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Zinc futures can resume the rally

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-30T06:58:25+00:00

Traders can buy the dip

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Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T06:53:26+00:00

Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitatThe dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Kent is a riot of sound: the melodic robin, the two-tone cuckoo, the whitethroat’s scratchy warble. Even the garbling geese and mooing cows from the neighbouring Thames marshes add to the symphony.But in late April one energetic singer hogs the limelight. For a few weeks after arriving from West Africa, the nightingale spends the night – and early morning – in complex song. As it searches for a mate and marks its territory, its song is at times as

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex crashes 880 pts to 76,609; Nifty tanks 286 pts to 23,891

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-30T06:50:36+00:00

Sensex, Nifty Live Updates on Apr 30: Benchmark indices opened sharply lower on Thursday morning, dragged down by surging crude oil prices, sustained foreign institutional selling, and cautious global sentiment following the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady

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Welspun Enterprises bags ₹7,300 crore Pune-Shirur Highway contract

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-30T06:48:23+00:00

The award significantly expands WEL's order book, which now stands at approximately ₹18,755 crore — up from ₹13,341 crore as of December 31, 2025 — after adjusting for Q4 FY26 execution

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Oil price tops $120 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T06:34:10+00:00

Oil markets spooked as US president appears willing to maintain US Navy blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shut The price of Brent oil soared above $126 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest level since 2022, after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and peace talks remained stalled.Surging more than 13% in 24 hours, Brent crude hit a record price since the war began on 28 February. Not since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has Brent topped $120, with the price then peaking at $139. Continue reading...

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Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T06:34:10+00:00

Oil markets spooked as US president appears willing to maintain US Navy blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shut The global oil price has soared above $126 a barrel, its highest level since 2022, after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last for months and peace talks remained stalled.After surging more than 13% in 24 hours, the price of Brent crude futures reached its highest price since the war began on 28 February. Not since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has Brent topped $120, with the price then peaking at $139. Continue reading...

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AVI Polymers’ promoters to hike stake by 5%

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-30T06:28:19+00:00

AVI Polymers has rolled out wholly-owned AI-led subsidiaries KrishiBuddy and AVI Health AI

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Військовим на передовій проведуть ротацію, - Сирський

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-30T06:26:00+00:00

фото facebook.com/CinCAFofUkraineГоловнокомандувач ЗСУ Олександр Сирський підписав наказ щодо обов’язкової ротації військових, які виконують завдання на передовій. "З метою збереження життя і здоров’я...

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Український шаріат: нові "моральні норми" Цивільного кодексу

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-30T06:05:00+00:00

Новий Цивільний кодекс України, який депутати підтримали у першому читанні, певно, найбільш "скрєпний" документ, проголосований теперішнім складом Ради. УНІАН розбирався, що з ним не так.

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Australia news live: NT chief minister says ‘hunt for justice is on’ after body found in search for five-year-old girl

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T06:03:05+00:00

Lia Finocchiaro says news is ‘devastating’ for community as police find child’s body. Follow today’s news liveWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers understands calls for gas export tax, but says government focused on getting fuel for AustraliansChalmers said he understands calls to tax gas exports, but maintained the government was set on securing international supply arrangements during the ongoing fuel crisis. He told ABC News:I understand that there is a constituency in the Austral

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Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T06:00:11+00:00

Fadi Saqr is accused of mass killings of civilians in Tadamon, Damascus, where people say he must face justiceA Syrian rights commission is preparing a case accusing Fadi Saqr, a militia leader within the Assad regime, of involvement in crimes against humanity and war crimes, a senior Syrian official has told the Guardian.Saqr is a former commander of the National Defence Forces (NDF) militia and is widely accused of involvement in the mass killing and forcible disappearance of civilians in the Tadamon neighbourhood of Damascus, as well as other parts of the Syrian capital. Continue reading...

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Revealed: British ad firm’s billion-dollar greenwash of US oil industry

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-30T06:00:09+00:00

WPP accused of breaching its climate policy after report reveals firm linked to twice as much oil advertising as US rivalsA British advertising conglomerate has helped the oil companies ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP spend an estimated $1.5bn (£1.1bn) on adverts in the US since the 2015 Paris agreement to tackle the climate crisis, a report shows.London-based WPP was the leading advertising group serving the US’s oil industry over the past decade, according to analysis by the climate investigations platform DeSmog. The figure is nearly twice the respective amounts linked to its US rivals Om

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« Dans de nombreux pays d’Afrique, les personnes LGBTQIA+ et les organisations communautaires luttent perpétuellement pour leur survie »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-30T06:00:08+00:00

Sur le continent africain, les personnes homosexuelles ou transgenres sont régulièrement prises pour cible, alerte, dans une tribune au « Monde », Michael Bruce, directeur de l’ONG Pride Centre, qui appelle la communauté internationale à apporter un soutien humain, politique et financier aux victimes et aux associations qui les accompagnent.

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"Вівтарник Путіна" нарешті потрапив під приціл України, - The Telegraph

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-30T05:56:00+00:00

Російському патріарху Кирилу за допомогою Орбана вдалося уникнути санкцій Євросоюзу, але тепер Україна може не прогаяти шанс включити його до списку санкцій.

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Голова РПЦ Кирило нарешті потрапив під приціл України, - The Telegraph

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-30T05:56:00+00:00

Російському патріарху Кирилу за допомогою Орбана вдалося уникнути санкцій Євросоюзу, але тепер Україна може не прогаяти шанс включити його до списку санкцій.

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