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Meta breaks ground on over $1 billion data center in Oklahoma's Tulsa

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T04:33:14+00:00

Like its Big Tech peers, Meta is locked in an intensifying race to build out massive ‌data centers to power its ambitious superintelligence bet, even as environmental and consumer ‌groups increasingly push back against the energy-intensive ‌expansion

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Le Liban affiche sa proximité avec la France avant les négociations avec Israël

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T04:32:02+00:00

Le premier ministre, Nawaf Salam, a rendu visite à Emmanuel Macron, mardi 21 avril, quarante-huit heures avant les pourparlers prévus à Washington jeudi. Une manière de sortir de son isolement diplomatique face à l’Etat hébreu et à l’administration Trump.

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SEBI recommends NSE to pay $193 million to settle cases, sources say

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T04:31:52+00:00

‌Allegations of governance lapses and that it failed ‌to ⁠provide equitable access to all trading members ⁠have delayed NSE’s iPO for nearly 10 years

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Australia news live: independent candidate for Farrer says Coalition preferencing One Nation ‘not for the good of our community’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T04:31:30+00:00

Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarmers promised more fertiliser importsAustralian farmers are being promised more fertiliser imports under a deal struck between the federal government and two major companies, aimed at securing supplies in response to a global bottleneck, AAP reports.We’ve always said through this generational reform process that we’d listen to older people and we’d respond to their experiences. … What they’ve made clear is that they want showering and dressing.We’ve got a $40bn aged care system … and it needs to be sustainable for

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At least 160,000 people to be removed from NDIS as Labor unveils ‘unavoidable and urgent’ cuts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T04:15:40+00:00

Federal health minister Mark Butler announces major changes and says scheme is costing ‘too much and is growing too fast’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 160,000 people are expected to be removed from the National Disability Insurance Scheme by 2030, as the Albanese government looks to claw back savings by changing who can access the scheme.The health minister, Mark Butler, also announced on Wednesday the $50bn scheme’s growth rate will be brought down to just 2% every year until 2030 in an effort to curb

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Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T04:13:05+00:00

Experts say Muslims and other minorities have been disproportionately deleted from the electoral roll ahead of the West Bengal elections this weekMillions of people in the Indian state of West Bengal have been stripped of their vote ahead of a critical state election this week, after a controversial electoral revision described by critics as a “bloodless political genocide” and mass disenfranchisement of minorities.In West Bengal, a total of 9.1 million names have been deleted from the register, more than 10% of the electorate. While many were dead or duplicates, about 2.7 million people have

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Crude oil futures edge lower after Trump extends Iran ceasefire

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T04:12:41+00:00

May crude oil futures trade at ₹8,398 on MCX during initial hour of trading on Wednesday against previous close of ₹8,437, down by 0.46%

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‘Significant failures’ led two NSW foster children to be placed with serial killer, review finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T04:07:34+00:00

Two staff suspended after damning review finds department was warned last December that triple murderer Regina Arthurell was living in the homeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo staff members in the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice have been suspended following a review into why two foster children went to live with a convicted triple killer.The review, which was made public on Wednesday, found “significant failures” by the department led to foster children aged 12 and 14 living alongside con

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China’s CATL debuts EV battery with speedy six minute recharge

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T04:06:23+00:00

CATL’s newest LFP battery is capable of recharging from 10% power to 35% as quickly as one minute, but it said those time frames assume moderate temperature environments

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Pope Leo Is Skipping Some of Africa’s Biggest Catholic Nations

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-22T04:01:07+00:00

As the pontiff arrives in the tiny authoritarian nation of Equatorial Guinea, some Catholics in Africa say they are excited about his visit but are feeling a little left out.

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« Avec la réouverture du pavillon russe à la Biennale de Venise, l’art sert de prétexte pour faire la guerre par d’autres moyens »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T04:00:10+00:00

Dans une tribune au « Monde », un collectif d’artistes et d’universitaires s’indigne du retour de Moscou à la Biennale de Venise après quatre ans d’absence, et dénonce une opération visant à réhabiliter l’image de la Russie sur le sol européen.

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Temporary accommodation linked to deaths of 104 children in England in six years

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T04:00:09+00:00

Calls for ‘urgent, sustained action’ over rising number of children who do not have permanent homeLiving in temporary accommodation has contributed to the deaths of 104 children in England in the past six years, 76 of whom were under the age of one, according to data.Statistics also show there were 64 stillbirths and 27 neonatal deaths involving mothers living in temporary accommodation (TA) in the UK in 2024. Experts say the housing crisis is pushing families into conditions that endanger their lives. Continue reading...

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Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T04:00:08+00:00

Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughtsClimate breakdown has extended the pollen season in the UK and mainland Europe by between one and two weeks since the 1990s, a study has found, adding itchy eyes and runny noses to the harm wrought by fossil fuel pollution.The finding may be less dramatic than the floods and wildfires typically associated with a warming planet but represents a “huge” increase in the combined suffering of tens of millions of people, the researchers say. Continue reading...

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Israel’s death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T04:00:08+00:00

Not using capital punishment ‘really a requirement’ for Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, says presidentIsrael’s observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly could be suspended over the country’s new law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of some offences, the president of the body has said.Petra Bayr, an Austrian Social Democrat and president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Pace), said not using the death penalty was “really a requirement” of having observer status at the pan-European human rights body, which has no co

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Le Texas autorisé à imposer l’affichage des Dix commandements dans les écoles publiques

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T03:52:45+00:00

La cour d’appel de La Nouvelle-Orléans estime dans sa décision que l’obligation d’afficher ce texte biblique ne constitue pas « une atteinte à la liberté de conscience des élèves ou des parents texans ». Les plaignants comptent porter l’affaire devant la Cour suprême.

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Le Texas autorisé à imposer l’affichage des Dix Commandements dans les écoles publiques

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T03:52:43+00:00

La cour d’appel de La Nouvelle-Orléans estime dans sa décision que l’obligation d’afficher ce texte biblique ne constitue pas « une atteinte à la liberté de conscience des élèves ou des parents texans ». Les plaignants comptent porter l’affaire devant la Cour suprême.

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Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty open lower as Iran–US talks stall, global cues remain weak

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-22T03:51:28+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian markets opened lower amid stalled Iran–US talks, with Sensex and Nifty declining in early trade. Analysts expect continued volatility, driven by global uncertainty and earnings season, with stock-specific action likely to dominate.

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Middle East crisis live: Trump extends ceasefire but US and Iran at loggerheads over port blockade

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T03:50:06+00:00

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says Iran’s Kharg Island storage facilities will be full and their ‘fragile’ oil wells shut in mere days because of the blockade; oil prices rise amid ongoing uncertaintyTrump announces extension of Iran ceasefire until ‘discussion concluded’Shares have been mixed in early trading across Asia, while oil prices have eased on hopes the US and Iran may resume talks to end their war.The price of Brent crude edged 0.2% lower but was still above $98 a barrel. US benchmark crude fell 0.4% to $89.29 a barrel. Continue reading...

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Rental platform unnecessarily collected the data of millions of Australians, privacy commissioner finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T03:47:16+00:00

2Apply’s over-collection of personal information adds to the power of the real estate industry in the competitive rental market, Carly Kind saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn online rental platform has been urged to stop collecting users’ personal information after the Australian privacy commissioner found the gathering of “excessive” data compounded the vulnerability of tenants amid the housing crisis.RentTech platforms are increasingly used by real estate agents in Australia for people applying for rental pr

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Australia news live: at least 160,000 places to be cut from NDIS as Mark Butler says scheme ‘costs too much and growing too fast’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T03:36:56+00:00

Health minister says NDIS ‘costs too much and growing too fast’ as he announces changes to scheme. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarmers promised more fertiliser importsAustralian farmers are being promised more fertiliser imports under a deal struck between the federal government and two major companies, aimed at securing supplies in response to a global bottleneck, AAP reports.We’ve always said through this generational reform process that we’d listen to older people and we’d respond to their experiences. … What they’ve made clear is that they

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Australia news live: about 160,000 people to be cut from NDIS as Mark Butler says scheme ‘costs too much and growing too fast’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-22T03:33:13+00:00

Health minister says NDIS ‘costs too much and growing too fast’ as he announces changes to scheme. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarmers promised more fertiliser importsAustralian farmers are being promised more fertiliser imports under a deal struck between the federal government and two major companies, aimed at securing supplies in response to a global bottleneck, AAP reports.We’ve always said through this generational reform process that we’d listen to older people and we’d respond to their experiences. … What they’ve made clear is that they

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« Tout le monde s’est mis à croire en Dieu au premier bombardement » : en Ukraine, les aumôniers militaires, témoins directs de l’enfer du front

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-22T03:30:13+00:00

Eprouvés par quatre années de guerre à grande échelle, les soldats trouvent auprès des chapelains militaires un soutien moral précieux. Confrontés à la mort et à la destruction au quotidien, ils sont de plus en plus nombreux à réclamer la présence de prêtres.

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Si Putin bloquea Internet, ¿cómo se ha escrito este artículo?

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-04-22T03:30:01+00:00

El Kremlin y la población rusa juegan al ratón y el gato ante los intentos del Gobierno de controlar la red global. Niños y mayores ya manejan con soltura las herramientas para sortear la censura

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