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Persistent Systems expands Eastern European presence

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T13:09:27+00:00

The transaction will strengthen Persistent’s European nearshore delivery network and globally integrated operations

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Meteor over Massachusetts prompts reports of booms across US and Canada

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T13:04:42+00:00

People from Delaware to Montreal reported either hearing loud booms or seeing the fireball in the sky over weekendA meteor over Massachusetts during the weekend ultimately prompted reports of booms and sightings across New England into Canada.The American Meteor Society said that the meteor in question was about 3ft (1 meter) wide as it entered the atmosphere around the New Hampshire border with Massachusetts, north of Boston. Continue reading...

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Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for two leftwing US commentators

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T13:03:58+00:00

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for eventThe UK is failing to protect freedom of speech, prominent activists have said, after the government banned two leftwing US political commentators from entering the country to attend speaking engagements.Cenk Uygur, the host of the Young Turks online political talkshow, and Hasan Piker, who runs his own hours-long stream each day, were both due to appear at SXSW London, while the former said he had also been due to speak at an event run by University of Oxford students. Continue rea

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Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T13:03:58+00:00

Two leftwing US commentators, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for eventThe UK is failing to protect freedom of speech, prominent activists have said, after the government banned two leftwing US political commentators from entering the country to attend speaking engagements.Cenk Uygur, the host of the Young Turks online political talkshow, and Hasan Piker, who runs his own hours-long stream each day, were both due to appear at SXSW London, while the former said he had also been due to speak at an event run by University of Oxford students. Continue r

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Les projets irréalistes d’Elon Musk censés justifier la valorisation astronomique de SpaceX

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-01T13:03:54+00:00

L’entrée en Bourse à venir de l’entreprise détenue à moins de 50 % par le milliardaire américain la valorise à près de 2 000 milliards de dollars. Un montant qui repose sur la réussite, à horizon financier raisonnable, de projets tels que l’implantation d’une colonie sur Mars ou la création de data centers dans l’espace.

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MRPL appoints Pattathil Sujith as ED (Projects)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T13:03:43+00:00

Veteran mechanical engineer with three decades at the company to lead major capital and energy transition initiatives

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Vipul Organics Q4 profit up 152% at ₹1.97 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T13:03:42+00:00

The company's net profit stood at ₹78 lakh during the corresponding period of the preceding financial year

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‘Catastrophic for creative industries’: Brexit barriers shut UK actors out of EU jobs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T13:00:17+00:00

Casting shifts to EU talent as paperwork delays and visa limits make hiring British crews less viableFrom blacklists for UK passport holders to being asked to work illegally while on holiday, the plethora of extra costs and red tape thrown up post-Brexit are restricting opportunities for British actors seeking work in the EU.Mainland Europe has always been a springboard for those in the creative industries, from gaining crucial first credits on a TV, film or theatre production to building a marketable resume and paying the bills while attempting to make it big in the UK or US. Continue reading

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LA’s storied fashion district in a slump – can the Olympics put it back on its feet?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T13:00:17+00:00

The neighborhood that makes America’s clothes has been buffeted by ICE raids and post-Covid problems – but leaders say hope is on the horizonDowntown Los Angeles’s fashion district, the largest apparel manufacturing hub in the United States, is a neighborhood in freefall. While 83% of clothing cut and sewn in the United States is made here, the district has suffered in recent years as visitation and sales have plummeted.“I went from making $2,000 a day to making now $500, sometimes $700,” said Fernando Carmona, who owns the women’s dress store AP Design by Rocca. He added that rent for his sto

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How the world failed Ryan and Yaman

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-06-01T12:58:03+00:00

An Israeli strike killed my children. What pains me is not just their loss but also the normalisation of their murder.

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‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T12:55:44+00:00

Letting nature take over at a former dairy farm has resulted in a surge of species in just three yearsThree years of rewilding on a former dairy farm in east Somerset have seen recorded bird species soar from 67 to 94, butterfly species rise from 11 to 24 and small mammals grow in number.Heal Somerset, the first site acquired by the charity Heal Rewilding, has produced a state of nature report mirroring a national survey by environmental charities that has tracked the decline in nature. Continue reading...

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Why dairy must lead India’s gender-justice agenda

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T12:53:42+00:00

Empowering women in dairy can strengthen livelihoods, boost incomes, and drive inclusive rural growth

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Fuel costs drag ICE 2-wheeler sales down 8.6% in May

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T12:43:38+00:00

ICE sales fell 8.6 per cent month-on-month in May even as the overall industry grew 7.4 per cent year-on-year, driven increasingly by electric vehicles

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Cochin Port Authority’s outsourcing plans spark union protest

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T12:33:24+00:00

The Forum also expressed concern over the sharp decline in the workforce, which has reportedly fallen to 475 regular workers, excluding officers, due to the non-filling of vacancies arising from retirements over several years. T

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Russie suspend ses exportations de kérosène après des attaques sur ses raffineries ; l’Ukraine visée par un nombre record de drones russes en mai

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-01T12:31:19+00:00

Les attaques de drones contre raffineries et autres infrastructures énergétiques avaient déjà obligé le Kremlin à réduire ou à interrompre leur production. La suspension restera en vigueur jusqu’au 30 novembre.

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10 богатейших россиян в списке Bloomberg

Source: Vedomosti – Business · Published: 2026-06-01T12:13:52+00:00

Самым состоятельным оказался Мордашов, а наибольший прирост капитала с начала года показал Мельниченко

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