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Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T14:37:19+00:00

Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer treesPrivate school grounds in England offer 41% more tree cover than state schools for cooling and shade in extreme temperatures, research has found.As teachers and students prepare to take their summer holidays after weeks of high temperatures where some classrooms reached highs of 40C, an analysis of tree cover in schools in England reveals a stark socioeconomic divide. Continue reading...

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Burnham too influenced by ‘vested interests’ to offer change, Polanski says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T14:35:14+00:00

Exclusive: Green party launches pushback against idea that next PM will have more left-leaning agenda than StarmerUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is “too in hock to vested interests” to offer real change, Zack Polanski has said as the Greens launched a pushback against the incoming prime minister, portraying him as cautious and weak on such areas as wealth taxes, Gaza and rent controls.Under Polanski’s leadership the Green party in England and Wales has more than tripled its membership, and is closely tracking Labour in opinion polls, with much of the new support coming from form

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Tamil Nadu to conduct first phase of Census 2027 in August; self enumeration to begin Friday

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T14:25:57+00:00

For the first phase, citizens can also opt for the self enumeration using the government portal from July 17 to July 31, 2026Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, Sundaresh Babu, Chief Principal Census Officer, Tamil Nadu said that the first phase will involve Houselisting and Housing Census.

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AP Minister Nara Lokesh apologises to Amara Raja, seeks fresh investments

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T14:23:24+00:00

On Wednesday Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies commissioned its Customer Qualification Plant (CQP) at its Giga Corridor in Mahbubnagar, Telangana with an investment of ₹500 cror

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nurture.retail sees 35% rise in its monthly active users in FY26

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T14:17:09+00:00

One in every four agri-retailers in India is now registered and one in five visiting the platform every month, the company said in a statement

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Дорадча рада ДТЕК представила рекомендації для залучення інвестицій в енергетику України

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-16T14:04:00+00:00

фото dtek.comДорадча рада ДТЕК представила "Білу книгу" з рекомендаціями щодо відновлення та модернізації української енергетики, посилення ролі приватного сектору та залучення інвестицій в галузь. Про...

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How green is Andy Burnham? Britain’s next PM faces tough climate decisions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T14:00:41+00:00

Heatwaves, high energy prices, calls for reindustrialisation and North Sea drilling are all high on the to-do listUK politics live – latest updatesWildfires cast a pall of smoke this week over Greater Manchester, whose former mayor Andy Burnham stands on the threshold of No 10. Amid three UK heatwaves so far this year, which have killed thousands of people in England and Wales, damaged harvests and left children crying in classrooms, the new prime minister’s plans for the climate crisis remain as shrouded as his city.“Burnham has been very quiet about the climate [crisis] so far,” says Chris V

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US to change visa regulations for foreign students, journalists

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T13:59:39+00:00

The new final rule would establish fixed time periods for F visas for international students, J visas for cultural exchange program visitors, and I visas for media members

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Trump’s Board of Peace drops full Gaza recovery plan in favour of tiny pilot scheme

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T13:58:29+00:00

Revised plan aims to ‘keep something going’ amid fears Netanyahu may gamble on new all-out offensive before Israeli electionsThe Gaza recovery plan being pursued by Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) has shrunk dramatically from an ambitious blueprint for the reconstruction of the whole territory to a small pilot project in the south of the strip.Even the envisaged pilot scheme – involving a temporary camp for a tiny fraction of Gaza’s 2 million displaced people, with a Palestinian administration, police and a small international security force – is not expected to take shape before the end o

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NISM proposes common test for SIF, MF distributors

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T13:51:47+00:00

NISM-Series-V-D certification examination will be available from July 22 and has been designated as the requisite certification standard for individuals involved in the sale and distribution of mutual funds and SIFs

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran condamne les frappes américaines près d’un hôpital pour enfants ; le Koweït dit avoir repoussé une nouvelle attaque de drones iraniens

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-16T13:51:41+00:00

Le Pakistan a, par ailleurs, appelé jeudi Washington et Téhéran à mettre fin aux violences et à reprendre les négociations prévues dans le cadre du protocole d’accord signé en juin avec sa médiation.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’île iranienne de Qechm touchée en « plusieurs endroits par des missiles américains », dans un contexte de reprise des hostilités entre l’Iran et les Etats-Unis

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-16T13:51:41+00:00

L’île a été visée vers 18 heures (16 h 30, à Paris), selon le gouvernorat de la province du Hormozgan, cité par l’agence de presse Fars. L’autre agence, Tasnim, a donné les mêmes informations.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’île iranienne de Qechm touchée en « plusieurs endroits par des missiles américains », dans un contexte de reprise des hostilités entre l’Iran et les Etats-Unis

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-16T13:51:41+00:00

L’île a été visée vers 18 heures (16 h 30, à Paris), selon le gouvernorat de la province du Hormozgan, cité par l’agence de presse Fars. L’autre agence, Tasnim, a donné les mêmes informations.

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Hal Williams, actor best known for Sanford and Son and 227, dies at 91

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T13:49:42+00:00

The actor, who also appeared in The Waltons and Private Benjamin, died at his home in CaliforniaHal Williams, actor best known for TV roles in Sanford & Son and 227, has died at the age of 91.His representative confirmed that Williams died on 15 July at his home in California. Continue reading...

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Hal Williams, actor best known for Sanford and Son and 227, dies aged 91

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T13:49:42+00:00

The actor, who also appeared in The Waltons and Private Benjamin, died at his home in CaliforniaHal Williams, the actor best known for TV roles in Sanford & Son and 227, has died at the age of 91.His representative confirmed that Williams died on 15 July at his home in California. Continue reading...

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