out with a criminal thug … to be laughing on his show about multiculturalism back here in Australia – which are our communities, Australian citizens, and the people who make this country great, Pauline Hanson is the most un

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