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Kalyan Jewellers unveils “Nation First – Gold4India Initiative”

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-17T10:25:46+00:00

The initiative was introduced in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to exercise restraint to help conserve the country’s foreign exchange reserves.

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Ian McKellen ‘emotional’ as he opens County Durham theatre space

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-17T10:23:04+00:00

Actor says Ensemble 84 in Horden, employing local talent, is how a professional repertory company should beIt’s a chilly spring evening in what was once a Catholic church in a left-behind County Durham pit village, and Ian McKellen admits he is feeling emotional.“This is the only company of actors in the United Kingdom and it’s in … Horden?” he says. “I’m feeling very emotional. This fulfils all my romantic dreams I’ve had ever since I discovered the joys of theatre-going and acting.” Continue reading...

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India missed out on AI and now its run as market darling may be over

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-17T10:14:25+00:00

As fund managers pared their exposure, foreign investors have been abandoning India at an accelerating pace, pushing their ownership to a 14-year low, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. calculations

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The strike that changed the geometry of war

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-17T10:13:52+00:00

Israel's attacks on Doha and Tehran demonstrate a new capability that may make warfare more unpredictable.

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Атака на Москву: ключ до закінчення війни

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-17T10:13:00+00:00

У Москві та Московській області в ніч на 17 травня було неспокійно. Цього разу безпілотники атакували завод мікроелектроніки "Ангстрем" та об’єкт "Транснефти" у Зеленограді (Москва, за межами МКАД), наливну...

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Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, May 18, 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-17T10:12:30+00:00

BL Morning Report May 18, 2026: Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

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Workers racing to turn reflecting pool blue for Trump may be at risk, union warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-17T10:00:36+00:00

Union representative concerned about safety as workers rush to finish repainting DC pool before 250th celebrationsWorkers renovating one of Washington DC’s most historically symbolic sites in a project ordered by Donald Trump may be risking their safety as they race to finish on time for the US’s 250th anniversary celebrations, a union monitoring the site has warned.Trade union scrutiny has focused on the reflecting pool on the US capital’s National Mall – scene of Martin Luther King’s 1963 “I have a dream speech” – after it was drained of water and fenced off from the public to allow contract

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Wave of Ukrainian Strikes Kills at Least 4, Russia Says

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-17T10:00:15+00:00

More than 550 drones were intercepted or shot down in over a dozen regions, including Moscow, in one of largest attacks of the war.

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Aux Etats-Unis, des ados accros aux paris sportifs, et des parents désemparés

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-17T10:00:08+00:00

« Darons d’ailleurs ». Deux fois par mois, un de nos journalistes à l’étranger explore la parentalité hors de nos frontières. Les sites de paris en ligne ont beau être interdits aux mineurs, près d’un ado américain sur cinq s’y connecte… souvent en cachette. Certains deviennent addicts au « microbetting », au nez et à la barbe de leurs parents.

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« L’économie russe est une éponge sèche : si de l’argent frais arrive, il sert à colmater les trous »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-17T10:00:07+00:00

Malgré la flambée du prix du pétrole, l’économie russe se contracte depuis le début de l’année 2026. Dans une tribune au « Monde », l’économiste russe Vladislav Inozemtsev estime que cela tient à d’aberrantes décisions « néosoviétiques » au Kremlin : fortes hausses d’impôts, taux d’intérêt élevés et renationalisations.

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Energia, difesa e finanza spingono i mercati europei

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-17T10:00:00+00:00

Sono i tre settori che guidano il rimbalzo dopo le vendite di marzo causate dalla guerra nel Golfo. Insieme a forte liquidità e utili sostenuti

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NTPC chief cautions against dependence on single supplier for nuclear technology

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-17T09:52:25+00:00

India should prioritise control over technology and resources, even if domestic options are 5-10% costlier at the initial stage, to avoid supply chain vulnerabilities, says NTPC Chairman Gurdeep Singh

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Terrore a Modena, falcia pedoni con auto. Mattarella e Meloni dai feriti, due amputati. La diretta

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-17T09:51:22+00:00

Il presidente della Repubblica e la premier saranno oggi in visita ai feriti negli ospedali di Baggiovara e Bologna: quattro in prognosi riservata,a a due turiste amputate le gambe. Piantedosi e Schlein a Modena, Tajani propone una medaglia al valore civile a chi ha bloccato l'aggressore. L’uomo, Salim El Koudri, è in carcere. Non sono contestati reati di terrorismo

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At least four people killed in Russia as Ukraine launches retaliatory strikes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-17T09:48:35+00:00

Wave of almost 600 drones launched across 14 regions, after Moscow’s deadly three-day attack on Ukraine last weekAt least four people have been killed in a large-scale retaliatory strike by Ukraine on Russia’s regions, including Moscow, Russian authorities have said.The wave of almost 600 Ukrainian drones struck overnight across 14 Russian regions, as well as the Crimean peninsula and the Black and Azov seas, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday, with the region around the capital among the worst-hit. Continue reading...

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Ukrainian drones hit Moscow and surrounding area, killing three

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-05-17T09:41:16+00:00

The attack, the largest and most deadly on Russia's capital region since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, showed Kyiv’s increasing ability to carry out long-range strikes.

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La stagione felice del tennis. Internazionali, successo record: 400 mila spettatori e boom social

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-17T09:35:47+00:00

In vent'anni il pubblico presente agli Internazionali è cresciuto del +470%. Da ringraziare il fenomeno Sinner e l’ampliamento degli spazi nel villaggio al Foro Italico, 20 ettari totali con 21 campi, dalla nuova Bnp Paribas Arena da 7000 posti alla poligonale SuperTennis Arena, con le aree verdi attrezzate

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Maldive, arrivata ad Alimathà a una squadra di tre sommozzatori finlandesi

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-17T09:19:26+00:00

Si cercano i corpi dei quattro ricercatori italiani ancora dispersi: Monica Montefalcone, Giorgia Sommacal, Muriel Oddenino e Federico Gualtieri. Dovrebbero trovarsi nella terza cavità della grotta di Vaavu a sessanta metri di profondità

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