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OPEC+ may stick with supply pause in March

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-26T09:29:00+00:00

Four delegates said their expectation is that the policy will remain unchanged.

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Burnham suggests Labour more likely to lose byelection after blocking him – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-26T09:22:51+00:00

Minister defends move, saying that a mayoral campaign in Greater Manchester would have ‘a substantial and disproportionate impact’ on party resourcesThere are claims this morning saying Labour MPs opposed to the decision to block Andy Burnham from being a candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection will try to get the issue referred to a full meeting of Labour’s national executive committee, in the hope that the NEC will reverse it. The decision yesterday was taken by the NEC’s 1o-strong officers’ group, which is dominated by leadership loyalists.The NEC as a whole has about 40 members, and

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PVR INOX sells 4700BC business to Marico in ₹226.8-cr deal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-26T09:20:08+00:00

4700BC is one of India's leading premium gourmet snacking brands, renowned for its popcorn and range of innovative snack offerings such as popped chips, makhana, crunchy corn, and nachos

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UK maker of AI avatars nearly doubles valuation to $4bn after funding round

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-26T09:00:33+00:00

Synthesia makes digital presenters for clients to use in corporate videos and counts 70% of FTSE 100 as customersA British AI startup that makes realistic video avatars has almost doubled its valuation to $4bn (£3bn), in a boost for the UK technology sector.Synthesia was valued at $2.1bn last year and moved into new offices in central London, marking the moment with a ceremony attended by the Sadiq Khan, the city’s mayor, and Peter Kyle, then technology secretary. Continue reading...

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Trump officials continue to push lies after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-26T09:00:33+00:00

Trump and team seem to prioritize vilifying victims of their immigration operations, regardless of conflicting evidenceIn the moments after federal officers shot Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti dead, Trump administration figures almost immediately made public statements in press conferences, televised interviews and social media posts that were at best indifferent to the evidence available at the time and at worst completely fabricated.A pattern is emerging, in which the Trump administration prioritizes the vilification of the dead victim as to blame for the incident over preserving the neut

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Burnham barred from byelection to help Labour ‘focus’, says Scotland secretary

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-26T08:53:24+00:00

Commons seat campaign by Greater Manchester mayor mid-term would drain resources, says Douglas AlexanderLabour’s decision to bar Andy Burnham from standing in a Westminster byelection was about “focus than about factionalism”, so the party would not be distracted ahead of vital elections in May, Douglas Alexander, the Scotland secretary, has said.Defending the decision by the party’s national executive committee (NEC) to block the Greater Manchester mayor from being a candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, Alexander said this was not because Keir Starmer was scared of a leadership cha

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Minister defends blocking Burnham from byelection race to avoid ‘unnecessary’ mayoral contest – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-26T08:51:40+00:00

Douglas Alexander says that a campaign in Greater Manchester would have ‘a substantial and disproportionate impact’ on party resourcesGood morning. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, will this afternoon announce a huge police reform package (which the Home Office has been briefing out, item by item, for the past few days) but, not for the first time, an internal Labour party crisis is attracting more interest and comment than a government policy initiative.Here is Peter Walker’s overnight story about Labour’s decision to ban Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, from being a candida

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