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Govt introduces risk-based mechanism to ease quality control compliance norms

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T04:52:41+00:00

The order also extends benefits to manufacturers that have demonstrated consistent adherence to QCO (quality control orders) requirements over a continuous period of three years without any default

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Australia news live: Socceroos fans celebrate at city sites; legal challenge to NT fracking project dismissed by federal court

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:52:26+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Stefanovic saga ‘unfortunate’, but ‘words do matter’The prime minister was asked by the ABC about Karl Stefanovic’s departure from Nine. He had this to say:It’s a matter, of course, for Channel 9, but words do matter, and what people who are very prominent in our public discourse do, and how they conduct themselves, matters as well.And it’s unfortunate, the way that what has been a very big career has ended in this way.It will be an important day.It will be a great couple of hours. I’m sure the who

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Il calcio e la funzione del sentimento

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-26T04:50:53+00:00

Dopo la vittoria sulla Germania, il tecnico dell'Ecuador trasforma la conferenza stampa in un racconto di storia, famiglia e calcio. Un manifesto della cultura calcistica sudamericana

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Boy, 14, charged with murder over death of teenager Lilly in Wales

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:43:19+00:00

Gwent police say accused will face court in Newport following arrest over discovery of teenage girl’s body in Duffryn Park area of BlainaA 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder after the discovery of a missing 14-year-old girl’s body, Gwent police said.The boy, from the Blaenau Gwent area, was arrested after the discovery of the body in the Duffryn Park area of Blaina in Wales on 22 June. Continue reading...

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Ship struck in Hormuz as oil supertankers turn back again

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T04:43:18+00:00

The Ever Lovely, a medium-sized, Singapore-flagged container ship, was struck on the side and sustained damage to the bridge while it was sailing to the southeast of Oman

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Smartworks to acquire Singapore’s Workstudio Spaces

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T04:36:42+00:00

The company did not disclose the deal value. The transaction is expected to be completed in July 2026

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Minister Piyush Goyal wins UK-India Award for elevating ties

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T04:31:00+00:00

The India Global Forum’s UK-India Awards 2026 celebrated its tenth anniversary on Thursday, highlighting the upcoming entry into force of the India-UK CETA on July 15

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Licenciements, perte de sens, risques pour la démocratie : dans la Silicon Valley, le blues de la génération IA

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-26T04:15:34+00:00

En Californie, la montée en puissance de l’intelligence artificielle ne suscite plus l’enthousiasme unanime de ses débuts. L’angoisse monte, notamment chez les étudiants et les ingénieurs, alors que se multiplient les suppressions d’emplois et qu’apparaissent plus menaçants les risques pour la société et la démocratie.

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A Vaca Muerta, en Patagonie, l’eldorado du pétrole argentin attire des milliers de travailleurs rêvant d’une vie meilleure, sans égard pour l’environnement

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-26T04:14:59+00:00

Cette vaste formation géologique battue par les vents, en Patagonie argentine, enregistre des niveaux de production de pétrole record. Le pays de Javier Milei mise fortement sur l’exportation d’hydrocarbures pour tirer sa croissance et faire entrer des dollars.

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A Vaca Muerta, en Patagonie, l’eldorado du pétrole argentin attire des milliers de travailleurs rêvant d’une vie meilleure

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-26T04:14:59+00:00

Cette vaste formation géologique battue par les vents, en Patagonie argentine, enregistre des niveaux de production de pétrole record. Le pays de Javier Milei mise fortement sur l’exportation d’hydrocarbures pour tirer sa croissance, sans se préoccuper de la question environnementale.

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L’antisémitisme de Richard Wagner ressurgit au Festival de Bayreuth

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-26T04:14:44+00:00

Michel Friedman, figure de la communauté juive allemande, devait tenir une conférence dans ce haut lieu de l’opéra qui célèbre cet été ses 150 ans. Une intervention annulée par le festival bavarois sous prétexte de sécurité. Face au tollé, la directrice, qui n’est autre que l’arrière-petite-fille du compositeur, a fait machine arrière.

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UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T04:12:49+00:00

The International Maritime Organisation said the plan to move stranded ships out of the Persian Gulf through the strait will be on hold until the agency can confirm safety guarantees for the ships on the evacuation list and in the region

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Search for Venezuela Quake Survivors Grows More Urgent

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:12:03+00:00

Back-to-back earthquakes left at least 235 dead and injured more than 4,300 people, according to Venezuela’s government. Residents of the port city of La Guaira estimated that hundreds of people were trapped in rubble. The toll was expected to rise.

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ICAI, ICSI, ICMAI and IIT-Madras join hands for Corporate Mitra scheme

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-26T04:08:32+00:00

The scheme is an initiative of the Corporate Affairs Ministry to build a pool of qualified and trusted paraprofessionals to support MSMEs in their regulatory, financial, accounting, and governance-related needs.

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A $2.5 Billion Whodunit: The Hack That Dented the U.K. Economy

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:01:08+00:00

A loose collective of cybercriminals initially took credit for crippling Jaguar Land Rover last year. Investigators now see Russian hands behind the ransomware attack.

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World Cups Fans in Myanmar Boycott Junta-Linked Broadcasts

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:00:17+00:00

In Myanmar, games are being broadcast by a company that is co-owned by the military, which usurped power five years ago. Some fans are trying other ways to watch.

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Brexit: An Oral History – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:00:10+00:00

This week marked 10 years since the UK chose to leave the EU. In a series of interviews with key players from both sides, Kiran Stacey looks back on the Brexit vote that changed the country foreverRead the Guardian’s full article on Brexit here Continue reading...

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Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:00:10+00:00

Kremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two countriesTwo countries on Nato’s eastern flank have warned that Russia is preparing a possible “provocation” in the Baltic states or Poland in an effort to test the cohesion of the western military alliance.Western sources also fear there could be danger on the horizon because the Kremlin is coming under pressure from Ukraine’s campaign of long-range attacks on targets near Moscow and St Petersburg. Continue reading...

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Trump forced to drain the reflecting pool swamp – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:00:10+00:00

The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC will have to be drained again. Donald Trump has blamed vandalism for the failure to keep the water “American flag blue”. But what if this small body of water is proof that the president can’t outrun the truth?Jonathan Freedland speaks to Arwa Mahdawi about why this project, which has cost the taxpayer millions, is proving to be such an embarrassing failure for a man obsessed with imageArchive: AP, Reuters Continue reading...

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European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:00:09+00:00

Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stressThe heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said.Almost half of Europe’s 850 largest cities are also enduring their worst ever heat stress, a combination of temperature and humidity, they found. Muggier conditions mean sweating is less effective at cooling the body, making heatwaves even more dangerous. Continue reading...

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‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T04:00:08+00:00

City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling unitsAs heatwaves intensify across Europe, most cities are reaching for a familiar fix of more air conditioning. But in 1990s Paris, planning began for a different kind of solution: one of the world’s largest district cooling networks.The system has 120kms (75-miles) of underground pipes distributing chilled water to museums, offices, hospitals, schools and other public buildings including the Louvre, the Grand Palais, and some luxury hotels and office districts. Instead o

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