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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex falls nearly 500 points as US-Iran tensions hit market sentiment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T04:28:49+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equity markets traded lower on Friday as escalating US-Iran tensions near the Strait of Hormuz weakened global sentiment, while persistent foreign investor selling and rising geopolitical uncertainty kept investors cautious despite hopes of a medium-term recovery in domestic equities.

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UAE says air defences engaging with Iranian attacks – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T04:27:51+00:00

This blog is now closedThe European Union is set to tell airlines the impact from the Iran war on tourism is not yet severe enough to justify emergency measures for the sector, draft EU guidelines seen by Reuters showed.“The current situation does not point to the need for dedicated measures for the tourism sector, unlike during the COVID-19 crisis,” said the draft EU guidelines, which the European Commission is due to publish on Friday. Continue reading...

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Gold rises as buying interest counters concern over Hormuz clash

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T04:27:21+00:00

Bullion traded near $4,720 an ounce, after ending the previous session marginally lower; the US struck military targets in Iran after the country fired on three navy destroyers sailing in the strait 

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Рубіо усунули на задній план переговорів щодо України, - колумніст Politico

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-08T04:25:00+00:00

Адміністрація Дональда Трампа не змогла налагодити ефективну дипломатію щодо війни в Україні, а переговорний процес дедалі більше нагадує хаос, пише автор.

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Goldman Sachs private credit fund’s share of bad loans rises

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T04:17:18+00:00

Investments typically reserved for a fund’s troubled holdings now make up 4.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC Inc.’s portfolio at cost, according to a filing on Thursday

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Australia news live: ABC reporters denied entry to One Nation press conference in Albury

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T04:16:34+00:00

Guardian Australia understands some journalists from The Australian and Daily Telegraph newspapers were allowed in. Follow updatesGet 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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Biocon Q4 results: Net profit drops 56.8% to ₹198.6 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T04:07:21+00:00

Consolidated revenue from operations in Q4 at ₹4,516.6 crore as against ₹4,417 crore in year-ago period

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‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T04:00:37+00:00

A booming tech sector has disrupted translation jobs in publishing – but they could be needed for a while longer yetIn February 2022, while he was plugging away at rendering the US writer Dana Spiotta’s novel Wayward into French, the literary translator Yoann Gentric decided he needed a bit of light relief. He would test whether AI could put him out of work.Gentric had been grappling with a short non-verbal sentence that described the book’s protagonist’s feelings upon opening a window: “Bright, sharp night air, bracing.” He put the prompt into DeepL, a neural-network-powered machine translati

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Story of enslaved boy featured in 1748 Joshua Reynolds portrait emerges in new study

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T04:00:36+00:00

Exclusive: Until now nothing was known about ‘Jersey’, depicted with naval officer, but research raises hopes he may have won freedomFor hundreds of years, he was known only as “Jersey”, an enslaved boy of about 11 rendered in oil on canvas by the great 18th-century portrait painter Sir Joshua Reynolds.But now the life of the youngster, believed to be Reynolds’ earliest depiction of a person of colour, has begun to emerge, thanks to a research project. Continue reading...

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Joël Schnapp, historien : « Trump est désormais dépeint par certains de ses adversaires comme l’Antéchrist »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-08T04:00:29+00:00

Habitué à se présenter comme investi d’une mission divine, Donald Trump est de plus en plus fréquemment comparé à la figure maléfique de l’Antéchrist, analyse l’historien Joël Schnapp dans une tribune au « Monde ». Preuve que sa rhétorique religieuse s’est retournée contre lui, jusqu’à possiblement mettre sa vie en péril.

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Léon XIV, le retour du pragmatisme et de la méthode au Vatican

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-08T04:00:16+00:00

Un an après son élection à la tête de l’Eglise catholique, le successeur de François se distingue du pontife argentin par la méthode, mais s’inscrit dans une certaine continuité sur le fond.

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Donald Trump minore la mise en péril du cessez-le-feu en Iran, après des échanges de tirs

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-08T04:00:11+00:00

Selon les Etats-Unis, les Iraniens ont lancé les premiers des attaques contre des destroyers américains, tandis que Téhéran accuse l’armée américaine d’avoir violé la trêve. Le président américain assure malgré tout que les négociations avancent, tout en continuant à menacer la République islamique.

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8 травня українці відзначають День пам'яті та перемоги над нацизмом: що побажати близьким

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-08T04:00:00+00:00

Сьогодні прийнято вшановувати пам'ять жертв війни та висловлювати вдячність тим, хто боровся за мир у минулому і відстоює його сьогодні.

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Речниця Білого дому народила доньку

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-08T03:56:00+00:00

Речниця повідомила про народження доньки Вівіани та поділилася першими подробицями про поповнення у родині..

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty open lower as US-Iran tensions rattle global markets

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T03:54:24+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian equity markets opened lower on Friday as escalating US-Iran tensions near the Strait of Hormuz dampened global sentiment, while continued foreign investor selling and heightened geopolitical uncertainty kept traders cautious despite optimism over a longer-term recovery in domestic equities.

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Indian banking credit growth to moderate to 12-13% in FY27E: Report

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T03:47:17+00:00

While deposit growth is projected to stabilize and improve marginally to match credit growth at 12-13% by FY27E, the traditional reliance on low-cost savings is under significant pressure

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Water flows to parched NSW wetlands could be turned back on within weeks as drought fears loom

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T03:45:27+00:00

Water minister Rose Jackson calls drying in Gwydir region ‘devastating’ as bill passes upper house Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereWater flows to parched New South Wales wetlands where an urgent rescue mission to save dying wildlife unfolded are a step closer to resuming after legislation passed the state parliament’s upper house.The water minister, Rose Jackson, told the parliament on Thursday night the impact of a halt to water flows in the internationally significant Gwydir region had been “devastating” as she introduced legislative ame

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IS-linked Australian mother and daughter remanded in custody over Syrian slavery charges

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T03:41:34+00:00

Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and Zeinab Ahmad, 31, set to apply for bail in Melbourne as Janai Safar, 32, due to face Sydney court on separate charges including joining a terrorist organisationTwo Australian women charged with committing crimes against humanity including slavery offences during the rule of Islamic State in Syria have faced a Melbourne court.Kawsar Ahmad, 53, also known as Abbas, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31, were arrested by officers from the Victorian joint counter-terrorism team at Melbourne airport on Thursday. Continue reading...

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Communications minister Anika Wells repays $10,000 in incorrect travel expenses

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T03:33:34+00:00

Anthony Albanese rejects calls for her to resign over the breaches, saying she had done the right thing and had also apologised The communications minister, Anika Wells, has repaid more than $10,000 for incorrect travel claims, identified amid controversy about her use of taxpayer-funded entitlements.In a statement released on Friday, Wells said an audit by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority identified four mistakes in her claims dating back to Labor’s 2022 election victory, worth a combined $8,092.89. Continue reading...

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News live: PM says ‘I have sympathy for the children’ after Australians return from Syria

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-08T03:32:35+00:00

Albanese says three women who arrived back in Australia from Syrian detention camps have been ‘arrested and they will be charged’. Follow updatesGet 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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León XIV cumple un año convertido en antagonista moral de la ultraderecha

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-05-08T03:30:01+00:00

Tras una elección rápida, en la que ahora emerge el peso de la financiación de EE UU para el Vaticano, y meses de prudencia, Prevost se ha revelado un líder global que planta cara a Trump

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Pidilite Industries Q4 climbs 36.6% to ₹584.15 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-08T03:27:13+00:00

The company’s revenue rose by 13.24% to ₹3,648.16 crore in the March quarter of FY26, compared to ₹3,221.52 crore a year ago

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Головний переговорник України прибув у США: Зеленський розкрив його завдання

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-08T03:21:00+00:00

Рустем Умеров розпочав серію зустрічей у США на тлі застою мирних переговорів між Києвом і Москвою та нових суперечок навколо можливого припинення вогню..

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Головний переговірник України прибув у США: Зеленський розкрив його завдання

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-08T03:21:00+00:00

Рустем Умеров розпочав серію зустрічей у США на тлі застою мирних переговорів між Києвом і Москвою та нових суперечок навколо можливого припинення вогню..

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