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Jeff Bezos defends Amazon’s controversial $40m Melania film as ‘a good business decision’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-20T15:46:47+00:00

The Amazon founder has denied any personal involvement in the film, which failed to recoup its budget on releaseJeff Bezos has defended Amazon’s controversial Melania documentary as “a good business decision” while denying any personal involvement.The Amazon founder and executive chairman was asked about the film during an interview on CNBC this week. The film, which followed the first lady in the period before Donald Trump’s second inauguration, was purchased by the company for $40m with Melania herself making a reported $28m. Amazon also spent around $35m on marketing. Continue reading...

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Australian Swimmer Who Crashed Beach Fashion Show Becomes the Star

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-20T15:45:48+00:00

David Handley was going for a swim in Sydney when he found himself walking on an Australian Fashion Week runway. “I’ve usurped the spot of the lead model,” he said.

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Guerra in Iran, news. Media arabi: “In fase di finalizzazione il testo di un accordo Usa-Iran”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-20T15:42:01+00:00

Media: “Nuovi negoziati a Islamabad dopo l'Hajj”. Trump: “Netanyahu farà quello che voglio, è una brava persona”. Ghalibaf: “Gli Usa vogliono iniziare una nuova guerra, siamo pronti. Non cederemo”. Pasdaran: “Se la guerra riprende dilagherà oltre la regione”. Usa e Israele volevano Ahmadinejad come nuovo leader

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Raúl Castro, l’ex presidente cubano incriminato dagli Usa: ecco perché

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-20T15:39:27+00:00

Nel 1996 due aerei decollati da Miami vennero abbattuti dall’aviazione cubana. Oggi gli Stati Uniti, in una fase di drammatica escalation nella crisi con l’Avana, hanno deciso di mettere a processo l’ex leader, fratello di Fidel

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La Suède et la France, partenaires privilégiés en matière de défense

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-20T15:36:43+00:00

Stockholm a annoncé, mardi 19 mai, qu’il souhaitait acquérir quatre frégates de défense et d’intervention auprès du français Naval Group. Une commande qui illustre le rapprochement stratégique avec Paris, facilité par l’adhésion du pays nordique à l’OTAN.

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SEBI proposes easing third-party payment norms in mutual funds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-20T15:32:14+00:00

Regulator suggests allowing salary deductions for MF investments, commission payouts in MF units and donations through schemes with safeguards

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Why credit guarantees don’t help a range of MSMEs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-20T15:18:22+00:00

Bankers are hard-wired into overlooking enterprises that are too large for MUDRA, and yet unfamiliar with banking systems

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‘A Jackie Robinson moment’: Jeffries echoes NAACP calls for college sports boycott over voting rights

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-20T15:17:17+00:00

Top House Democrat calls out SEC schools for silenceCampaign comes as states move to redraw voter mapsHakeem Jeffries, the top US House Democrat, has amplified calls for Black athletes to boycott public universities in states that have moved to limit voting rights, saying an “unprecedented moment, featuring an unprecedented attack on Black political representation” requires an “unprecedented response”.Jeffries’s comments came Tuesday as the NAACP launched its “Out of Bounds” campaign. The campaign targets universities in eight states – Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South

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Three women found dead in sea off Brighton beach identified as sisters

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-20T15:17:04+00:00

Bodies of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walter, 32, and Rebecca Walter, 31, from London, were recovered from sea last WednesdayThree women whose bodies were recovered from the sea off Brighton beach last week have been identified as sisters from London.Emergency services were called after concerns were raised for a person’s welfare at about 5.45am on 13 May, before three bodies were pulled from the water near Madeira Drive. Continue reading...

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Apollo Hospitals Q4FY26 net profit up 36% at ₹529 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-20T15:16:32+00:00

Board approves plan to combine Apollo Cradle & Fertility with Cloudnine to create a large maternity and fertility care entity

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RBI reworks draft loan recovery directions following industry feedback

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-20T15:15:58+00:00

The draft norms also bar lenders from disabling essential features such as internet access, incoming calls, emergency SOS services and public safety notifications

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Списання Шабуніна з армії дискредитує ЗСУ та знищує мотивацію долучатися до війська, - рух "Чесна мобілізація"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-20T15:14:00+00:00

Представники руху "Чесна мобілізація" вимагають справедливості для військових, які воюють 5 років без відпочинку, та жорсткого покарання для людей на кшталт Шабуніна.

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Industrial vision for the Greater Kolkata Region

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-20T15:13:43+00:00

Economic agenda. The existing metallurgical units can be turned into a global hub through a PLI scheme, brownfield expansion, and tapping the port potential

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Surat FPO turns cow-dung based bio-inputs into natural farming business

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-20T15:13:06+00:00

The PBM Surat SPNF Producer Company has quietly built a ₹2-crore business around ‘Ghanjeevamrut’, a microbial-rich bio-input increasingly being adopted by farmers shifting away from chemical fertilisers

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Russie prépare une nouvelle campagne de désinformation contre l’Ukraine, selon le renseignement extérieur de Kiev

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-20T15:11:08+00:00

Le SZRU affirme avoir obtenu des documents russes montrant la préparation par Moscou d’une campagne visant à déstabiliser l’Ukraine et à affaiblir le soutien de l’Occident à l’Ukraine. Cette offensive informationnelle est orchestrée par l’administration présidentielle russe pour compenser l’échec de son offensive militaire printanière et de graves difficultés économiques, selon cette même source.

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Trump claims ‘100%’ of his endorsements won in Republican primaries – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-20T15:08:18+00:00

President posts online after Massie’s defeat in Kentucky primary – but a small number of primary races are heading to runoffsSign up for the Breaking News US emailIn response to a question on Wednesday morning about how long Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, will hold on before re-starting strikes on Iran, Trump said: “He’s fine. He’ll do whatever I want him to do.”Trump also cited a poll that gave him 99% approval in Israel. Guardian US has not yet verified this poll. Continue reading...

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