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Middle East crisis live: US launches rescue mission as official says Iran has shot down fighter jet

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T14:23:07+00:00

Fate of the fighter jet’s crew remains unclear as person familiar with the matter says plane was shot down over IranAuthorities in Abu Dhabi have reported two incidents of debris falling from intercepted aerial threats in the UAE capital, with one sparking a fire at a gas facility,The official Abu Dhabi Media Office said authorities responded to an incident of falling debris at the Habshan gas facilities. “Operations have been suspended while authorities respond to a fire,” it said in a post on X, adding that no injuries were reported. Continue reading...

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Major construction works of Amaravati will be completed in 2028: AP CM

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-03T14:21:35+00:00

Amaravati is now unstoppable with Parliament passing the Bill granting legal status to the capital, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said, describing it as a victory for the five crore people of Andhra Pradesh and for the people’s capital

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OpenAI s’offre un podcast influent de la Silicon Valley

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-03T14:09:51+00:00

L’entreprise californienne a mis la main sur TPBN, une émission en ligne très écoutée dans le milieu anglophone de la finance et des nouvelles technologies.

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Northern Ireland leads surge in fuel prices since start of Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T14:00:57+00:00

Petrol has risen 19% and diesel 35%, and in England the north has had the sharpest increasesFuel prices have risen faster in Northern Ireland than in any other UK region since the beginning of the Iran war.Analysis of official data shows that petrol has jumped by 19% in Northern Ireland since the end of February, and diesel is now 35% more expensive. The rises are among the largest in Europe. Continue reading...

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Wake-up call: how Telstra’s ‘unreasonable’ price rises may cause customers to hang up

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T14:00:56+00:00

The telco’s sweeping price changes and the closure of its cheaper ‘starter’ plan risk putting off many of its loyal customersTelstra has long traded on its claim to have better – and far more expansive – mobile coverage than its rivals to justify a steep pricing premium that has accelerated in recent years.But the telco’s latest changes, which include steep price hikes and the closure of its cheaper “starter” plan to new users, combined with a dramatic rejection of its coverage claims by the industry regulator, risk putting off many of its traditional customers, according to consumer advocates

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EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T13:58:15+00:00

Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates sayThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed on Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities.Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, said they are responding to Americans who have worried about plastics and pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. The gesture also aims to hand a win to health secretary Robert FKennedy Jr’s Maha movement,

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Iran War Live Updates: American Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran, U.S. Officials Say

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-03T13:56:53+00:00

The fate of the plane’s crew was unclear, as American officials scrambled to mount a search and rescue operation before Iran could get to any survivors, officials said. Iranian state media also said a jet had been downed.

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Hindustan Zinc refined metal output up 5% in Q4

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-03T13:55:17+00:00

In FY’26, the company’s refined metal production was down marginally at 10.48 lakh tonne

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Активісти вимагають провести комплексний аудит ДП "Ліси України"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-03T13:53:00+00:00

Ініційоване президентом Володимиром Зеленським реформування лісової галузі України, яке відбувається під проводом ДП "Ліси України", не лише не зменшує корупційні ризики в галузі лісозаготівлі, а навпаки...

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Extend fully paid maternity leave for UK teachers to stem exodus, union says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-03T13:39:01+00:00

NASUWT says full entitlement should be increased from four weeks to 26 and paternity pay also improvedFull maternity pay for teachers across the UK should be increased to 26 weeks to help stem the exodus of women in their 30s from classrooms, a union leader has said.Matt Wrack, general secretary of the NASUWT teachers’ union, said it was a “national scandal” that so many teachers who quit said inadequate maternity support was one of the reasons. Continue reading...

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Srinagar Airport curbs hours amid upgrade, tourism stakeholders flag concerns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-03T13:35:11+00:00

At present, around 60 flight movements operate daily between 8 am and 10 pm, and the revised schedule will compress operations into a shorter window during one of the busiest periods for travel to the Valley

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