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Europe’s cocaine binge prompts wary shift toward U.S.-style crackdown

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-07-16T05:34:27+00:00

A French attack that disabled a drug-smuggling boat in the Atlantic opened a new front, but European proposals stop short of the Trump administration’s more aggressive tactics.

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Angel One and Groww shares in focus after Q1 results

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T05:26:38+00:00

Angel One shares rose 1.7% in early trade to ₹349.40 on the NSE, while shares of Billionbrains Garage Ventures rose 2% to ₹220.98 before declining.

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embedUR launches ModelNova as an independent Edge AI company

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T05:26:21+00:00

ModelNova’s compact AI models can be embedded into chips powering cameras, sensors and other smart devices for on-device AI applications

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The Race for A.I. Data Centers Arrives in India

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-07-16T05:25:29+00:00

India is developing new data centers to secure a foothold in the global A.I. race. Our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, discusses how a new Google campus’s potential use of the region’s already strained energy and water resources is creating anxiety among local residents.

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OnePlus to pull out of US and Europe

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T05:19:25+00:00

The change is happening as part of a larger restructuring to parent company Oppo, or Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Ltd, sources aware of the development said

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Що насправді означає звичка постійно говорити "дякую": несподіване пояснення

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-16T05:16:00+00:00

Надмірна вдячність не завжди є ознакою хорошого виховання – іноді вона може свідчити про тривожність, страх бути тягарем для інших або низьку самооцінку.

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Смерть Грема позбавила Україну головного захисника у США, і замінити його нікому, – Politico

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-07-16T05:12:00+00:00

Дехто стверджує, що це негативно позначиться на позиції України у Вашингтоні, інші ж вважають, що поруч із Трампом є й інші чиновники, які можуть активізувати свою діяльність.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : les dernières informations

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-16T05:10:19+00:00

Une série d’explosions a retenti peu après minuit à Kiev, après une alerte signalant l’approche de plusieurs missiles balistiques. Cette attaque russe intervient quelques heures après la visite à Kiev de la présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : des rassemblements à Kiev et dans plusieurs autres villes pour protester contre le départ de Mykhaïlo Fedorov, le ministre de la défense

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-16T05:10:19+00:00

Ces manifestations, organisées à la veille de l’examen par le Parlement d’un remaniement gouvernemental, ont été annoncées après des informations faisant état du remplacement imminent de M. Fedorov et la publication par celui-ci d’un message d’adieu.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : des rassemblements à Kiev et dans plusieurs autres villes ukrainiennes pour protester contre le départ de Mykhaïlo Fedorov, le ministre de la défense

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-16T05:10:19+00:00

Ces manifestations, organisées à la veille de l’examen par le Parlement d’un remaniement gouvernemental, ont été annoncées après des informations faisant état du remplacement imminent de M. Fedorov et la publication par celui-ci d’un message d’adieu.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : « Ne touchez pas à Fedorov », « Ramenez Fedorov »… des rassemblements dans plusieurs villes ukrainiennes pour protester contre le départ du ministre de la défense

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-16T05:10:19+00:00

Ces manifestations, organisées à la veille de l’examen par le Parlement d’un remaniement gouvernemental, ont été annoncées après des informations faisant état du remplacement imminent de M. Fedorov et la publication par celui-ci d’un message d’adieu.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : « Ne touchez pas à Fedorov », « Ramenez Fedorov »… des rassemblements dans plusieurs villes ukrainiennes pour protester contre le limogeage du ministre de la défense

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-16T05:10:19+00:00

Ces manifestations, organisées à la veille de l’examen par le Parlement d’un remaniement gouvernemental, ont été annoncées après des informations faisant état du remplacement imminent de M. Fedorov et la publication par celui-ci d’un message d’adieu.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : « Ne touchez pas à Fedorov », « Ramenez Fedorov »… Des rassemblements dans plusieurs villes ukrainiennes pour protester contre le limogeage du ministre de la défense

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-16T05:10:19+00:00

Ces manifestations, organisées à la veille de l’examen par le Parlement d’un remaniement gouvernemental, ont été annoncées après des informations faisant état du remplacement imminent de M. Fedorov et la publication par celui-ci d’un message d’adieu.

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MCX Zinc Futures: Resistance ahead

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T05:10:05+00:00

MCX Zinc Futures contract has an important hurdle at ₹383

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty trade in the green; geopolitical tensions cap gains

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T05:07:14+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Thursday, supported by positive Wall Street cues, even as a sharp sell-off across Asian markets, elevated crude oil prices and escalating West Asia tensions kept investor sentiment cautious and limited gains.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine’s defence minister on eve of Starmer visit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T05:03:15+00:00

Mykhailo Fedorov, credited with transforming the ministry, ousted in reshuffle after six months in postVolodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Ukraine’s popular defence minister, despite pleas from foreign partners and civil society for him to keep his job, as part of wide-ranging government reshuffle.In a post on Telegram Mykhailo Fedorov announced that he was leaving his position, saying it had been a “great honour” to serve the Ukrainian people. He was widely credited with transforming the defence ministry and reducing corruption. Continue reading...

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Brazil condemns US move to impose 25% tariffs next week

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T05:01:23+00:00

Trade office cites investigation of Brazilian trade practices while Marco Rubio says Lula’s policies ‘bad for Americans and bad for Brazilians’ Brazil has condemned the US decision to impose 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian products, after the Trump administration found a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the South American country.“The Brazilian government repudiates the decision announced today by the United States government regarding the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on Brazilian products,” the office of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said in a statement on X, denyi

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Brazil vows to retaliate if US imposes 25% tariffs on some of its products

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T05:01:23+00:00

President Lula’s office says move is result of pressure by family of far-right predecessor Jair BolsonaroBrazil has vowed to retaliate against Washington’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on imports of some Brazilian products.The office of the president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, described the tariffs as “a regrettable milestone” in the history of relations between the two countries and said they were the result of pressure exerted on the White House by the family of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro. Continue reading...

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‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T05:00:16+00:00

Campaign hopes to buy site for community, fearing it could go same route of corporate gentrification as Camden and Old SpitalfieldsTraders at Brixton market say they are in a battle of “people over profit” after submitting a last-minute plan to stop the site being bought by a private equity firm which they fear could price out longstanding independent businesses.Those behind the Buy Back Brixton campaign said they are through to the second stage of a bidding process, competing against multinational companies to buy Brixton Village and Market Row for community ownership. Continue reading...

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All newborns in England to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy from 2027

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T05:00:16+00:00

Campaigners hail ‘landmark moment’ in early detection and treatment of rare muscle-wasting diseaseEvery baby born in England will be screened for a rare muscle-wasting disease, starting next year, the Department of Health and Social Care announced on Thursday.Campaigners said the “landmark moment” should lead to babies who were found to have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) being treated early and thus growing up without any of its debilitating symptoms. Continue reading...

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Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T05:00:15+00:00

Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic riskTourists in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, are staying in illegal accommodation listed on Airbnb and Booking.com in buildings considered so seismically vulnerable they could collapse in the event of a major earthquake, according to exclusive data shared with the Guardian.Analysis of data collected by Re:Rise, a Romanian organisation working on seismic risk reduction, identified at least 207 illegal tourist rental properties advertised across the two platforms in Bucharest at the end of

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Burnham must avoid ‘summer of speculation’ on tax, warns CBI chief

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T05:00:14+00:00

Rain Newton-Smith calls for a new generation of public-private partnerships to fund major projectsAndy Burnham must avoid another “summer of speculation” on tax and spend that would spook British business, the chief executive of the CBI has warned.As Burnham prepares to take up the Labour leadership on Friday, with a new cabinet to be announced on Monday, Rain Newton-Smith urged him to tread carefully. Continue reading...

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Da Atwood a Miller, tutti i romanzi ispirati dall’Odissea e dall’Iliade

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-07-16T05:00:00+00:00

I poemi omerici? Sono le storie di tutte le storie. Così, mentre arriva al cinema il kolossal di Nolan, vi offriamo una panoramica dei libri contemporanei che ne hanno riscritto vicende e personaggi

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Liberals say ‘all options’ should be considered despite Angus Taylor hosing down gender quota proposal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T04:42:01+00:00

Anne Ruston called for the party to act with ‘urgency’ after discussion paper suggested ways to improve engagement with women, multicultural communities and young peopleGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor has hosed down a proposal for the Liberal party to consider introducing gender quotas, while one of his senior shadow cabinet ministers has implored the party to act on such ideas with “urgency”.After a discussion paper that canvassed the idea was circulated to supporters on Wednesday, the party’s leader said he has never been supportive of quotas – shortly

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ANU student asked to show death certificates to prove relatives died in Gaza, royal commission hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-16T04:38:46+00:00

Inquiry also hears safety review at Australian National University found protest encampment had ‘high’ psychosocial riskFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian National University student whose relatives were allegedly killed by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza was asked to provide their death certificates to get an exam extension, the royal commission into antisemitism has heard.A barrister representing the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, Yasser Bakri, asked the ANU’s acting provost, Prof Joan Leach,

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Rupee slips 6 paise to 96.31 against US dollar in early trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-16T04:36:06+00:00

FII outflows continued to weigh on the local unit while a positive start to the day at the domestic equity markets provided support

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