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Maharashtra’s Pollution Control Chief Takes India’s Environmental Governance Case to Europe

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T14:07:40+00:00

Siddhesh Kadam, Chairman of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, addresses Europe’s largest plastic recycling summit in Amsterdam, becoming the first Maharashtra environmental official to represent India at the Plastic Recycling Show Europe, and places the country’s traceability framework on the global map.

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White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ after his post with AI image of Trump in a grave

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T14:04:19+00:00

Star Wars actor later deleted post and apologized, saying president should live ‘long enough to be held accountable’US politics live – latest updatesThe White House has branded Star Wars actor Mark Hamill “a sick individual” after an AI-generated image showing Donald Trump in a shallow grave, with the words “If Only” as an overlay was posted to one of star’s social media accounts.Hamill, who played the lead character of Luke Skywalker in six movies of the iconic science fiction franchise and is a longtime critic of the US president, apologized and removed the post from his Bluesky account on T

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White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ for posting AI image of Trump in a grave

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T14:04:19+00:00

Star Wars actor later deleted post and apologized, saying president should live ‘long enough to be held accountable’US politics live – latest updatesThe White House has branded Star Wars actor Mark Hamill “a sick individual” after an AI-generated image showing Donald Trump in a shallow grave, with the words “If Only” as an overlay was posted to one of star’s social media accounts.Hamill, who played the lead character of Luke Skywalker in six movies of the iconic science fiction franchise and is a longtime critic of the US president, apologized and removed the post from his Bluesky account on T

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev affirme avoir attaqué la raffinerie russe de Lukoil, ainsi qu’une station de pompage de pétrole dans la région de Perm

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-08T14:01:44+00:00

Dans un message sur les réseaux sociaux, Volodymyr Zelensky a également confirmé vendredi matin que ses forces avaient mené une attaque de grande ampleur contre la raffinerie Slavneft-Yanos à Iaroslav, et évoque des « sanctions à longue portée ».

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Kiev affirme avoir attaqué la raffinerie russe Lukoil, ainsi qu’une station de pompage de pétrole dans la région de Perm

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-08T14:01:44+00:00

Dans un message sur les réseaux sociaux, Volodymyr Zelensky a également confirmé vendredi matin que les forces ukrainiennes avaient mené une attaque de grande ampleur contre la raffinerie Slavneft-Yanos à Iaroslav, et évoque des « sanctions à longue portée ».

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Repubblica Insieme, prima tappa a Genova il 13 maggio

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-08T14:00:00+00:00

Dalle 17 alla Borsa l’evento per i cinquant’anni del quotidiano. Dai 25 anni del G8 all’intervista alla sindaca Salis. Poi spazio ai due panel economici su energia, mobilità e tecnologia fino all’incontro finale fra parole e musica con gli Ex Otago. L’evento è sold out

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Repubblica Insieme, prima tappa oggi a Genova

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-08T14:00:00+00:00

Dalle 17 alla Borsa l’evento per i cinquant’anni del quotidiano. Dai 25 anni del G8 all’intervista alla sindaca Salis. Poi spazio ai due panel economici su energia, mobilità e tecnologia fino all’incontro finale fra parole e musica con gli Ex Otago. L’evento è sold out

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What would prolonged war mean for Sudan?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-08T13:57:10+00:00

War in Sudan has triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with fears protracted fighting could worsen it.

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Chiara Poggi, la giovane donna vittima due volte

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-08T13:53:12+00:00

Sono anni che ce lo chiediamo, se per lei e per tutti gli altri casi di crimini insoluti sia più nobile lasciare che il tempo cancelli il ricordo del volto o se continuare a pubblicarlo ogni giorno alimentando la nostra immaginazione rapace

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Leone XIV in Duomo: “Napoli bella e dolente, insanguinata dalla violenza”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-08T13:53:00+00:00

Il Pontefice incontra il clero in cattedrale, poi si recherà in piazza del Plebiscito per l’abbraccio con migliaia di fedeli. A Pompei la sua prima tappa, omaggio alla Madonna che citò nel suo primo discorso. Meloni sui social: “Grazie per instancabile messaggio di pace in tempi complessi”

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Even in Labour-Loyal Wales, Voters Are Looking to Other Parties

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-08T13:51:44+00:00

Opinion polls before the election suggested that the right-wing anti-immigration Reform U.K. party and the center-left Plaid Cymru would battle for the top spot in Wales.

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Hiker dead of apparent bear attack in Glacier national park in Montana

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T13:45:23+00:00

Man was reported missing on Sunday and on Wednesday officials found a body with wounds indicating a bear attackSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A hiker in Glacier national park is believed to have been killed in a confrontation with a bear, which is likely the first such fatality in the Montana park since 1998, authorities said.The body of the male victim was found on Wednesday, and on Friday morning his identity and other details about him had not yet been publicly disclosed. The man had been reported missing and a search and rescue team was sent out to look for him this week

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Elections 2026 live: ‘I’m not going to walk away,’ says Starmer; Reform makes gains and Labour faces defeat in Wales and Scotland

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T13:33:30+00:00

Farage says Labour being ‘wiped out by Reform in many of their traditional areas’; Greens win first mayoralty in Hackney2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votesWe’re getting statements from some of the political parties now as we wait for results.For the Conservatives, party chairman Kevin Hollinrake said:We have run an energetic and positive campaign, showcasing that we have a clear plan to get Britain working again and that we have the team to deliver it... We know that so soon after a historic general election defeat and contesting wards won during the Party’s poll

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Vedanta Aluminium, Tata 1mg tie-up to bring telemedicine to remote villages

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T13:28:07+00:00

Vedanta Aluminium, in collaboration with Tata 1mg, has launched a pioneering 24x7 telemedicine facility in Lanjigarh, Kalahandi district, aimed at providing vital medical consultations to remote villages 

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Elections 2026 live: ‘I’m not going to walk away,’ says Starmer as Reform makes big gains and Labour faces defeat in Wales

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T13:22:23+00:00

Farage says Labour being ‘wiped out by Reform in many of their traditional areas’; Greens win first mayoralty in Hackney2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votesWe’re getting statements from some of the political parties now as we wait for results.For the Conservatives, party chairman Kevin Hollinrake said:We have run an energetic and positive campaign, showcasing that we have a clear plan to get Britain working again and that we have the team to deliver it... We know that so soon after a historic general election defeat and contesting wards won during the Party’s poll

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