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Ashwini Vaishnaw urges platforms to share revenue fairly with news publishers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-26T07:18:55+00:00

At the DNPA Conclave 2026, he flagged deepfakes and synthetic content, urging platforms to take responsibility and ensure consent for AI-generated material using an individual’s likeness

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‘The most important part is the vibe’: Bate Bay named Australia’s best beach

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-26T07:10:50+00:00

Tourism Australia beach ambassador Brad Parker says the coastline south of Sydney airport ‘ticked pretty much every box’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Sutherland shire’s Bate Bay has been named best Australian beach for 2026. The annual list selects the top 10 beaches across the country, aiming to showcase Australia’s beauty domestically and abroad.Tourism Australia’s beach ambassador, Brad Parker, who compiled the list, described the coastline south of Sydney’s airport as “Sydney’s longest, least crowded and

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Labour must search its conscience if Reform wins Gorton and Denton, says Green leader

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-26T07:00:22+00:00

Zack Polanski says Labour deliberately splitting left vote as voters head to the pollsThe polls have opened in the three-way battle for Gorton and Denton in south-east Manchester in one of the most unpredictable byelections in years.The Green party leader Zack Polanski said his party was “neck and neck” with Reform UK to overturn Labour’s 13,000-vote majority, and that Labour will need to “search their conscience” if Reform UK wins.Keir Starmer’s party has targeted left-leaning voters in the Greater Manchester seat with claims that only Labour can see off Nigel Farage’s Reform, saying that a v

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‘The world is still as bent and corrupt’: Our Friends in the North returns to the stage

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-26T07:00:22+00:00

Two Thatcher-years episodes of Peter Flannery’s award-winning TV series to be adapted for Newcastle stageIt is regarded as one of the greatest British television series ever made, exploring the decline of the Labour party, sleaze, social decay, dodgy developers, injustice and how idealism can so easily turn to disillusionment and cynicism.Our Friends in the North will return this year in a new guise and will be just as relevant, its writer believes, as it was 30 years ago. Continue reading...

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Polls open in Gordon and Denton byelection amid three-way battle between Greens, Labour and Reform

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-26T07:00:22+00:00

Voters head to the polls in south-east Manchester in one of the most unpredictable byelections in recent yearsThe polls have opened in the three-way battle for Gorton and Denton in south-east Manchester in one of the most unpredictable byelections in years.The Green party leader Zack Polanski said his party was “neck and neck” with Reform UK to overturn Labour’s 13,000-vote majority, and that Labour will need to “search their conscience” if Reform UK wins.Keir Starmer’s party has targeted left-leaning voters in the Greater Manchester seat with claims that only Labour can see off Nigel Farage’s

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Greens urge Labor to stop treating children detained in Syria camp like ‘disposable political pawns’ – as it happened

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-26T06:56:49+00:00

This blog is now closedGrace Tame says ‘spare me the condescension, old man’ after Albanese defends ‘difficult’ commentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdvocate for gambling reform reiterates calls for regulator and ban on adsReverend Tim Costello, the chief advocate for the Alliance for Gambling Reform, spoke to RN Breakfast this morning about efforts to combat gambling, including the rollout of BetStop, a self-exclusion register.We are literally saturated. You know, sadly, gambling companies now even own our kids …Right at the moment, you have the farcical situation

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Affaire Epstein : Donald Trump mentionné dans des documents qui n’ont pas été publiés, le ministère de la justice s’engage à les réexaminer

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-26T06:52:45+00:00

La radio publique NPR, puis le « New York Times », avaient rapporté que le ministère de la justice américain avait empêché la publication de documents liés à des accusations contre Donald Trump, selon lesquelles il aurait agressé sexuellement une mineure.

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Minns government undermined own objectives with sweeping NSW protest restrictions, constitutional challenge hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-26T06:52:43+00:00

Lawyer for protest groups argues state needs to prove it was ‘rational to prevent all protests’ to achieve social cohesionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLawyers for three protest groups have argued a Minns government law which effectively banned marches in Sydney’s CBD made its own objective of enhancing social cohesion “worse”.On Thursday the NSW court of appeal heard the constitutional challenge against the anti-protest law, which was passed in the wake of the Bondi terror. Continue reading...

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Minns government undermined own goal with NSW protest restrictions, constitutional challenge hears

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-26T06:52:43+00:00

Lawyer for protest groups argues state needs to prove it was ‘rational to prevent all protests’ to achieve social cohesionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLawyers for three protest groups have argued a Minns government law which effectively banned marches in Sydney’s CBD made its own objective of enhancing social cohesion “worse”.On Thursday the NSW court of appeal heard the constitutional challenge against the anti-protest law, which was passed in the wake of the Bondi terror. Continue reading...

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‘Heads must roll’: SC bans NCERT book over chapter on judiciary corruption

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-26T06:50:36+00:00

CJI Surya Kant orders seizure of copies, digital takedown; issues show cause notices to NCERT director, school education secretary; calls ‘criminal content’ attempt to undermine judiciary

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Australia news live: Greens urge Labor to stop treating children detained in Syria camp like ‘disposable political pawns’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-26T06:43:55+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdvocate for gambling reform reiterates calls for regulator and ban on adsReverend Tim Costello, the chief advocate for the Alliance for Gambling Reform, spoke to RN Breakfast this morning about efforts to combat gambling, including the rollout of BetStop, a self-exclusion register.We are literally saturated. You know, sadly, gambling companies now even own our kids …Right at the moment, you have the farcical situation that under 16, you can’t be on social media, which I support. But they’re inundated with gambl

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Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty trade flat with negative bias in range-bound session

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-26T06:42:01+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Indian equity markets were trading flat with a negative bias in a range-bound and subdued session on Thursday. At 12:09 p.m., the BSE Sensex was down 54 points at 82,221, while the NSE Nifty slipped 7 points to 25,473. Analysts said geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, developments around AI, and tariff-related headlines are likely to guide near-term market sentiment.

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OpenAI appoints Indian-origin Arvind KC as Chief People Officer

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-26T06:24:18+00:00

Arvind KC joins a growing list of Indian-origin leaders in senior AI roles, including Vijaye Raji and Srinivas Narayanan at OpenAI and Rahul Patil at Anthropic.

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Sebi updates MF scheme classification norms

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-26T06:23:16+00:00

New categories such as contra funds and sectoral debt funds introduced

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Stock Market Live: Nifty gains above 25,500; investors track geopolitics and AI cues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-26T06:10:42+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live Updates: Indian equity markets trade on a flat yet slightly positive note on Thursday, even after a strong finish on Wall Street, signalling a likely range-bound session. At 10:51 a.m., the BSE Sensex was up 155 points at 82,432, while the NSE Nifty gained 61 points to trade at 25,543. Analysts said geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, developments around AI, and tariff-related headlines are expected to steer near-term market sentiment.

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