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Крупний поліграфічний оператор Укрпол планує підвищити ефективність виробництва на 30% завдяки українським ІТ‑рішенням

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-14T06:00:00+00:00

Київ. Один із найбільших поліграфічних операторів України – видавничий дім "Укрпол" – розпочав другий етап цифрової трансформації на базі ERP‑платформи українського розробника - компанії IT‑Enterprise....

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"Обвал саркофагу над 4 реактором ЧАЕС – фактично неминучий сценарій", - ядерний експерт Грінпіс Шон Берні. Частина 1

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-14T06:00:00+00:00

Старший ядерний спеціаліст "Грінпіс Україна" Шон Берні розповів УНІАН про страшні наслідки влучання російського дрона у покрівлю Нового безпечного конфайнменту ЧАЕС, ліквідація яких стала справжнім викликом для Європи та світу.

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Research firms divided over impact of below normal monsoon on food inflation

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-14T05:52:27+00:00

While Crisil and Nomura say a hot summer and below normal rainfall pose an upside risk to food inflation, SBI Research says historical patterns show the relationship between a below normal monsoon and food inflation is not linear

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Anthropic hires Trump-linked lobbying firm Ballard Partners

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-14T05:50:34+00:00

Ballard Partners disclosed it was hired to do advocacy “regarding DOW procurement.” DOW stands for Department of War, the Trump administration’s moniker for the Department of Defence

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Tuesday briefing: What needs to be done to tackle child poverty in the UK

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T05:45:48+00:00

In today’s newsletter: More than one-fifth of ‘austerity-generation’ British children live in poverty. Our social policy editor talks about the damage done and the way forwardThe austerity years cast a long shadow over Britain. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, a programme of cuts overseen by then-chancellor George Osborne and the work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith gutted parts of the welfare state, limiting the generosity of what is now universal credit, introducing a bedroom tax and the two-child limit for child benefit. By 2021, an estimated £37bn had been cut from welfar

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Australia news live: Jacinta Allan says Coalition immigration stance ‘straight out of the Donald Trump playbook’; former NT senator Trish Crossin dead at 70

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T05:36:40+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney is getting its first new Roman Catholic Cathedral in more than a century, part of a massive 7.7-hectare integrated precinct in the northern suburb of Waitara. Irish architect Niall McLaughlin, winner of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal, will lead the design.The new cathedral is expected to be a unifying force for more than 250,000 Catholics in more than two dozen parishes in the Diocese of Broken Bay, stretching from the lower north shore to the Central Coast. Continue reading..

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Qantas cuts domestic flights and raises fares as travel patterns shift due to Middle East turmoil

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T05:34:13+00:00

Australian airline is benefiting from demand for flights that transit through Asia – but says its jet fuel bill is rising sharplyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas has lifted fares and cut domestic flights amid a surge in travel demand away from airlines that transit through the troubled Middle East.The Australian airline says it has redeployed capacity from its US and domestic network to take advantage of the strong interest in Europe-bound travel – in particular to Paris and Rome – according to a market upda

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Giant echidnas weighing 15kg roamed Victoria – and the evidence was hiding in plain sight

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T05:30:19+00:00

A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discoveryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA prehistoric fossil, hiding in plain sight in museum storage for more than a century, has revealed that giant echidnas once roamed Victoria.The Owen’s giant echidna, Megalibgwilia owenii, lived during the Pleistocene, a geological epoch that began 2.5m years ago. It grew to about 1 metre long and weighed up to 15kg – about twice the size of Australia’s modern echidnas. Continue

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OpenAI's $852 billion valuation faces investor scrutiny amid strategy shift

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-14T05:13:46+00:00

As the AI giant pivots its strategy to target enterprise clients, concerns about its competitive position and focus arise, prompting some investors to reassess the sustainability of its record-breaking valuation

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Mark Carney secures majority government in Canada after special election win

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T05:09:26+00:00

Carney’s Liberals will now be able to pass legislation without the support of opposition parties – and govern until 2029The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has secured a parliamentary majority for his Liberal government, CBC News reported. The victory will help him push through a legislative agenda he says is needed for an increasingly divided geopolitical world.Three special elections were held on Monday in Ontario and Quebec, with two in districts – known as ridings – that have long voted Liberal. Continue reading...

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Mark Carney secures majority government in Canada after byelection win

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T05:09:26+00:00

Carney’s Liberals will now be able to pass legislation without the support of opposition parties – and govern until 2029The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has secured a parliamentary majority for his Liberal government, CBC News reported. The victory will help him push through a legislative agenda he says is needed for an increasingly divided geopolitical world.Three byelections were held on Monday in Ontario and Quebec, with two in districts – known as ridings – that have long voted Liberal. Continue reading...

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Holidays take a hit as UK cost of living fears and Iran war bite

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T05:01:00+00:00

Consumer spending on travel is down for the first time in five years while card spending edges up in MarchUK consumers have cut back on travel spending for the first time in five years, as they worry about the rising cost of living amid the Iran war.Overall consumer card spending increased 0.9% year on year in March, down from February’s 1%, according to data from Barclays. Continue reading...

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MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T05:00:01+00:00

Exclusive: Ministers accused of trying to keep investment firm’s withdrawal from partnership with NatureScot under wrapsA funding deal to raise £100m from private investors for urgently needed nature restoration in Scotland has fallen through without the Scottish parliament being told.The Guardian has learned that Aberdeen, the investment firm, decided to withdraw from a partnership with the agency NatureScot to raise at least £100m for conservation projects from commercial and private investors late last year. Continue reading...

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‘Huge’ increase in kennelling and vet spending by police after XL bully ban

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T05:00:01+00:00

Data from 22 police forces shows spending has more than tripled since the ban came into force in 2024Police spending on kennels and veterinary bills in England and Wales has more than tripled since the XL bully ban came into force, with some forces recording an almost 500% spending increase since the new law was enacted in 2024.Data from 22 police forces obtained via freedom of information requests showed police spending had soared from an average of £137,400 per force in 2022-23 to £423,136 in 2024-25. Continue reading...

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Crise du détroit d’Ormuz : l’exercice d’équilibre de la Chine, première partenaire commerciale de l’Iran, mais contrainte de ménager Donald Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-14T04:55:23+00:00

La diplomatie chinoise met en avant son activisme pour obtenir une cessation des hostilités, alors qu’avant la guerre déclenchée par Israël et les Etats-Unis en février, Pékin achetait plus de 80 % de son pétrole à Téhéran.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Russie a lancé quatre missiles et 129 drones sur le territoire ukrainien au cours de la nuit, selon l’armée de l’air ukrainienne

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-14T04:47:33+00:00

La Russie et l’Ukraine ont repris leurs attaques de drones après l’expiration d’une courte trêve décrétée pour la Pâque orthodoxe. Le cessez-le-feu a été marqué par des accusations de violations massives des deux côtés.

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