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Passenger detained and banned from Qantas after allegedly biting attendant on flight from Australia to US

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T02:03:30+00:00

Flight from Melbourne to Dallas forced to land in Tahiti due to man’s alleged disruptive behaviourGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA passenger has been detained in Tahiti and banned from future Qantas travel after a plane travelling on a long-haul flight from Australia to the US was diverted at the weekend after the man allegedly bit a flight attendant.The QF21 flight left Melbourne at 2.30pm on Friday en route to Dallas and was diverted to Papeete in Tahiti seven hours later when the behaviour of the disruptive passenger forced it to land. Continue reading...

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Stocks to watch: ICICI Bank, HFCL, Dr Reddy’s, Adani Ports, Uno Minda among key movers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T01:58:31+00:00

Shares of ICICI Bank, RBL Bank, Coal India, PFC, REC, Adani Ports, HFCL, Hindustan Copper, Uno Minda and pharma companies including Dr Reddy’s, Aurobindo Pharma and Emcure Pharma will remain in focus amid deals, expansion plans and regulatory developments.

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L’area di rigore

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-18T01:56:20+00:00
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Australia news live: judge warns about ‘controversy’ as composer sues orchestra; NSW landlords fined over no-fault evictions

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-18T01:31:57+00:00

Composer’s case against Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will not be a ‘roving inquiry’ on conflict in the Middle East, judge says. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastData reveals how Coles and Woolworths switch promotions in syncYou’re looking to buy an electric toothbrush. You’re in Woolworths and you see one of the Oral-B kits advertised for sale at $99.50.We understand that people will have strong views about the politics of this but it is the substance of the changes that we are making that matters most and the substance of what we are announcin

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HFCL bags Rs 106 crore export order for optical fibre cables

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T01:24:26+00:00

HFCL had earlier secured a long-term global optical fibre cable supply contract worth about USD 1.1 billion, providing strong multi-year revenue visibility

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Muthoot FinCorp may dilute at least 10% stake in proposed IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-18T01:20:40+00:00

The firm sees strong opportunities in the gold loan sector due to stable regulations, rising gold prices and increasing formalisation, while also expanding into MSME lending, loan against property and digital platforms

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En Italie, les habitants d’une station balnéaire volent dans les plumes de paons invasifs

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T01:00:07+00:00

Les paons présents dans la commune de Punta Marina incommodaient peu jusqu’à ce qu’ils ne fassent l’objet d’une émission de télévision quotidienne et envahissent aussi les réseaux sociaux. Cette médiatisation débordante a attisé plus qu’apaisé les conflits.

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What to Know About the Latest Ebola Outbreak

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-18T00:50:36+00:00

The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Hantavirus : au Canada, une ancienne passagère du MV « Hondius » diagnostiquée positive

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T00:24:41+00:00

Cette personne, hospitalisée depuis jeudi dans la province de Colombie-Britannique, dans l’ouest du pays, était jusqu’ici « présumée positive ». Son conjoint, qui a également voyagé sur le navire de croisière, a fait l’objet d’un dépistage négatif.

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Hantavirus : au Canada, une ancienne passagère du « Hondius » diagnostiquée positive

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-18T00:24:37+00:00

Cette personne, hospitalisée depuis jeudi dans la province de Colombie-Britannique, dans l’ouest du pays, était jusqu’ici « présumée positive ». Le test de son conjoint, qui a également voyagé sur le navire de croisière, s’est révélé négatif.

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News live: Australian health officials to work on Ebola outbreak response, minister says; $2bn state-federal deal for new Queensland housing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-17T23:48:48+00:00

World Health Organization declared outbreak in Africa a ‘public health emergency of international concern’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers maintains tax changes about making a ‘tangible difference’ in the housing marketChalmers says he understands some Australians will have “strong views” about the politics surrounding the changes to the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing. He went on:We understand that people will have strong views about the politics of this but it is the substance of the changes that we are making that

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В ОАЕ безпілотник атакував АЕС, спалахнув дизельний генератор: реакція МАГАТЕ та України

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-17T23:31:00+00:00

Міністр закордонних справ України Андрій Сибіга заявив, що Україна рішуче засуджує дронову атаку на Об’єднані Арабські Емірати поблизу АЕС.

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : un chef du Jihad islamique tué dans une frappe israélienne au Liban, selon l’agence de presse officielle libanaise

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-17T23:10:50+00:00

Wael Abdel Halim a été visé par une attaque de l’armée israélienne dans la périphérie de Baalbek, dans l’est du pays. Sa fille de 17 ans est morte. Par ailleurs, d’après un bilan préliminaire du ministère de la santé, des bombardements israéliens sur le sud du Liban ont également tué trois personnes à Tayr Felsay et deux à Tayr Debba.

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UK firms halt investments and hiring as Iran war pushes up costs, bosses warn

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-17T23:01:52+00:00

Survey shows businesses ‘struggling to absorb latest economic shock’, while data says April vacancies down 7.7%The worsening fallout from the Iran war is forcing businesses to halt their UK investment and hiring plans, bosses have warned, as Britain enters a renewed period of political and economic instability.More than two months into the US-Israeli war on Iran, leading surveys of UK employers showed companies were increasingly prioritising cost management over growth as rising costs and global uncertainty weigh on confidence. Continue reading...

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Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-17T23:01:52+00:00

Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’Campaigners against the UK’s controversial drug pricing deal with Donald Trump are threatening the government with legal action unless it scraps a key element of the plan.They claim that a change to how drug treatments are approved for use by the NHS, which could lead to it paying even higher prices for them, amounts to an “unlawful power grab”. Continue reading...

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David Lammy promises 25% cut in number of children jailed while they await trial

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-17T23:01:51+00:00

Justice secretary’s white paper will overhaul youth justice rules and could end lifelong criminal records for under-18sDavid Lammy has promised to cut the number of children kept in jail while they await trial by a quarter as part of an overhaul of youth justice rules that could also end lifelong criminal records for under-18s.The justice secretary is publishing a white paper on Monday that he says will reduce the number of children ending up in jail – something he admits was his greatest fear growing up in Tottenham in the 1980s. Continue reading...

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Government-backed Pensions Commission calls for action on gender savings gap

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-17T23:01:51+00:00

Body says, on average, British women approaching retirement have half private pension savings of men – £81,000 versus £156,000A shake-up of pensions in Britain must involve measures to close the gap in retirement savings between men and women, the revived Pensions Commission is to tell ministers.According to the government-backed body, women approaching retirement have on average half the private pension savings of men, with a median pension wealth of £81,000 versus £156,000. Continue reading...

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Blair: “Difesa e riforme, la Ue deve ritagliarsi un ruolo in Medio Oriente”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-17T23:00:00+00:00

L’ex premier inglese sull’Europe Gulf Forum: “Confronto informale su cui i leader delle due aree possono costruire. Su Gaza la soluzione c’è. Hamas deve lasciare il potere e sostenere il nuovo governo che nasce. L’Europa e il Golfo dipendono dagli Usa, ma devono rendere il rapporto più equilibrato”

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