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A Decisive Win Raises Bulgarians’ Hopes for Change

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-20T14:04:53+00:00

An election victory by a former president, Rumen Radev, gives the country a chance for stability and to clean out the corruption that has stymied its growth.

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Exporters’ support lift orthodox leaf prices in Coonoor tea auctions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-20T14:01:50+00:00

Global Tea Auctioneers said the sales percentage in leaf grades was 84% out of the offered quantity of 14,08,201 kg, while dust grades maintained 89% sales out of the offered quantity of 4,74,137 kg.  

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Democrats urged to link clean energy to affordability as Iran war hikes up prices

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-20T14:00:58+00:00

Climate leaders say Democrats need to extol clean energy as a way to cut costs for Americans as war roils oil marketsDemocrats should get louder in championing clean energy’s affordability and resilience from global shocks, according to some of the party’s leading voices on the climate.As the Iran war roils economies by raising the cost of oil and gas, countries are aiming to accelerate their shift to cleaner energy. But in the US, Donald Trump has sought to kill off any alternative to fossil fuels while opposing Democrats have been reluctant to tie the conflict to any action on the climate cr

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Fish waste finds new life as high-value biomedical material

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-20T14:00:15+00:00

Scientists at ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR-CIFT), Kochi, have developed a patented technology that converts fish scale waste into nanofibre-based graft materials capable of accelerating bone and dental healing.

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15 years of NRLM: Rural women are rewriting India’s development story

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-20T14:00:08+00:00

The National Rural Livelihoods Mission has changed how rural women see themselves, how their families see them and how they engage with the world outside their homes

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Akshayakalpa forays into Mumbai, Pune markets with ₹50-cr investment

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-20T14:00:04+00:00

Akshayakalpa to offer its full portfolio of dairy products, including milk, ghee, curd, butter, paneer, cheese, buttermilk, and a high-protein range in the new markets

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Israeli army to launch criminal investigation after soldier strikes Jesus statue in Lebanon

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-20T13:58:40+00:00

Netanyahu says ‘harsh disciplinary action’ will be taken after IDF confirms sledgehammer photo is authenticMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli military is conducting a criminal investigation after a soldier was photographed striking a Catholic statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon.Israel’s military officials said they had determined that an image circulating on social media showing the incident was authentic. The image appears to show an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen off a cross. Continue read

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Что известно об атаке ВСУ на Туапсе

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-20T13:58:22+00:00

В ночь на 20 апреля Туапсе подвергся атаке украинских беспилотников. Об этом сообщал губернатор Краснодарского края Вениамин Кондратьев.

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DMK earns the ire of farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery delta

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-20T13:54:58+00:00

Farmers allege irregularities at paddy direct procurement centres (PDCs), along with problems in the transportation of paddy to warehouses and lack of proper power supply

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Зеленський доручив містам і громадам до 1 вересня підготуватися до зими: хто не встигає

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-20T13:49:00+00:00

Йдеться про відновлення пошкоджених об’єктів критичної інфраструктури, створення додаткового захисту і виконання завдань, необіжних для тепло- і енергопостачання взимку.

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Broker’s call: Angel One (Add)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-20T13:46:36+00:00

JM Financial

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Guerra in Iran, news. Trump: “Pronto a incontrare leader iraniani se c’è una svolta”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-20T13:43:28+00:00

Vance, delegazione Usa a Islamabad nelle prossime ore. Fonti pachistane: “Ok di Teheran al secondo round di colloqui”. Al Jazeera: dopo l’assalto all’imbarcazione Teheran potrebbe rinunciare all’appuntamento negoziale in Pakistan. Teheran ha attaccato con droni navi militari statunitensi nel Golfo dell'Oman. Petrolio torna alle stelle

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Pakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peace

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-20T13:42:17+00:00

Islamabad has seized chance to act as mediator in Iran war and hopes to reap diplomatic and economic benefitsMiddle East crisis – live updatesAs Pakistan works frantically to narrow differences between Iran and the US in its newfound role as global peacemaker, it is also seeking to recast its diplomatic standing and attract business.Pakistani officials, mediating between an unpredictable US president and hardliners in Tehran, were on Monday trying to coax both sides to put the conditions in place for a second round of talks in Islamabad this week, including easing the standoff in the strait of

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Middle East crisis live: Iran sends mixed signals on talks after US seizes ship

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-20T13:35:50+00:00

Trump said on Sunday that US marines had taken custody of a vessel that tried to get past the American blockade on Iranian portsTehran has ‘no plans to participate’ in new talks, state media reports, as it accuses US of violating ceasefireThe US has just released some more footage of the encounter with the Iranian flagged vessel, the M/V Touska.In a post on X, US Central Command said US Marines had departed the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli by helicopter and rappelled onto the Iranian-flagged vessel. Continue reading...

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Greens ‘have welcomed’ people expelled by Labour for antisemitism, Steve Reed claims

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-20T13:34:31+00:00

Housing secretary also targets Reform as May elections loom, saying Farage more interested in Trump than own constituencyThe Greens have welcomed activists kicked out of Labour for antisemitic views and people should be “very careful” who they vote for next month, one of Keir Starmer’s most senior ministers has said in a notable stepping-up of attacks on Zack Polanski’s party.In a double-pronged attack on the two parties expected to make big gains in the elections on 7 May, Steve Reed also accused Nigel Farage of being more interested in talking to Donald Trump then representing his Clacton co

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MCX to launch coal exchange

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-20T13:27:19+00:00

The exchange is aimed at developing a regulated, transparent, technology-driven market platform for buying and selling coal

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