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India’s dairy boom moves beyond metros as smaller cities drive demand

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-07T14:22:47+00:00

Industry executives attribute this shift to a combination of rising incomes, rapid urbanisation and a growing preference for branded, quality-assured dairy products

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : attaque de drone russe près de la centrale de Tchernobyl ; l’AIEA dénonce un incident « profondément inquiétant »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-07T14:22:22+00:00

Un dépôt de combustible nucléaire usé de Tchernobyl a été pris pour cible dimanche. Volodymyr Zelensky a rassuré sur l’absence de dépassement du niveau de radioactivité, précisant que les secouristes ukrainiens avaient maîtrisé l’incendie consécutif à l’impact.

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Police search for suspects after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T14:17:47+00:00

Organizers cancel planned events as search for at least two shooters enters second day after Saturday shootingOrganizers of a festival in the historic center of Toledo, Ohio, have cancelled planned events on Sunday as police continue the search for at least two shooters who wounded 12 people a day earlier.The Toledo police deputy chief, Joseph Heffernan, said the shooters were “probably shooting at each other” when gunfire erupted just after 5.30pm near the Old West End festival, an annual gathering of live music and architectural home tours. Continue reading...

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Search for suspects continues after 12 people shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T14:17:47+00:00

Search enters second day after Saturday shooting that wounded 12, two reported in critical condition, police sayOrganizers of a festival in the historic center of Toledo, Ohio, have cancelled planned events on Sunday as police continue the search for at least two shooters who wounded 12 people a day earlier.The Toledo police deputy chief, Joseph Heffernan, said the shooters were “probably shooting at each other” when gunfire erupted just after 5.30pm near the Old West End festival, an annual gathering of live music and architectural home tours. Continue reading...

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Fifty-two hours on an Israeli prison ship

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-07T14:14:50+00:00

A flotilla activist recounts his detention after Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound solidarity mission at sea.

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‘Significant breakthrough’: NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate bladder cancer test

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T14:12:49+00:00

Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to test taken at home, rather than invasive hospital procedureNHS hospitals are using a new way of diagnosing bladder cancer that is faster, more accurate and more convenient for patients than the existing test.Doctors said the Galeas bladder test is a major breakthrough because it involves a urine test taken at home rather than an invasive procedure done at hospital which is uncomfortable for patients. Continue reading...

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NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate at-home bladder cancer test

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T14:12:49+00:00

Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to urine test, rather than invasive hospital procedureNHS hospitals are using a new way of diagnosing bladder cancer that is faster, more accurate and more convenient for patients than the existing test.Doctors said the Galeas bladder test was a major breakthrough because it involved a urine test taken at home rather than an invasive procedure done at hospital which was uncomfortable for patients. Continue reading...

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Arab Gunman Kills One in Attack on Central Israel

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-07T14:12:44+00:00

The assailant, an Arab citizen of Israel, was killed. Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, praised the shooting, but it did not claim responsibility.

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Lenny Henry says racism in UK ‘still at large’ decades after he started standup

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T14:04:32+00:00

Comedian is doing first standup tour in more than 15 years and says many issues he talked about in 1980s are still alive todayLenny Henry has said racism is “still at large” as he does his first standup tour in more than 15 years.Henry, best known for The Lenny Henry Show, which ran from 1984 to 2005, said the things he used to talk about in the 1980s are still relevant now. Continue reading...

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Lenny Henry says racism in UK ‘still at large’ as he tours standup comeback

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T14:04:32+00:00

Comedian is doing first tour in more than 15 years and says many issues he talked about in 1980s are still alive todayLenny Henry has said racism is “still at large” as he does his first standup tour in more than 15 years.Henry, best known for The Lenny Henry Show, which ran from 1984 to 2005, said the things he used to talk about in the 1980s are still relevant now. Continue reading...

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Case of Texas woman on death row over grisly murder back in spotlight

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T14:00:35+00:00

New film revives story of Taylor Parker, convicted in 2022 of cutting unborn daughter from womb of friend she killedIn an America so often saturated with brutal crime stories, it takes special circumstances to truly register shock.But the story of Taylor Parker, now sitting on a Texas death row after being convicted of murdering her pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock in 2020 and cutting her unborn daughter Braxlynn from her womb, is horrific in part because it appears almost against nature itself. Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes southern Beirut days after ceasefire agreement with Lebanon

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T13:50:12+00:00

Israel claimed it was attacking Hezbollah command centers in response to attacks on northern IsraelIsrael had already struck the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital at least twice since the first agreement between Lebanon and Israel went into effect as part of the 17 April ceasefire, under which Washington sought to constrain Israel from striking Beirut in return for a halt in Hezbollah fire towards northern Israel.Today’s strikes on Beirut are likely to derail US peace talks with Iran as Tehran has made it clear that Israel’s assault on Lebanon must stop for that conflict to end. Continu

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FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memo

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-07T13:27:56+00:00

Firings are part of a broader personnel purge under under the leadership of director Kash Patel, a Trump loyalistSeveral FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic “violent extremists” were fired on Friday, according to their lawyer, the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of its director Kash Patel.The fired employees included four intelligence analysts and a supervisory analyst. The FBI declined to comment. Continue reading...

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100 days into Iran war, Americans face higher prices

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-07T13:25:04+00:00

On average, US households have spent $750 more in expenses due to the war, hitting middle and lower-income people hard.

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Iran's World Cup team lands in Mexico amid US visa row

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-07T13:24:50+00:00

All of Iran's group games are in the US, but players and support staff will have to fly in and out of the country on match day.

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