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Effective futures markets can lift farm fortunes

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-13T15:18:24+00:00

Transparent warehousing, integrated spot markets, predictable stock policies, and reduced ad-hoc interventions are essential

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Can US afford Trump’s Iran war?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-13T15:13:01+00:00

It will considerably dent the US budget at a time when the country’s public finances are unsustainable

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Європейський iPhone не такий, як американський – різниця може вас здивувати

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-03-13T15:10:00+00:00

Хоча зовні iPhone однакові в усьому світі, версії для Європи та США мають помітні відмінності. Причини криються як у апаратних відмінностях, так і в законодавчих вимогах.

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All six crew members confirmed dead after US military plane crash in Iraq

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-13T15:04:45+00:00

Number of American troops to be killed in Iran war after incident in western desert now stands at 13Middle East live blog – latest updatesUS politics – live updatesAll six crew members onboard a US military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq were killed, the US military has said.The KC-135 military refuelling plane crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident the military said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. Continue reading...

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Hegseth Vows Lethal Day in Iran as Air War Intensifies

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-13T15:00:44+00:00

At a news conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave no indication of how long it would take before the Navy could escort civilian cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ sparking human rights violations, UN watchdog warns

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-13T14:55:13+00:00

UN experts disturbed by the president and US political leaders’ growing use of dehumanising language to target migrantsThe “racist hate speech” being used by Donald Trump and other US political leaders, along with the country’s intensified crackdowns on migration, has led to “grave human rights violations,” a UN watchdog warned.In a non-binding decision issued this week, the UN‘s committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) called on the US to uphold its obligations as a signatory to the international convention on combating racism and discrimination. The panel of 18 independe

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Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ and migration crackdowns violate human rights, UN panel says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-13T14:55:13+00:00

Watchdog ‘disturbed’ by president and US political leaders’ use of dehumanising language to target migrantsThe “racist hate speech” being used by Donald Trump and other US political leaders, along with the country’s intensified crackdowns on migration, has led to “grave human rights violations,” a UN watchdog has said.In a non-binding decision issued this week, the UN‘s committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) called on the US to uphold its obligations as a signatory to the international convention on combating racism and discrimination. Continue reading...

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Starmer says government will step in if fuel companies rip off customers as trade body U-turns on decision not to meet Reeves – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-13T14:51:27+00:00

The prime minister issues the statement after a fuel trade body earlier withdrew from a meeting with the chancellor todayEven before Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury on Iran unleashed higher oil prices, threatening the outlook for growth and inflation, the UK economy was flatlining.That’s the bleak message in the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which showed zero GDP growth in January. Continue reading...

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Gold loses sheen as dollar gains strength

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-13T14:48:07+00:00

The yellow metal dips for the second week in a row as investors bet on the greenback

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Accenture appoints new Reinvention Services leadership

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-13T14:45:01+00:00

These leaders are part of Accenture’s implementation of a new design for Reinvention Services

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All 6 Crew Members Killed in U.S. Refueling Plane Crash in Iraq, Military Says

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-03-13T14:34:29+00:00

The crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said. All six crew members died, it said, bringing the number of U.S. service members killed in the Iran conflict to at least 13.

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Kandla port crosses 150 mt cargo milestone well ahead of fiscal year end

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-13T14:33:13+00:00

DPA, which has not been disclosing detailed cargo movements since the US–Iran war erupted, took to X on Friday to announce that it is gearing up to “handle 22 vessels in the next 72 hours”

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What are Shahed drones and what makes them decisive in modern warfare?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-13T14:32:53+00:00

Shahed drones are unmanned aircraft systems often called ‘kamikaze drones’. Like the Japanese kamikaze planes in WWII, these drones are not intended to return after a mission but to fly into a target and detonate, destroying themselves in the process

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King Charles concerned about Alberta separatist movement, First Nation chief says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-13T14:28:26+00:00

Joey Pete of Sunchild First Nation said king seemed ‘committed to learning’ after meeting Indigenous leadersKing Charles has expressed concern over a simmering separatist movement in western Canada, according to Indigenous leaders who met the head of state at Buckingham Palace.Members of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations travelled to London from their territories in the province of Alberta to raise the alarm over the secessionist movement, arguing that it ignores key agreements signed between First Nations and the crown nearly 150 years ago. Continue reading...

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All six crew members confirmed dead after US plane crash in Iraq – Middle East crisis live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-03-13T14:27:43+00:00

Service personnel were aboard refuelling plane as US command says crash was not due to ‘hostile or friendly fire’Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in history of oil markets’How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry is saying that two drones have been intercepted and destroyed in the eastern region.More now after reports of explosions in Dubai on Friday morning: thick black smoke rose over the financial hub’s skyline after what authorities described as a fire in an industrial area of the city-state. Continue reading...

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Oil spike may hurt India less this time: DBS

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-03-13T14:27:16+00:00

Improved macro buffers and diversified crude sourcing could cushion impact, says bank

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