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China moves WTO against India over solar cells, modules and tech incentives

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T17:24:29+00:00

Beijing has alleged that India’s tariff structure and domestic preference policies discriminate against Chinese products and violate WTO agreements related to trade, subsidies and investment measures.

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US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T17:24:26+00:00

Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State University donor, gave graduates of the school’s Wilson College of Textiles a lot more than just words of wisdom when he delivered their keynote commencement address recently.The Indian American entrepreneur also announced that he would pay off any student loans taken out by the college’s graduating pupils during their senior year. Continue reading...

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Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T17:21:36+00:00

Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support postsThousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future.The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was at risk of redundancy after its leadership said it could run out of money by 2031. Continue reading...

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Groww investors Peak XV, Ribbit and Y Combinator divest stake worth Rs 5,326 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-12T17:20:50+00:00

Despite the stake sale, the fintech company recently reported strong financial performance, with profit after tax more than doubling to Rs 686 crore in the March 2026 quarter, while total income surged 81 per cent year-on-year

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Вони приваблюють багатство: дати народження, які працюють як грошові магніти

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-12T17:19:00+00:00

Чому одні люди інтуїтивно знаходять вигідні угоди завдяки нетворкінгу, а інші будують імперії десятиліттями, спираючись на сувору дисципліну?

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Lebanon says two paramedics among 10 killed in Israeli strikes

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-05-12T17:17:54+00:00

Lebanon's health ministry says the paramedics were carrying out a rescue mission in Nabatieh in response to an earlier attack that killed one person.

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L’abito a pois di Demi Moore a Cannes 2026

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-12T17:13:15+00:00

L’attrice americana, tra i membri della giuria, sceglie una mise dalle linee retrò e dal mood divertente

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Britain’s Starmer Defies Calls to Resign, For Now

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-12T17:08:55+00:00

Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to continue in office as he met with cabinet members. Dozens of Labour Party lawmakers had urged him to step down after heavy losses in local elections.

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Nebraskans head to the polls as Democrats vote in primaries ahead of House and Senate races

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T16:48:55+00:00

Candidates jostle to represent the second congressional district, and a Republican’s Senate seat looks ripe to flipUS politics live – latest updatesNebraska Democrats are bullish about Republican losses in the right-leaning Plains state – but their prospects depend on today’s Democratic primaries, which include accusations of planted candidates and inadvertently depriving Democrats of power.A crowded Democratic primary in the state’s second congressional district, referred to as its “blue dot”, has focused around concerns that if a state senator wins, the Republican governor will replace him w

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Democrats look to flip Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ as state holds primaries for House and Senate races

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T16:48:55+00:00

Candidates jostle to represent the second congressional district, and a Republican’s Senate seat looks ripe to flipUS politics live – latest updatesNebraska Democrats are bullish about Republican losses in the right-leaning Plains state – but their prospects depend on today’s Democratic primaries, which include accusations of planted candidates and inadvertently depriving Democrats of power.A crowded Democratic primary in the state’s second congressional district, referred to as its “blue dot”, has focused around concerns that if a state senator wins, the Republican governor will replace him w

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Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to 14-year-term as Federal Reserve governor – US politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T16:44:31+00:00

Vote to confirm Warsh’s concurrent four-year term as Fed chair likely to happen on WednesdaySign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Pentagon revealed on 29 April that the US war on Iran had cost about $25bn for roughly two months of spending. Today, when asked if there are any updated costs associated with the war, Jules Hurst III, chief financial official for the Pentagon, said:“At the time of testimony … it was $25bn dollars. But the joint staff team and the comptroller are constantly looking at estimates and now we think it is closer to 29.” Continue reading...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina left vulnerable by policy clash with US, representative says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T16:40:41+00:00

Christian Schmidt says the multi-ethnic nation may fall apart thanks to pressure from the US and RussiaThe UN high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina has warned about the possible destruction of the multi-ethnic state after he was forced to resign in a policy clash with the US, seemingly complicated by the commercial interests of a firm linked to Donald Trump Jr that is seeking to make investments in the region.German Christian Democrat politician Christian Schmidt is set to explain his resignation in a scheduled meeting with the UN security council in New York on Tuesday, where he will

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UAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T16:37:27+00:00

If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by TehranMiddle East crisis: live updatesThe risk of some Gulf states becoming embroiled in a direct war with Iran has risen after it was reported the United Arab Emirates had secretly launched a major attack on Iran during the conflict.In addition, Kuwait has said that at least four members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had been captured trying to carry out “terrorist attacks” on the Kuwaiti-owned Bubiyan Island, the largest island in the Kuwaiti coastal chain. Continue reading...

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Canvas platform strikes deal with hackers to delete students’ stolen data

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T16:35:31+00:00

Hack of online learning system caused chaos for students and faculty last week, delaying some final examsThe company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals.Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said in an online post that it “reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident”. Continue reading...

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Labour plotters v stubborn Starmer: will he resign? – The Latest

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T16:28:55+00:00

Tensions are running high in Westminster as Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he is not going anywhere. But with several ministers quitting the government and more than 80 MPs calling for him to go, how much longer has the prime minister got?Lucy Hough speaks to political editor Pippa Crerar Continue reading...

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Head of Microsoft’s Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-12T16:24:59+00:00

The inquiry came after a Guardian investigation revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone callsThe head of Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary will step down in the wake of an inquiry that has scrutinised its business dealings with the Israeli military.Microsoft ordered the inquiry last year in response to a Guardian investigation revealing the military had used the company’s technology to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected Palestinian civilian phone calls on a mass scale. Continue reading...

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Kuwait Accuses Iran of Trying to Infiltrate Its Territory

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-12T16:18:40+00:00

Kuwait’s interior ministry said a group of armed Iranians arrived at Bubiyan Island in the Persian Gulf on May 1 aboard a rented fishing boat and exchanged fire with Kuwaiti soldiers.

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Не тільки Samsung: названо топ-3 найкращих смартфонів вартістю до 200 доларів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-12T16:18:00+00:00

Експерти зазначають, що сучасні бюджетні Android'фони вже не виглядають як компромісні пристрої: виробники покращили екрани, акумулятори та програмну підтримку.

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"Питання престижу та професіоналізму компанії": засновниця Protech Solutions про постачання циклотронів для України

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-12T16:11:52+00:00

Засновниця Protech Solutions Наталія Тугай в інтервʼю "РБК-Україна" заявила, що постачання циклотронів до України є для компанії питанням професіоналізму та престижу. За її словами, закупівля циклотронів...

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