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British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T07:26:55+00:00

Scunthorpe factory is expropriated from China’s Jingye and ministers will ask a valuer to assess compensationBritish Steel has formally been taken into public ownership 15 months after the government stepped in to prevent the closure of its steelworks in Scunthorpe and the loss of 4,000 jobs.Keir Starmer on Thursday said that it was in the national interest for the government to take over the factory from its Chinese owner, Jingye, in one of the last significant actions overseen by him as prime minister after the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act received Royal Assent on Wednesday. Continue

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US strikes expand to northern Iran as Tehran fires on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – Middle East crisis live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T07:22:51+00:00

Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in TehranPakistan has called on the US and Iran to end the violence and resume negotiations as stipulated in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in June with Islamabad’s mediation.“While the implementation of the MoU is facing challenges, Pakistan will continue to encourage all sides to end the violence and resume technical level talks in accordance with the MoU,” Tahir Andrabi, spokesperson

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More than 500 feared dead after reports of two shipwrecks off Myanmar, UN says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T07:22:41+00:00

Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboardThe United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June.The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its refugee agency UNHCR voiced alarm in a joint statement at reports “that two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days”. Continue reading...

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Утренний звон по рынку акций 16 июля

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-16T07:10:41+00:00

Российский рынок акций утром в четверг продолжает падение без каких-либо факторов поддержки.

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Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly reptile caught in bike chain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T06:52:54+00:00

Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomousA woman in her 60s is recovering after being bitten by a two-metre-long eastern brown snake that had become entangled in her bike chain in regional Australia.She was riding on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar, in the Tweed shire in northern New South Wales, when she ran over the snake. Continue reading...

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Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly reptile caught in bike wheel

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T06:52:54+00:00

Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomousA woman in her 60s is recovering after being bitten by a two-metre-long eastern brown snake that had become entangled in her bike chain in regional Australia.She was riding on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar, in the Tweed shire in northern New South Wales, when she ran over the snake. Continue reading...

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Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly eastern brown caught in bike wheel

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T06:52:54+00:00

Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most venomousA woman in her 60s is recovering after being bitten by a two-metre-long eastern brown snake that had become entangled in her bike chain in regional Australia.She was riding on the northern rivers rail trail near Burringbar, in the Tweed shire in northern New South Wales, when she ran over the snake. Continue reading...

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More than 500 feared dead as Rohingya boats sink off Myanmar coast

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T06:51:23+00:00

UN agencies said the suspected Rohingya boat tragedy underscores a worsening humanitarian crisis driven by conflict, persecution and shrinking aid

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China’s biggest IPO in recent years has global investors getting creative

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T06:51:10+00:00

Unable to buy directly into ChangXin Memory Technologies Inc’s planned $9.8 billion listing because of various regulatory restrictions on participation in mainland IPOs, investors are finding backdoors

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Microsoft gives salespeople tips to knock down Anthropic, OpenAI

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T06:49:24+00:00

The world’s largest software company is pitching itself as a platform for corporations to fine-tune, deploy and monitor AI in their businesses

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Jana SFB shares hit 52-week high as Q1 profit jumps 52%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T06:47:26+00:00

The rally came after the bank reported a net profit of ₹155 crore for the quarter ended June 2026, up 52% from ₹102 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

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Piscine, il ddl salvavita che nessuno vuole

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-16T06:45:45+00:00

Dopo il drammatico incidente della bambina di 11 anni risucchiata da un bocchettone a Sestri Levante, torna l’attenzione sul disegno di legge fermo in Parlamento contestato dalle associazioni

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Accordo sui droni tra Ue e Ucraina: che cosa prevede il patto per la produzione congiunta

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-16T06:44:50+00:00

Il “Drone Deal” è stato annunciato da von der Leyen ieri a Kiev e punta sui settori in cui le aziende dell’Unione sono in forte ritardo e dipendono già oggi dalla collaborazione con le società ucraine. A settembre ci sarà la riunione a Bruxelles dei primi diciotto membri, tra loro l’italiana Fincantieri

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