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Stock to buy today: Chennai Petroleum Corporation (₹905.70)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-07T06:49:35+00:00

The price action shows that the trend is shifting to upside and the stock is likely to produce more gains from the current level

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Storm-battered Portugal heads to polls as rivals unite to keep out far right

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-07T06:00:57+00:00

Socialist António José Seguro on course for victory but gains by André Ventura’s Chega could herald watershedPortuguese voters will return to the polls on Sunday for the final round of a presidential election that has been marked by a push to keep the far-right candidate at bay and overshadowed by deadly storms that have lashed the country in recent days.The moderate leftwing candidate António José Seguro won the first round of the election, which was held on 18 January, taking 31.1% of the vote. Continue reading...

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BBC Persian journalists say Iran monitoring them and targeting their families

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-07T06:00:57+00:00

Reporters say relatives in Iran have been questioned and persecuted in an effort to curb coverage of unrestExiled Iranian journalists working for the BBC have been warned their movements are being closely monitored by the state, as they said their families in Iran were being interrogated and persecuted for their reporting.Journalists said family members had been threatened with arrest and the seizure of their assets unless their loved ones stopped reporting on Iranian unrest. Continue reading...

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Bermuda snail thought to be extinct now thrives after a decade’s effort

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-07T06:00:56+00:00

Special pods at Chester zoo helped conservationists breed and release more than 100,000 greater Bermuda snailsA button-sized snail once feared extinct in its Bermudian home is thriving again after conservationists bred and released more than 100,000 of the molluscs.The greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) was found in the fossil record but believed to have vanished from the North Atlantic archipelago, until a remnant population was discovered in a damp and overgrown alleyway in Hamilton, the island capital, in 2014. Continue reading...

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Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-07T06:00:56+00:00

Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide servicesPluck an email at random from the millions in the Department of Justice’s Epstein Library. It is a Saturday evening in February 2013, and Jeffrey Epstein is messaging Bill Gates’s assistant about guests for a dinner he wants to organise.“People for Bill,” the email begins. Epstein starts listing possible candidates: the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, the film director Woody Allen, the prime minister of Qatar, a couple of Harvard academics, the billionaire CEO of Hyatt hotels, a White

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Think. Over the week

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-07T05:50:10+00:00

The analysis of the Union Budget for 2026-27 was our Editorial section’s highlight of last week. The thrust on infrastructure (rail and freight), proposals on rare earth corridors, semiconductors and AI were welcomed. That this Budget was shorn of populism was also appreciated. The Budget’s credible and conservative architecture was welcomed, overall the boxes were ticked. The progress on India-US trade deal was another major topic for comment in our Editorial section. Though the agreement is yet to signed, US President’s announcement of cutting tariffs from 50% to 18% on Indian exports is goo

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Inflation needs monitoring in FY27 as new CPI series kicks in: SBI Research

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-07T05:42:35+00:00

The new CPI series with a base year of 2024 will be released on February 12, 2026; The Ministry of Statistics is revising key macroeconomic indicators, including CPI, GDP, and IIP, which are crucial for RBI policymaking

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Cyclone Mitchell intensifies as towns in north-west WA brace for winds, flooding

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-07T05:09:50+00:00

Cyclone was expected to become a category-three system before it hit the Pilbara coast on SundayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA tropical cyclone off northern Western Australia is expected to intensify into a severe category three system.Cyclone Mitchell was offshore of Port Hedland and moving south-west towards the coast off Karratha late Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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China overturns death sentence of Canadian in sign of diplomatic thaw

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-07T05:09:48+00:00

Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014 before Canada-China ties nosedived in 2018China has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official said on Friday, in a possible sign of a diplomatic thaw as prime minister Mark Carney seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing.Schellenberg’s lawyer Zhang Dongshuo, reached in Beijing on Saturday, confirmed the decision was announced on Friday by China’s highest court. Continue reading...

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Olympics Officials Signal Sanctions on Russia in Sports May End

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-02-07T05:01:06+00:00

In Milan this week, Olympics officials signaled a willingness to ease years of restrictions imposed on the country over its state-backed doping program and invasion of Ukraine.

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Delhi dips to 11.8 degrees Celsius, AQI hits ‘poor’ at 214

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-07T04:59:50+00:00

The air quality was recorded in the ‘poor’ category at 9 am, with the air quality index (AQI) reading 214, according to Central Pollution Control Board data

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky dit qu’il va s’entretenir samedi avec « des partenaires européens »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-07T04:55:52+00:00

Le Kremlin a annoncé, vendredi, qu’un un troisième cycle de pourparlers aura lieu « bientôt », après avoir estimé que les négociations menées entre Moscou et Kiev à Abou Dhabi cette semaine en présence des Américains avaient été « très complexes » mais « constructives ».

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