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India's April consumer inflation likely rose to 3.8% as higher fuel costs weigh

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T07:40:40+00:00

“We expect April headline ⁠inflation to tick up...on higher food and some pass-through of higher global energy prices,” said Rahul Bajoria, head of India and ASEAN economic research, BofA Securities

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Three hikers dead and 10 missing after Indonesia’s Mount Dukono volcano erupts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T07:38:29+00:00

Two foreigners among the dead, say authorities, after early morning eruption that spewed ash miles into the airThree hikers have died and 10 are missing after an eruption at Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island spewed an ash cloud about 10km (6 miles) into the air, local police have said.“There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident of Ternate [island in east Indonesia],” Erlichson Pasaribu, the police chief of North Halmahera district, told Kompas TV. Continue reading...

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Silver futures rise to ₹2.62 lakh per kg

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T07:38:05+00:00

In the overseas market, Comex silver futures increase 2.72% to $80.59 per ounce

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Gold prices rise in futures trade on spot demand

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T07:37:31+00:00

Gold contracts for August delivery trade higher by ₹689, or 0.45%, at ₹1,52,950 per 10 grams in business turnover of 1,206 lots on MCX

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Woman who returned from Syria refused bail – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T07:33:43+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDavid Attenborough at 100: ‘I had thought I would celebrate quietly’In a dose of good news, Sir David Attenborough is 100 today. The veteran broadcaster said he expected to celebrate quietly, but expressed gratitude for the well-wishes he had received. Continue reading...

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UK house price growth forecast halved as Iran war fallout hits housing market

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T07:30:21+00:00

Halifax says cost of typical home fell by 0.1% in April, the second consecutive monthly drop, with pace of annual growth down from 0.8%. to 0.4%Business news – live updates UK house prices fell for a second consecutive month in April, as Halifax halved its estimate for the annual rate of growth due to the conflict in the Middle East.Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage lender – said that the cost of a typical UK home fell by 0.1% in April, to £299,313. This followed a 0.5% fall in March. Continue reading...

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Congress backing TVK is ‘dreadful’, says Mani Shankar Aiyar

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T07:27:43+00:00

Aiyar argued that abandoning the long-standing alliance with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam violated the Congress party’s moral principles and could indirectly help the BJP gain ground in the state

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Papa Leone a Pompei: “Porta un segno di pace”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-08T07:24:59+00:00

Visita di Leone XIV, omaggio alla Madonna che citò nel primo discorso. Meloni sui social: “Grazie per instancabile messaggio di pace in tempi complessi”

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L’ambassadeur de France en Algérie, Stéphane Romatet, va reprendre ses activités dans le pays pour « restaurer un dialogue efficace », annonce l’Elysée

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-08T07:17:13+00:00

Stéphane Romatet, rappelé à Paris depuis avril 2025 sur fond de tensions avec Alger, se rendra dès vendredi en Algérie aux côtés de la ministre déléguée aux armées, Alice Rufo, pour commémorer le massacre du 8 mai 1945 à Sétif. Il aura aussi « une attention prioritaire au retour en France de notre compatriote, M. Christophe Gleizes », a fait savoir l’Elysée.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Nifty slips below 24,200 amid escalating West Asia conflict

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T07:11:17+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equity markets continued to trade lower on Friday as escalating US-Iran tensions near the Strait of Hormuz rattled global sentiment, while sustained foreign investor selling and rising geopolitical uncertainty kept traders cautious amid heightened market volatility.

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Путін виходить з переговорів: що за цим стоїть

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-08T07:09:00+00:00

Протягом усього 2025 року розмови про переговори точилися, фактично, за ініціативою Росії. Так, Трамп виконував роль "посередника", але йому потрібна Росія як партнер у питаннях, що стосуються КНР, йому...

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Adobe expands India footprint with new office in Noida

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T07:08:03+00:00

Located in Sector 129, the new campus will house over 700 employees across engineering and customer-focused roles

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Chhattisgarh’s Rungta University gets NAAC accreditation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T07:07:34+00:00

Constituent colleges including Rungta College of Engineering and Technology, Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research and GD Rungta College Of Science & Technology also get accreditation

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Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T07:03:50+00:00

Leadership in peril as party loses seats in heartlands and control of councils in Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch and TamworthElection 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesHartlepool once nearly triggered Keir Starmer’s resignation – results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days.Five years ago, Labour crashed to a humiliating defeat in a byelection for the city’s Westminster seat, prompting Starmer to consider resigning as opposition leader. Continue reading...

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Keir Starmer’s leadership on line after Labour’s disastrous election night

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T07:03:50+00:00

No 10 prepares for battle as party loses seats in heartlands and control of councils in Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch and TamworthElection 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesHartlepool once nearly triggered Keir Starmer’s resignation; local election results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days.Five years ago, Labour crashed to a humiliating defeat in a byelection for the city’s Westminster seat, prompting Starmer to consider resigning as opposition leader. Continue reading...

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Elections 2026 live: Labour loses hundreds of council seats in England as Reform UK surges

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T07:01:22+00:00

Local council results are being announced in England; Scottish and Welsh parliament results are due from midday2026 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 polling highs

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