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Flexport Launches Technology to Automate Tariff Refunds

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T05:22:35+00:00

Flexport deploys Agentic AI, led by ‘Audit Your Customs Broker,’ an autonomous compliance agent that reviews past filings, finds mistakes, and helps businesses recover refunds.

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News live: South Australia braces for ‘highly unpredictable’ weekend weather as Sydney commuters urged ‘take care’ after deluge

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T05:20:01+00:00

Follow updates liveNegative gearing changes on the table before May budget, Jim Chalmers confirmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSarah Mitchell, the NSW shadow minister for health, said revelations two people had died after an outbreak of fungal infections at a major Sydney hospital were “shocking”, calling for more transparency from the Minns government.As reported yesterday, the Sydney local health district said the two deaths and four other infections resulted in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital closing its transplant unit temporarily. The infections occurred between

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Hannah Spencer wins Gorton and Denton for the Greens and calls out ‘divisive figures’ – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T05:16:06+00:00

Reform UK finished second and Labour is pushed into third place in bad news for PM Keir Starmer Full story: Resounding victory for Green partyReform activists are “hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.The Green party has predicted a “seismic moment” in UK politics, with a party source telling the Press Association:Things are feeling positive. Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but everything that we thought that was going to be happening looks like it’s happening … Whatever happens, I think it’s fair to say t

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Understanding SIFs: A New Way to Invest Smartly

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T05:09:27+00:00

Raj Mehta of Mumbai talks about Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs)

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Jack Dorsey’s block slashes nearly half its staff in AI bet

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T05:09:08+00:00

The reduction in force, which was announced in a shareholder letter on Thursday, comes after rolling job eliminations that have often been tied to annual performance reviews. 

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Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty slide amid risk aversion; FIIs cautious in derivatives

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T05:07:53+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, were trading lower on Friday, weighed down by weak global cues and rising geopolitical tensions surrounding Iran. At 10:21 a.m., the BSE Sensex had fallen 565 points to 81,682, while the NSE Nifty was down 200 points at 25,296.

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Singapore’s Thakral to manufacture drone components in India

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T05:02:59+00:00

Thakral is capitalising on India’s drone ecosystem and cited an industry report that projected the country’s drone market to grow from USD500 million in FY2024 to USD11 billion by FY2030.

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Amid Rhetoric About Rupture With U.S., Finland Urges Calm

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-27T05:01:24+00:00

“We don’t need a bulldozer,” says Alexander Stubb, Finland’s president and a golf partner of President Trump. “Reform doesn’t mean destruction.”

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‘A living, moving exhibition’: Ukraine Museum opens in Berlin air-raid bunker

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T05:00:34+00:00

Exhibits pay homage to Ukrainians’ resilience and bring home the reality that war is going on in EuropeDescending into the windowless basement of a second world war air-raid bunker built for civilians in central Berlin is arguably an eerie enough evocation of what it means to endure life in a conflict.But in a modern twist, before they have even walked into the first room of the city’s new Ukraine Museum inside the bunker, visitors are “targeted” by a Russian drone just before its operator prepares to release the lethal shot, and see themselves in the firing line on the screen of the weapon’s

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Trump’s Foreign Policy: Resurrecting Empire

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-27T05:00:26+00:00

President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples.

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La Côte d’Ivoire attire toujours plus les investisseurs étrangers

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-27T05:00:19+00:00

Le pays présente un risque de défaut jugé modéré et la signature de crédit d’Abidjan est la plus solide d’Afrique subsaharienne, selon l’agence de notation Fitch Ratings.

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Rupee falls 4 paise to 90.95 against US dollar in early trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T04:52:47+00:00

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.91 against the US dollar before slipping to 90.95, down 4 paise from its previous close

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Last weekend of summer brings sparkle and stars to Sydney with Mardi Gras parade, Bad Bunny and Grace Jones

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T04:47:47+00:00

More than 350,000 people expected to turn out on Saturday for blockbuster lineup of music and culture eventsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Mardi Gras annual parade, Bad Bunny and Grace Jones will headline a bumper nightlife lineup in Sydney on Saturday that will draw more than 350,000 people and test the city’s security and transport systems.Sydney’s Mardi Gras showpiece, its sequin-spangled parade, will transform Oxford Street with 170 floats, 10,000 marchers and 250,000 spectators, its organisers estimated on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Brent crude trades flat as US, Iran agree to continue talks

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T04:46:59+00:00

At 9.54 am on Friday, March crude oil futures were trading at ₹5,954 on MCX during the initial hour of trading against the previous close of ₹6053, down by 1.64 per cent

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News live: Australia Post boss says it will one day deliver the ‘last letter’; Asic sues Budget Direct over alleged overcharging

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T04:45:48+00:00

Follow updates liveNegative gearing changes on the table before May budget, Jim Chalmers confirmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSarah Mitchell, the NSW shadow minister for health, said revelations two people had died after an outbreak of fungal infections at a major Sydney hospital were “shocking”, calling for more transparency from the Minns government.As reported yesterday, the Sydney local health district said the two deaths and four other infections resulted in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital closing its transplant unit temporarily. The infections occurred between

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Enrique Márquez, el hombre que ponderaba 

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-02-27T04:40:00+00:00

De las celdas de El Helicoide al palco de honor de Donald Trump en el Capitolio. Márquez es un ingeniero dedicado a la política y a generar consenso

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Hannah Spencer wins Gorton and Denton for the Greens, Labour comes third – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T04:34:46+00:00

Turnout in Gorton and Denton byelection over 47%, with 36,903 verified votes cast as Greens, Reform and Labour contest the seatReform activists are “hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.The Green party has predicted a “seismic moment” in UK politics, with a party source telling the Press Association:Things are feeling positive. Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but everything that we thought that was going to be happening looks like it’s happening … Whatever happens, I think it’s fair to say that Greens are

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NSW government denies ‘covering up’ deadly fungal outbreak at major hospital

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T04:34:12+00:00

Health minister says cluster of infections at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital was not publicised to avoid ‘unnecessarily scaring people’ The New South Wales health minister has denied “covering up” a deadly fungal outbreak at one of Australia’s largest hospitals, saying it was not publicised to avoid “unnecessarily scaring people”.The cluster of infections caused by aspergillus, a common mould, killed two patients and left four others unwell in the inner-Sydney Royal Prince Alfred hospital’s transplant unit in late 2025. Continue reading...

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План відновлення України на $800 млрд: у Женеві намітили шлях до фіналу війни, - Reuters

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-27T04:34:04+00:00

Українські та американські офіційні особи зустрілися в Женеві для обговорення післявоєнного відновлення, незважаючи на глухий кут у переговорах з Кремлем.

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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection in blow to Keir Starmer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T04:32:01+00:00

Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England after overturning 13,000-vote Labour majorityThe Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer.Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority. Continue reading...

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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-27T04:32:01+00:00

Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024Follow our UK politics live blogThe Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer.Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority. Continue reading...

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Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 after viral success of AI image generation tool

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-27T04:28:24+00:00

The ‌launch is Google’s latest in a ‌series ⁠of moves that have propelled the company ⁠to the forefront of the AI race, helping it better compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT after suffering a string of ​embarrassments initially

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