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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-05T07:00:44+00:00

Under outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo, the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistanceWhen Corentin Roudaut moved to Paris 10 years ago, he was too scared to cycle. The IT developer had biked everywhere as a student in Rennes but felt overwhelmed by the bustling French capital. Cars were everywhere. Cyclists had almost no protection.But once authorities carved out space for a segregated bike lane on Boulevard Voltaire near his home in the 11th arrondissement, Roudaut returned to the two-wheel commute and did not look back. He now volunteers w

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Nasri nei guai con il fisco francese, tutta colpa degli ordini su Deliveroo

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-04-05T06:37:42+00:00

L'ex centrocampista della nazionale, ufficialmente residente a Dubai, è finito nel mirino delle autorità per aver ordinato ben 212 volte in un anno del cibo a Parigi. E ora rischia una maxi multa

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-05T06:37:05+00:00
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IPO pipeline strengthens; 38 cos file draft papers in March

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-05T06:18:02+00:00

This marks a sharp jump from 22 filings in March 2025 and 16 in March 2024, data from the SEBI showed, indicating a stronger pipeline of public issues

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Biofuel Cricle sets up over 70 biomass banks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-05T06:06:57+00:00

Biofuel Cricle have created a growing network of rural enterprises linked to the biomass supply chain, says Suhas Baxi, company’s co-founder and CEO

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Стабільний роботодавець у нестабільний час: як БаДМ формує команду майбутнього

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

У часи швидких змін і непередбачуваних подій великі системні бізнеси шукають нові шляхи для збереження ефективності. БаДМ, один із провідних фармдистриб’юторів України, демонструє, як зберігати результативність...

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Тихий рай для мандрівників: названо 6 маловідомих міст Іспанії для ідеального відпочинку

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-05T06:04:23+00:00

Від середньовічних вуличок до гастрономічного раю – ці локації дозволять насолодитися справжнім іспанським колоритом без зайвого галасу та високих цін.

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AWL Agri Business Q4 led by double-digit volume growth in edible oils

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-05T06:02:21+00:00

The domestic business grew 13% year-on-year, while the edible oil portfolio recorded a robust 17% volume growth, led by strong demand across soybean, mustard, rice bran and palm oil categories

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Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-05T06:00:43+00:00

Cornerstone of the UK’s Employment Rights Act ‘in danger of becoming a dead duck’, says Unite bossThe government has asked its new employment rights watchdog to reduce the regulatory burden on business, it has emerged, a request that worker advocates said risks turning the agency into “a dead duck”.The Fair Work Agency (FWA), which is being launched on Tuesday, is a cornerstone of Labour’s Employment Rights Act. It will bring together several existing labour enforcement bodies and its responsibilities will include policing the minimum wage, holiday pay and modern slavery. Continue reading...

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Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-05T06:00:42+00:00

Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPsA number of ministers concerned about Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes are working behind the scenes with backbenchers to secure more exemptions, the Guardian has learned.Keir Starmer is consulting on the proposed changes, which would make it harder to achieve settled status in the UK, and is under pressure from within his own party to say the measures should not apply to people who have already entered the UK. Continue reading...

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Britain woos Anthropic expansion after US defence clash, FT says

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-05T05:41:50+00:00

The US government blacklisted Anthropic, designating the company a national-security supply-chain risk after it refused to ‌allow the military to use ​AI chatbot Claude for U.S. surveillance or autonomous weapons.

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Что известно о спасении американских летчиков в Иране

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-04-05T05:35:11+00:00

Американский спецназ провел операцию на территории Ирана и спас второго члена экипажа сбитого 3 апреля истребителя F-15. Первого летчика спасли через несколько часов, на поиски второго ушло более суток.

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Nearly 100 NSW service stations fined $1,100 each over misleading petrol prices amid fuel shortage crackdown

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-05T05:23:01+00:00

Most of the stations hit with penalty infringement notices were in regional NSW, while 23 were in SydneyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNinety-three service stations in New South Wales have been issued on-the-spot fines for misrepresenting their prices amid Australia’s fuel crisis – although none are facing penalties for price gouging.A two-week compliance blitz has seen inspectors visit about 75% – or just under 1,800 – of stations registered with fuel price app FuelCheck in NSW, issuing 93 penalty infringement notices, the state government said on Sunday. Continue

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US rescues airman whose F-15 was downed in Iran, US officials say

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-05T05:15:24+00:00

“Over the past few hours, the US Military conducted one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in history,” Trump stated via White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on X

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Trump’s unpopular war on Iran

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-04-05T05:07:35+00:00

Most Americans oppose the US-Israel war on Iran. ​​No recent US war has ever started off being this unpopular.

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Waitrose employee sacked after stopping shoplifter from taking Easter eggs

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-05T05:00:43+00:00

Walker Smith, 54, who worked for retailer for 17 years, says he grabbed bag from thief before they escapedA Waitrose employee of 17 years has described his devastation after being sacked for stopping a shoplifter who had ransacked a display of Lindt Gold Bunny Easter eggs.Walker Smith, a shop assistant at a branch of Waitrose in Clapham Junction, south London, was going about his normal duties when a customer stopped him. “They told me someone had filled up a Waitrose bag with the eggs,” he said. Continue reading...

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Is the UK falling out of love with social media?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-05T05:00:41+00:00

Ofcom data points to more passive consumption amid changes to apps and fears about mental health and past postsPosting significant events in your life, from birthdays to weddings and promotions, is a social media staple. But Jenny, like many other Britons recently, has hesitated over contributing to the infinite scroll.“I wouldn’t have even posted my wedding really,” she says. “But I had to because … There’s like an etiquette. Nobody else can post your wedding until you’ve posted. So my friends were like: ‘Please post, it’s been like a week.’” Continue reading...

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