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Kerala comes to a standstill amid 24-hour trade union strike

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-12T07:31:09+00:00

Public transport services, including KSRTC buses, were suspended, while private vehicles, shops and markets remained largely closed

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Stock Market Live: Sensex down 450 pts at 83,782, Nifty at 25,841 as IT stocks crash amid AI fears

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-12T07:26:02+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: India’s benchmark equity indices traded lower on Thursday, extending weekly losses as lingering concerns over AI-driven disruption and diminishing expectations of a near-term US Federal Reserve rate cut dampened investor sentiment. By noon, the BSE Sensex had slipped 457 points to 83,775, while the NSE Nifty declined 126 points to 25,827.

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Australia news live: strong police presence as thousands gather at Melbourne Herzog protest; Dan Tehan quits Liberal frontbench and confirms deputy tilt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-12T07:19:32+00:00

Follow today’s news liveSupport builds for Angus Taylor after launching Liberal party leadership challenge against Sussan LeyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcCarthy threatens pulling funding levers on states on Close the Gap outcomesMalarndirri McCarthy says there are funding levers the government could pull to put more pressure on the states to improve on Closing the Gap outcomes.We have levers that we can pull and I know that through the Northern Territory Remote Area Investment, the NTRA, that is certainly an agreement between the commonwealth and the Northern Te

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To Die for Palestine – Ep 2

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-02-12T07:08:05+00:00

A Chadian chemist and a British activist dedicate their lives to Palestinian resistance, risking exile, prison or death.

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UK economy grows by 0.1% despite uncertainty over Reeves’s budget

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-12T07:01:13+00:00

ONS reports GDP growth increased in final three months of 2025 after 0.1% growth in previous three monthsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy expanded by 0.1% in the final three months of last year, according to official data, despite signs that tax speculation around Rachel Reeves’s budget had dampened spending.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the economy picked up a little in the fourth quarter, increasing from a rate of 0.1% growth in the previous three months. Economists had been expecting a rise of 0.2%. Continue reading...

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Ренесанс кур’єрських служб: блекаути, ожеледиця, ТЦК й "бананова лихоманка" створили рекордний попит на доставку

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-02-12T07:00:00+00:00

Українці переходять на "віддалене споживання", дедалі частіше обираючи доставку з супермаркетів – складна зима цьому сприяє. Що найчастіше замовляють додому, чим живуть кур’єрські служби, та чи здатні вони задовольнити попит, - з’ясував УНІАН.

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Anthony Albanese raises bulldozed Australian war graves with Israeli president

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-12T06:43:55+00:00

Prime minister stresses importance of repairs to graves in Gaza being conducted as soon as possible in meeting with Isaac HerzogPrime minister Anthony Albanese has raised the issue of Australian war graves bulldozed by the Israeli military in Gaza directly with Israeli president Isaac Herzog.Dozens of Australian war graves – mostly soldiers who died in Palestine during the second world war – were bulldozed by the Israel Defense Forces across April and May last year. Satellite images show the southern corner of the Gaza Commonwealth War Cemetery being obliterated, with headstones destroyed and

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Stock Market Live: Nifty IT tumbles over 4.5% amid AI disruption fears, drags benchmarks lower

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-12T06:39:31+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: India’s benchmark equity indices traded lower on Thursday, extending weekly losses as lingering concerns over AI-driven disruption and diminishing expectations of a near-term U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut dampened investor sentiment. By noon, the BSE Sensex had slipped 457 points to 83,775, while the NSE Nifty declined 126 points to 25,827.

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Zinc futures: Hurdle ahead

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-12T06:38:21+00:00

Buy if the contract breaks out of ₹332

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Australia news live: strong police presence at Melbourne Herzog protest; Dan Tehan quits Liberal frontbench and confirms deputy tilt

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-12T06:30:32+00:00

Follow today’s news liveSupport builds for Angus Taylor after launching Liberal party leadership challenge against Sussan LeyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcCarthy threatens pulling funding levers on states on Close the Gap outcomesMalarndirri McCarthy says there are funding levers the government could pull to put more pressure on the states to improve on Closing the Gap outcomes.We have levers that we can pull and I know that through the Northern Territory Remote Area Investment, the NTRA, that is certainly an agreement between the commonwealth and the Northern Te

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Australia news live: strong police presence at Melbourne Herzog protest; Michaelia Cash quits Liberal frontbench as resignations mount

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-12T06:22:33+00:00

Follow today’s news liveSupport builds for Angus Taylor after launching Liberal party leadership challenge against Sussan LeyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMcCarthy threatens pulling funding levers on states on Close the Gap outcomesMalarndirri McCarthy says there are funding levers the government could pull to put more pressure on the states to improve on Closing the Gap outcomes.We have levers that we can pull and I know that through the Northern Territory Remote Area Investment, the NTRA, that is certainly an agreement between the commonwealth and the Northern Te

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‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in Knowsley

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-12T06:00:44+00:00

Despite high needs, the Merseyside borough has the most youth work ‘black holes’ of any local authority in EnglandYouth work ‘black holes’ in half of all council areas in England, study finds“I feel like I’m failing because I can’t reach everyone,” said Toni Dodd, the centre manager at Karma in the Community, a youth service in Knowsley on the outskirts of Liverpool.“I’ll go over and get kids hanging outside the shops, bring them in, but it’s who am I not reaching? It just takes one thing and they’re on that track into crime, into drugs. There are kids going into school on ketamine. I do all I

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EU leaders to clash over ‘Buy European’ push at Belgium summit

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-12T06:00:43+00:00

Leaders to discuss once-taboo policy of favouring European companies, in attempt to regain economic competitivenessEU leaders are expected to diverge on whether “Buy European” is an answer to Europe’s waning economic fortunes, at a summit on how to secure the continent’s future in a more volatile global economy.At a moated castle in the east Belgian countryside, the EU’s 27 leaders will gather on Thursday for a brainstorming session on how Europe can regain its economic competitiveness vis-a-vis the US and China, at a time of economic threats and political turbulence. Continue reading...

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Vetting process for Mandelson needed more awkward questions, expert says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-12T06:00:41+00:00

System used for civil servants not thorough enough for those with ‘baggage’ of years in politics or business, Peter Ricketts saysDowning Street cannot appoint politicians or business figures to senior diplomatic posts using the same security vetting it uses to check civil servants, a former national security adviser has said.Peter Ricketts said there had to be more “awkward questions” asked of a person such as Peter Mandelson than the system allows, given “all the baggage” of his three decades in politics and business. Continue reading...

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