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Vobiz raises $1 million seed round led by Piper Serica VC Fund

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T08:55:31+00:00

The capital will be deployed to strengthen the company’s engineering and go-to-market capabilities, as it works towards achieving $5 million in ARR

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Middle East crisis live: Iran reviewing peace proposal as Trump says a deal ‘very possible’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T08:49:29+00:00

The US and Iran have offered conflicting messages over the likelihood of a deal being reached imminentlyMorning and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.The US and Iran have offered conflicting messages over the state of negotiations to end the war, with Donald Trump signalling the talks were “very good” and a deal “very possible”.News of a possible deal followed Trump’s abrupt U-turn on a US military operation to guide ships out of the strait of Hormuz, dubbed “Project Freedom”. Trump said the decision to pause the mission on Tuesday – two days after

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Amazon MX Player to be merged with Prime Video

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T08:45:30+00:00

Integration to bring together India’s largest free-and-paid streaming service under one brand, company says

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‘Came here with hope’ and ‘died unseen’: tearful crowd says goodbye to homeless man Bikram Lama

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T08:32:25+00:00

People gathered at dusk under the fig tree canopy of Sydney’s Hyde Park to pay tribute to 32-year-old, who laid undiscovered for up to a weekFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNo one should be left to die in the middle of Sydney, alone and unseen.That was the powerful message delivered by homelessness support worker Erin Longbottom to a crowd gathered in Hyde Park to honour Bikram Lama. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty in volatile trade amid cautious derivatives signals and global cues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T08:32:00+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark indices swung between gains and losses in afternoon trade, supported by declining crude oil prices and improving global sentiment after signs of easing US tensions around the Strait of Hormuz reduced Middle East conflict concerns.

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Affaire Epstein : une présumée lettre de suicide dévoilée

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-07T08:25:43+00:00

Rendu public par un juge fédéral américain, mercredi 6 mai, ce document, qui n’a pas encore été authentifié, aurait été rédigé par le criminel sexuel Jeffrey Epstein avant une tentative de suicide manquée, dans une prison de New York, en 2019.

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India's power demand to rise by 5 to 5.5% in FY27: ICRA

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T08:25:28+00:00

Rising industrial activity, EV adoption and data centres are expected to drive electricity consumption

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Two Britons self-isolating after returning to UK from hantavirus-hit ship, say officials

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-07T08:21:49+00:00

Pair left MV Hondius before outbreak was detected and are not reporting symptoms, according to UK Health Security AgencyTwo people who were onboard a cruise ship hit with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have returned to the UK and are self-isolating, British health officials have said.Neither of the two British people, who left MV Hondius at St Helena in late April, are reporting symptoms, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKSA). Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : l’Iran réitère que les négociations sur « la réouverture complète du détroit d’Ormuz nécessitent la levée du blocus naval », après que Donald Trump s’est montré optimiste quant à un accord

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-07T08:19:00+00:00

Si l’Iran « n’accepte pas, les bombardements commenceront, et ce sera, malheureusement (…) avec une intensité bien plus forte qu’avant », a averti le président américain, mercredi. Côté iranien, le président Massoud Pezeshkian considère que le comportement de Washington avait « dévié la voie de la diplomatie vers les menaces, les pressions et les sanctions ».

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Путін створив "культ дідів", і тепер це обернулося проти нього, – WSJ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-05-07T08:18:00+00:00

З психологічної точки зору переломний момент настав у січні, коли путінська "СВО" за тривалістю перевершила війну 1941–1945 років проти нацистської Німеччини.

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Rising packaging bag costs major headwind for UltraTech Cement: Official

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T08:15:28+00:00

UltraTech Cement management highlighted in their latest earnings call that, in addition to bag shock from West Asia’s conflict, exchange losses due to the rupee’s devaluation in March are also pressuring the company

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MRF Q4 net profit up 38% at ₹702 cr

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-07T08:15:27+00:00

Consolidated revenue from operations in the fourth quarter stood at ₹8,044.22 crore, as against ₹7,074.82 crore in the year-ago period.

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