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Au Gabon, les réseaux sociaux sont coupés depuis un mois

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-03-17T10:14:07+00:00

Pour justifier cette suspension, la Haute Autorité de la communication du pays évoque notamment la diffusion « récurrente de contenus diffamatoires portant atteinte à la dignité humaine, à la stabilité des institutions et à la sécurité nationale ».

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Could the Iran war trigger a global recession?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-03-17T10:12:56+00:00

Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe.

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Trump relied on unverified intelligence to blame Iran for deadly school strike

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T10:00:46+00:00

Exclusive: Early US assessment suggesting missile was Iranian was almost immediately dismissed, sources sayDonald Trump’s attempt to blame Iran for the deadly strike on an elementary school stemmed from an early US intelligence assessment that initially suggested the missile was Iranian but was almost immediately dismissed, according to two people familiar with the matter.The CIA initially told the president that they did not believe the missile that struck the school was a munition used by the US because the fins appeared to be positioned too low for it to be a Tomahawk cruise missile. Contin

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Godrej Energy Solutions eyes ₹3,000 crore order book amid sector boom

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T09:57:45+00:00

The company expects strong growth driven by renewable energy expansion, rising electricity demand, and infrastructure investments, while maintaining stable pricing outlook

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Rachel Reeves to call for rapid AI adoption and deeper ties with EU to boost growth – business live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T09:54:43+00:00

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe number of people in England and Wales falling into insolvency has jumped.There were 11,609 individual insolvencies registered in England and Wales in February, the Insolvency Service has reported this morning. This was 18% higher than in February 2025 and 6% higher than in January 2026.The individual insolvencies consisted of 768 bankruptcies, 4,210 debt relief orders (DROs) and 6,631 individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs). The number of DROs in February 2026 was a record high in the monthly time series going back to their introdu

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Middle East crisis live: Israel claims it has killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani; south Lebanon residents urged to evacuate

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T09:50:14+00:00

Israel said it had killed the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council in overnight strikes; an earlier warning to village residents in south Lebanon said the IDF will attack Hezbollah infrastructureEuropean countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of HormuzHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Are fuel price increases making you cut back?The head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has said that naval escorts through the strait of Hormuz will not “100% guarantee” the safety of ships attempting to transit the waterway, the Financia

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CMFRI launches deep-sea expedition to study seamount fisheries in Arabian Sea

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-17T09:47:33+00:00

The project will also develop AI-based tools for automated identification of squid, cuttlefish and octopus species, which will significantly strengthen scientific understanding of deep-sea biodiversity

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Close Brothers banking group to cut 600 jobs and roll out AI ‘at pace’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-17T09:45:05+00:00

Specialist lender’s shares plunge after short seller claims it will have to raise provision for car finance scandalBusiness live – latest updatesThe banking group Close Brothers is to cut about 600 jobs and roll out the use of AI “at pace” after posting further losses in the face of a mounting compensation bill for the motor finance scandal.The specialist lender said the cuts – nearly a quarter of its 2,600-strong workforce – would be made over the next 18 months across its teams in the UK and Ireland. Continue reading...

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Trump Says He Will Have the ‘Honor’ of ‘Taking Cuba’

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-17T09:41:06+00:00

President Trump’s words came amid a nationwide blackout and as a top Cuban official said his country would move to open the economy to foreign investors.

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