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Trump rings Wall Street opening bell, hails Trump accounts

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T02:06:38+00:00

The tax-advantaged accounts are available to all minors who are US citizens, with the government providing a $1,000 seed contribution for children born between 2025 and 2028

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Allcargo sees AI, integrated logistics driving market share gains

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-07T02:02:24+00:00

Allcargo Logistics, which now focuses exclusively on the domestic market after its business restructuring, is sharpening its investments in AI-enabled operations, digital platforms and customer-centric logistics solutions

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Tributes flow for ‘deeply loved’ Melbourne teacher who died after a head clash during Australian football game

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T01:23:55+00:00

Mernda school community in mourning after Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, dies in hospital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne teacher who died following a horror head clash during an Australian football game has been remembered for the profound impact he left on his school community.Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, was taken to the Royal Melbourne hospital after he fell to the ground and hit his head on a covered cricket pitch during an Australian rules football game in Lalor in Melbourne’s north on Saturday. Continue readi

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Details scarce as Mitch McConnell ‘continues recovery’ in hospital

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T01:09:26+00:00

Staff decline to give updates on senator’s health and whether he will be at Capitol when Senate returnsStaff for Mitch McConnell said last week that the Kentucky senator was “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the Senate is out of session. But his office has released no details about the former Republican leader’s condition during his weeks-long hospitalization or whether he will be at the Capitol when the Senate returns next week.McConnell was admitted to the hospital on 14 June, according to a statement from his office that only said he was “receiving excellent care”. A statement a

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Au Québec, le « jour du déménagement » rattrapé par la crise du logement

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-07T01:00:11+00:00

Tradition unique de la province canadienne, des dizaines de milliers de personnes déménagent à la même date, le 1ᵉʳ juillet. Mais ce rituel est terni depuis quelques années par de sérieuses difficultés à se reloger.

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Australia news live: government starts assessing risks of frontier AI models; Richard White steps down as WiseTech chair

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T00:58:35+00:00

Andrew Charlton says government is regulating based on laws already available. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles said he doubts China tested the long-range weapon yesterday in response to Anthony Albanese being in the Pacific to sign a new defence alliance with Fiji, but said Australia remains deeply concerned by the development.He told ABC News:At the end of the day, what we’re seeing here is a long-range missile test from China, which China itself has said is nuclear capable … This is China demonstrating a much greater range in terms of

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Fatal Typhoon Maysak floods burst dam wall in China

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-07-07T00:58:22+00:00

The reservoir wall in Heng County, Nanning, broke as rivers swelled from the passage of Typhoon Maysak.

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Australia news live: government starts assessing risks of frontier AI models as minister rules out new safety laws

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T00:44:38+00:00

Andrew Charlton says government is regulating based on laws already available. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles said he doubts China tested the long-range weapon yesterday in response to Anthony Albanese being in the Pacific to sign a new defence alliance with Fiji, but said Australia remains deeply concerned by the development.He told ABC News:At the end of the day, what we’re seeing here is a long-range missile test from China, which China itself has said is nuclear capable … This is China demonstrating a much greater range in terms of

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Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, with more than 100 others wounded

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-07T00:35:19+00:00

Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries rushed to hospital after fighting between prisoners from two drug gangsClashes at a Sri Lankan jail have killed 26 people, including seven guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’s deadliest prison riot in years, officials said.Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries were rushed to Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo after overnight fighting between prisoners from two drug gangs, police said on Monday. Continue reading...

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Chinese government tells critics not to ‘overinterpret’ missile test in Pacific as criticism grows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T23:33:52+00:00

The Australian government says there was ‘insufficient notice’ as details of missile path are released by Taiwan government China’s missile test in the Pacific did not comply with international law and was conducted with “insufficient notice” to nearby countries, according to the US and Australia as international condemnation grows.But a Chinese government spokesperson claimed the test was “safe” and part of “routine” military training, telling critics to “not over-interpret it.” Continue reading...

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News live: Conroy says China missile launch ‘more likely to be a coincidence’ than linked to new Australia-Fiji pact

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T23:17:53+00:00

Wong says missile test in Pacific a ‘destabilising act’ that could ‘lead to miscalculation’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarles said he doubts China tested the long-range weapon yesterday in response to Anthony Albanese being in the Pacific to sign a new defence alliance with Fiji, but said Australia remains deeply concerned by the development.He told ABC News:At the end of the day, what we’re seeing here is a long-range missile test from China, which China itself has said is nuclear capable … This is China demonstrating a much greater ran

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Calls grow for Graham Platner to drop out after sexual assault allegation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T23:14:22+00:00

Several top Democratic figures call on beleaguered Maine Senate candidate, who denies accusation, to step downCalls for Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Maine, to withdraw his candidacy intensified Monday after a woman accused him of sexual assault in an exclusive report by Politico.While Platner denied the claims, many top Democratic figures quickly called on the beleaguered nominee to step down. Continue reading...

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Prison education cuts driving drug use, self-harm and violence, says watchdog

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T23:01:23+00:00

Report by HM inspector of prisons for England and Wales comes as spending on frontline education falls by up to 50%“Brutal” cuts to prison education and training by Labour ministers are leading to an increase in drug use, self-harm and violence, a watchdog’s withering final annual report has said.Charlie Taylor, who steps down as HM inspector of prisons for England and Wales in the autumn after six years, has also warned the authorities must keep a “close eye” on the impending release of thousands of prisoners later this year. Continue reading...

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Scotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T23:01:23+00:00

Scottish government to consider SNP national council motion for moratorium on all new datacentresThe Scottish government is about to consider a sweeping moratorium on building new datacentres, putting a key plank of the UK’s AI strategy at risk.Last Sunday the Scottish National party (SNP)’s national council passed a motion to freeze all new datacentres in Scotland. That motion has been sent to the Scottish government to consider. Continue reading...

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UK abuse scandal ‘ignored because victims were working-class boys from north’, minister says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-06T23:01:22+00:00

Jake Richards announces measures to prevent abuse like that at Medomsley detention centre in County DurhamOne of the UK’s most horrific and shocking child custody scandals was collectively ignored for decades because the victims were working-class boys from the north of England, a government minister has said.The sentencing and youth justice minister, Jake Richards, has announced he is implementing a number of recommendations to prevent abuse such as that which took place between 1961 and 1987 at Medomsley detention centre in County Durham from ever happening again. Continue reading...

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