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LNG 42% cheaper than diesel for trucks as industry seeks ethanol-style policy push

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T05:23:06+00:00

The rising cost gap, particularly after recent CNG price hikes in cities like Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru, is driving industry players to seek government support for LNG infrastructure and freight corridor development

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Jupiter Wagons shares slide 5% as Q4 profit plunges 73% YoY

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T05:23:04+00:00

The company's consolidated net profit for Q4 FY26 stood at ₹27 crore, down 73.5 per cent from ₹103 crore in Q4 FY25

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Ebola, negativo il paziente rientrato in Sardegna dal Congo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-01T05:20:29+00:00

L’uomo era tornato in Italia sabato con febbre e tosse. Il ministero della Salute: “Nel nostro Paese il rischio di contagio resta basso”

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Ближневосточный конфликт может усугубить продуктовый и энергодефицит в мире

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-01T05:09:56+00:00

Ближневосточный конфликт отразится на темпах роста мировой экономики (в самом депрессивном сценарии развития может привести к рецессии), увеличивает риски голода в нуждающихся странах, и приведет к сокращению нефтедобычи в странах Ближнего Востока, считают авторы доклада «Мир – 2026: между столкновением и сотрудничеством», подготовленного к Петербургскому международному экономическому форуму деловым изданием «Ведомости» и Фондом «Росконгресс».

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Gold prices dip while silver rises

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T05:04:31+00:00

Both gold and silver are still range bound; while there can be a short-term bounce in the prices of the precious metals, there are no signs yet of any resumption of the longer-term uptrend

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Le « Tagor », un pétrolier russe intercepté ce week-end par la marine française dans l’Atlantique, est « escorté vers un point de mouillage », selon la préfecture maritime de l’Atlantique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-01T05:03:52+00:00

L’interception de ce pétrolier, annoncée par Emmanuel Macron, a eu lieu dimanche « à plus de 400 nautiques [740 km] à l’ouest de la pointe de la Bretagne », selon la préfecture maritime de l’Atlantique. C’est la quatrième interception de ce type depuis septembre 2025.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : le « Tagor », un pétrolier russe intercepté ce week-end par la marine française dans l’Atlantique, est « escorté vers un point de mouillage », selon la préfecture maritime de l’Atlantique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-01T05:03:52+00:00

L’interception de ce pétrolier, annoncée par Emmanuel Macron, a eu lieu dimanche « à plus de 400 nautiques [740 kilomètres] à l’ouest de la pointe de la Bretagne », selon la préfecture maritime de l’Atlantique. C’est la quatrième interception de ce type depuis septembre 2025.

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Toxic identity politics ‘tearing’ us apart, says former Oldham council leader

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T05:00:09+00:00

Exclusive: 25 years after race riots in north of England, Arooj Shah says extremist groups and lies about grooming scandal are poisoning Oldham“Identity politics is tearing communities apart”, the former leader of Oldham council has warned, in the week marking the 25th anniversary of race riots across the north of England.Arooj Shah quit as leader of the Greater Manchester borough earlier in May, after the local elections left the council with no group in overall control. Continue reading...

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Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T05:00:08+00:00

Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilitiesA coalition of more than a hundred refugee children’s organisations has said controversial plans to use AI to assess the age of young asylum seekers could lead to more children wrongly ending up in adult prisons or detention centres.The warning follows a Home Office announcement on Friday of a contract to roll out AI facial age estimation technology on young asylum seekers whose age is disputed. Continue reading...

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Nvidia enters windows laptop market, taking on Intel and AMD

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T04:55:51+00:00

This fall, Nvidia’s new RTX Spark Superchip will debut in laptops and desktops from top PC brands like Dell and Lenovo, CEO Jensen Huang announced at Computex in Taipei

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Three-year-old boy dies in Melbourne house fire with father badly burned during rescue attempt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T04:54:16+00:00

Preschooler Jordan Dashwood killed in Werribee blaze with father now in a coma in hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTributes are flowing for a three-year-old boy who died in an early morning house fire in Melbourne’s outer west, as his badly burned father is treated in hospital.Emergency services were called to Newbury Street in Werribee just after midnight on Monday. Continue reading...

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Nvidia says Anthropic, OpenAI among big users of new Vera chip

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T04:53:14+00:00

Company co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang name-dropped the artificial intelligence developers in a presentation at the Computex conference in Taiwan

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US proposes new plan to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions amid fighting

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T04:53:12+00:00

US has proposed that Hezbollah militant group ‌would ⁠stop all attacks on Israel and ⁠in return Israel would refrain from escalation in Beirut

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JEE Advanced 2026 results declared; Subham Kumar secures AIR 1

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T04:53:07+00:00

Arohi Deshpande emerged as the top-ranked female candidate with 280 marks and secured 77th rank in the Common Rank List. Kabir Chhillar and Jatin Chahar secured the second and third ranks respectively, making it a clean sweep for the IIT Delhi zone

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Australia news live: Chalmers says falling auction clearance rates a ‘good thing’ for first home buyers; Abbott not ‘too excited’ by One Nation’s poll surge

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T04:51:21+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Abbott, the new party president of the Liberals, said he wouldn’t get “too excited” by the poll showing One Nation’s surging support. But he told RN this morning he believes the country is in trouble and the Liberal/National Coalition is best positioned to lead the nation.Abbott spoke to RN Breakfast this morning, saying:Our economy is stagnant, our society is fragmenting, our security is imperiled, and yes, we don’t believe in ourselves nearly enough. I think the current government is making all of this wo

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty turn flat amid caution over Iran talks and FPI outflows

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T04:36:36+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equities turned range-bound on Monday after a mildly positive start, as investors weighed geopolitical uncertainties, persistent FPI outflows, MSCI-related concerns and upcoming RBI policy decisions, keeping sentiment cautious despite support from lower crude prices and a stronger rupee.

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Polls open in Ethiopia, but not everyone can vote

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-06-01T04:36:30+00:00

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party is expected to dominate the election as conflicts overshadow the vote.

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Le titre de séjour de Xenia Fedorova, la chroniqueuse pro-Kremlin des médias Bolloré, provoque des interrogations au sommet de l’Etat

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-01T04:35:39+00:00

Pour expliquer la carte de résidente de dix ans accordée en 2024 à l’ex-dirigeante de RT France, l’entourage de Gérald Darmanin, ministre de l’intérieur à l’époque, évoque un octroi « automatique » et Laurent Nuñez, qui était alors préfet de police, un « renouvellement de plein droit ».

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Le titre de séjour de Xenia Fedorova, la chroniqueuse pro-Kremlin des médias Bolloré, provoque l’embarras au sommet de l’Etat

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-01T04:35:39+00:00

Pour expliquer la carte de résident de dix ans accordée en 2024 à l’ex-dirigeante de RT France, l’entourage de Gérald Darmanin, ministre de l’intérieur à l’époque, évoque un octroi « automatique » et Laurent Nuñez, qui était alors préfet de police, un « renouvellement de plein droit ».

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Australia news live: Chalmers downplays budget impact on housing clearance rates; Abbott not ‘too excited’ by One Nation’s poll surge

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-01T04:27:07+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Abbott, the new party president of the Liberals, said he wouldn’t get “too excited” by the poll showing One Nation’s surging support. But he told RN this morning he believes the country is in trouble and the Liberal/National Coalition is best positioned to lead the nation.Abbott spoke to RN Breakfast this morning, saying:Our economy is stagnant, our society is fragmenting, our security is imperiled, and yes, we don’t believe in ourselves nearly enough. I think the current government is making all of this wo

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Hyundai Motor, Bajaj Auto report sales growth in May

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T04:23:16+00:00

In May 2026, Hyundai’s sales increased 4% to 61,137 units, including 13,300 exports; Bajaj Auto’s sales rose 18% y-o-y to 393,204 units from 332,370 units in May 2025

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Powell says fed credibility lost if president can fire officials

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T04:23:10+00:00

Powell’s remarks come as the country’s highest court is deliberating the fate of Fed Governor Lisa Cook, whom President Donald Trump has sought to fire over unproven mortgage fraud allegations

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Centre announces ₹583 crore push for Sikkim's organic, infrastructure growth

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-01T04:23:05+00:00

Out of the total ₹360 crore mission, MDoNER itself will contribute ₹85 crore towards infrastructure, aggregation systems and programme coordination, while additional support will come from other ministries

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