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Chris Martin’s lost James Bond theme goes on auction with unheard Coldplay tapes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T10:06:51+00:00

Acoustic recording of a song titled The World Is Not Enough included in wide-ranging auction featuring formative Coldplay recordingsA lost demo recording of a song Coldplay’s Chris Martin reportedly intended for 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough is going up for auction, alongside other recordings from the band’s earliest years.For the auction by Wax Poetics, the British producer Chris Allison is making available an archive of recordings the band made prior to their Allison-produced second EP The Blue Room, released in October 1999. Continue reading...

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Steel sector more open to climate policy than global peers, finds new study

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T10:03:13+00:00

According to a new briefing from InfluenceMap, India’s largest steelmakers are engaging more constructively on climate and energy policy than their counterparts in Japan and Korea

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Україна замінює великі електростанції розподіленою генерацією, - CEO ДТЕК Тімченко для Politico

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-30T10:01:00+00:00

 фото ua.depositphotos.comУкраїна розбудовує вітрові електростанції та системи зберігання енергії на заміну вразливим великим електростанціями. Про це в інтервʼю Politico заявив генеральний директор...

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Starmer unveils long-delayed defence investment plan with further £15bn for armed forces – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T10:00:03+00:00

Defence investment plan, which was originally due in the autumn, criticised by Tories and Lib DemsKeir Starmer is speaking now.They are at Malloy Aeronautics, a firm that designs heavy-lift drones, and Starmer says this morning they showed him one of the heaviest drones he had ever seen.Last year, I made the decision in the national interest to reprioritise aid spending towards defence and achieve the biggest uplift in defence spending since the end of the cold war.That was the right choice because the world has changed. National security is economic security. Continue reading...

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Kash Patel draws flak for posting FBI case details on social media ‘to make himself look good’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T10:00:03+00:00

FBI veterans believe director may have flouted legal rules by prematurely divulging details of UFC attack plot inquiryKash Patel may have flouted legal constraints and the FBI’s disciplinary code in prematurely divulging arrests in an alleged plot to attack this month’s Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House, bureau veterans have alleged. Continue reading...

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Sainsbury’s chief says grocery inflation not as bad as feared so far

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T09:52:20+00:00

Supermarket has lifted sales with Aldi price match, and has benefited from hot weather and World Cup matchesBusiness live – latest updatesGrocery inflation in the UK has not been as bad as feared so far, the boss of Sainsbury’s has said, but “pressure in the system” remains as the industry hopes for a swift resolution to the Middle East conflict.Simon Roberts, the chief executive of the UK’s second largest supermarket, said it was still early in the year and there was “still uncertainty where inflation will go”, but suggested it could come in well below the Food and Drink Federation’s initial

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Starmer unveils long-delayed defence investment plan amid ‘too little, too late’ criticism – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T09:44:34+00:00

Defence investment plan, which was originally due in the autumn, criticised by Tories and Lib DemsKeir Starmer is speaking now.They are at Malloy Aeronautics, a firm that designs heavy-lift drones, and Starmer says this morning they showed him one of the heaviest drones he had ever seen.Last year, I made the decision in the national interest to reprioritise aid spending towards defence and achieve the biggest uplift in defence spending since the end of the cold war.That was the right choice because the world has changed. National security is economic security. Continue reading...

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CIL lines up ₹1,900 cr investment on R&D by FY30

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T09:44:30+00:00

Company also plans to commercialise cleaner coal technologies and explore alternate energy avenues in line with the evolving energy landscape

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Monaco in shock after parcel bomb injures Ukrainian-born business leader

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T09:39:57+00:00

Normally safe principality left reeling from apartment blast, which also injured Vadym Iermolaiev’s wife and childPolice in Monaco are searching for a suspected bomber after a Ukrainian-born business tycoon, his wife and their child were injured in an unprecedented attack that has shaken the normally ultra-safe principality.The Monaco government said a suspect had left a parcel bomb in the lobby of a residential building that exploded shortly before 9pm on Monday, causing what officials described as a “powerful explosion”. Continue reading...

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EU unveils new steel import quotas to protect its industry from overcapacity

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T09:38:22+00:00

Half of the import quotas have been reserved exclusively for free ​trade agreement (FTA) ‌partners, with the remaining half available to all trading partners, including FTA partners

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Anger at supreme court ruling on Trump’s power to fire agency chiefs – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T09:28:34+00:00

Today is the final day for the supreme court to lay out the last rulings of its nine-month termHello, and welcome to the US politics live blog.In a significant victory for the president on Monday, the court granted him the ability to fire leaders of some independent US agencies at will, in a move one advocacy group called “disastrous.” Continue reading...

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Labor’s gambling ad legislation a ‘capitulation’ to industry lobby, Liberal MP says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-30T09:27:20+00:00

Coalition, Greens and crossbenchers all say the planned reforms are too weak and the proposals are ‘half-arsed’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor’s reforms to gambling advertising have been branded a “capitulation” and “half-arsed” by opponents, as the Liberals and Greens combine to urge the government to go further in cracking down on wagering.Three years this week since the Murphy report recommended a full ad ban, Labor’s proposed wagering reforms have underwhelmed the parliament, with the Coalition, Greens and crossbenchers all saying the changes are too weak –

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Mondiali da record tra spettatori, hot dog e birra

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-30T09:23:15+00:00

Alla prima fase hanno assistito oltre 4 milioni e mezzo di spettatori, uno in più rispetto a Usa '94. Negli stadi sono stati venduti anche 300mila hot-dog e quasi 3 milioni di birre. A gonfie vele anche l'abbigliamento: la maglia più ambita è quella del Messico

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India convenes third preparatory meet of BRICS Women's Working Group

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-30T09:19:35+00:00

Congratulating India on its BRICS chairship, the member countries appreciated the progress made under the Women Track and expressed continued support for strengthening cooperation on women's empowerment

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Что известно о теракте в Монако

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-30T09:19:32+00:00

Вечером 29 июня в центре Монако на улице Ревендан-Пер-Луи-Фолла произошел взрыв бомбы, заложенной в жилом доме. По данным Le Figaro, пострадали три человека, двое из них тяжело ранены. Зарубежная пресса пишет, что целью атаки был украинский олигарх Вадим Ермолаев. Перед инцидентом камеры зафиксировали неизвестного мужчину, оставившего рюкзак и скрывшегося. «Ведомости» собрали информацию, известную о теракте к этому часу.

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