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Mangaluru to host Indian Open of Surfing from May 29-31

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-22T11:15:03+00:00

The ‘NMPA Indian Open of Surfing 2026,’ organised by Surfing Swami Foundation and Mantra Surf Club under SFI, will significantly contribute to the preparations for the Asian Games

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Carlo Petrini, Slow Food movement founder, dies aged 76

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-22T11:14:31+00:00

Italy’s president leads tributes to campaigner who spent four decades promoting sustainability and local cuisineCarlo Petrini, the journalist who founded the Slow Food movement in protest against the arrival of the first McDonald’s in Italy, has died aged 76.Petrini, who had been diagnosed with prostrate cancer in recent years, died in his home town of Bra in northern Italy’s Piedmont region. He had led Slow Food, which since 1986 has campaigned against fast-food culture by promoting sustainability and local cuisine, as president until 2022. Continue reading...

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Kerala start-up EyeROV joins PM Modi’s Norway business delegation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-22T11:06:04+00:00

The Kochi-based underwater robotics company participated in the India–Norway CEOs Roundtable and High-Level Business and Research Summit held in Oslo

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Western Europe braces for first major heat event of the summer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-22T11:01:08+00:00

Temperatures across Portugal, Spain, France and the UK are expected to exceed 30C today and into next weekEurope live – latest updatesA large swathe of western Europe is bracing for the first significant heat event of the summer, with temperatures forecast to rise to more than 10C above the norm and new monthly records for May expected to be set in possibly hundreds of places.Temperatures across Portugal, Spain, France and the UK were expected to exceed 30C (86F) on Friday and into next week, reaching 32C in Paris and London and 35C in south-west France, with highs of up to 38% in the Guadiana

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‘Full-on summer heat’: western Europe braces for unusually high temperatures

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-22T11:01:08+00:00

Portugal, Spain, France and UK expected to exceed 30C on Friday and into next week, with new May records predictedEurope live – latest updatesA large swathe of western Europe is bracing for the first significant heat event of the summer, with temperatures forecast to rise to more than 10C above the norm and new monthly records for May expected to be set in possibly hundreds of places.Temperatures across Portugal, Spain, France and the UK were expected to exceed 30C (86F) on Friday and into next week, reaching 32C in Paris and London and 35C in south-west France, with highs of up to 38C in the

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Britain braces for busy roads as May bank holiday temperatures set to pass 30C

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-22T11:00:58+00:00

Almost 19m drivers expected to hit roads over long weekend, with heaviest traffic likely to be on Friday and SaturdayAn especially hot late May bank holiday weekend is expected to bring even more traffic to the roads than usual at the start of the half-term break taking place in parts of the UK, motoring organisations have warned.With temperatures forecast to pass 30C in places by Monday, coastal roads are predicted to be among the busiest, with long queues expected towards seaside resorts and the Port of Dover, where delays in border checks are compounding the holiday rush. Continue reading..

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Cautious demand hits tea prices in Kochi auctions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-22T10:56:20+00:00

Market uncertainty and closure of hotels and way-side eateries due to LPG shortage and labour shortage has hit local teas sales

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Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-22T10:51:11+00:00

Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 80,000 staff set to lose roles to AIThe chief executive of Standard Chartered has apologised for referring to some of the almost 8,000 staff that are set to lose their jobs to artificial intelligence as “lower-value human capital”.Bill Winters offered the apology after a backlash over comments he made earlier this week as the London-headquartered lender became one of the first major global banks to lay out plans to cut about 7,800 back-office roles, primarily in response to AI. Continue reading...

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Rupee rises 63 paise to close at 95.73 against US dollar

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-22T10:45:17+00:00

Forex traders said markets found some comfort after comments from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted that diplomatic talks linked to the Iran situation were moving in a constructive direction.

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Muthoot Mcred posts 88% rise in PAT in FY26

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-22T10:40:08+00:00

Net profit for the quarter stood at ₹62.97 crore as against ₹19.52 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year

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Progressive Democrats criticize 2024 election autopsy for silence on Gaza | First Thing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-22T10:36:14+00:00

The 192-page report does not mention Gaza or Joe Biden’s age. Plus, is the world heading for another Ebola crisis?Good morning.On Thursday, the Democratic party published a postmortem – spanning 192 pages – of its 2024 election defeat, after an initial decision to withhold the document prompted an angry backlash.What’s in the postmortem? It focuses on key demographics that Kamala Harris lost, including Latinos, men and rural voters in many states. “Harris wrote off rural America, assuming urban/suburban margins would compensate,” the report says. “The math doesn’t work.” The autopsy says that

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