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Climate: Time for BRICS to act

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T15:09:00+00:00

Green agenda. BRICS must stop relying on the Global North for technology or finance on the climate front

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Horses Trafficked in Europe With Fake Animal Passports, Police Say

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-11T15:02:06+00:00

The police in Belgium, France, Ireland and the Netherlands say they suspect a fraud network of faking identities and duplicating microchips for hundreds of horses.

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Thai police arrest Buddhist abbot on suspicion of embezzling $2.8m

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T15:01:36+00:00

Phra Wachirayan Wi arrested alongside woman he was filmed having sex with in latest scandal to hit country’s clergyPolice in Thailand have arrested a senior Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling $2.8m intended for his monastery, alongside a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with.The case is the latest scandal to hit the clergy in Buddhist-majority country, after a sex and extortion case involving senior monks last year prompted public outrage and calls for greater scrutiny of temple finances. Continue reading...

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Buddhist monk arrested in Thailand on suspicion of embezzling $2.8m

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T15:01:36+00:00

Phra Wachirayan Wi arrested alongside woman he was filmed having sex with in latest scandal to hit country’s clergyPolice in Thailand have arrested a senior Buddhist monk on suspicion of embezzling $2.8m intended for his monastery, alongside a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with.The case is the latest scandal to hit the clergy in the Buddhist-majority country, after a sex and extortion case involving senior monks last year prompted public outrage and calls for greater scrutiny of temple finances. Continue reading...

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Dementia patients warned off seeking home care in case Australia’s aged care algorithm cuts funding

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T15:00:11+00:00

Exclusive: FoI documents show senior health officials were warned of concerns about assessment tool weeks after it launchedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeople with dementia were warned not to apply for home support because of fears their care would be downgraded by the government’s aged care algorithm.Documents released to Guardian Australia under freedom of information (FoI) laws reveal the warnings came within weeks of the November rollout of the algorithm, which is used to determine funding packages and priority of need for older Australians requiring home supp

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Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T15:00:08+00:00

Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has been accused of breaking a promise after it shelved a longstanding commitment to bring in packaging standards intended to force manufacturers and retailers to cut plastic waste.The federal environment department told industry representatives via email last week that the promise would not be kept before the next election because the government did not want to “exacerbate cost of l

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Учасники ринку сантехнічної продукції оскаржили дії Мінекономіки щодо розширення сфери застосування антидемпінгового мита

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-11T15:00:00+00:00

фото ВікіпедіяКомпанії-імпортери фітингів для водопостачання і опалення звернулися до Київського окружного адміністративного суду з позовами проти Міністерства економіки та рішення Міжвідомчої комісії...

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Підприємці у прифронтових областях зможуть залучати до 1 млн грн під 6% річних

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-11T14:50:00+00:00

фото ua.depositphotos.comМікро-, малий та середній бізнес у восьми областях України зможе отримати до 1 млн грн фінансування на закупівлю обладнання, техніки, сировини, матеріалів та послуг за ставкою...

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Car diplomacy: PM Modi shares a ride on Putin’s armoured car

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T14:41:09+00:00

In a display of informal diplomacy, Modi rode with Putin on his Aurus Senat, which is customised to withstand ballistic attacks, explosives, and chemical threats

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Au Royaume-Uni, les députés rejettent la légalisation de l’aide à mourir en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-11T14:34:09+00:00

La Chambre des communes a rejeté vendredi, par 286 voix contre 270, un projet de loi visant à légaliser l’aide à mourir pour les adultes en phase terminale en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles. La proposition avait été redéposée en juin après l’échec d’une précédente tentative.

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One giant step: first known T rex footprints found in North Dakota

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T14:34:07+00:00

The 23ft-long trackway, consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right, date from 66.5m years ago The first known series of footprints from an adult Tyrannosaurus rex has been found in North Dakota by a team of scientists.The 23ft-long trackway – consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right – was first identified in the south-west of the state, in the dinosaur fossil area known as Hell Creek Formation, last year by researchers from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado and Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. Continue reading...

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One giant step: first known adult T rex footprints found in North Dakota

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T14:34:07+00:00

The 23ft-long trackway, consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right, date from 66.5m years ago The first known series of footprints from an adult Tyrannosaurus rex has been found in North Dakota by a team of scientists.The 23ft-long trackway – consisting of four three-toed footprints, two left and two right – was first identified in the south-west of the state, in the dinosaur fossil area known as Hell Creek Formation, last year by researchers from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado and Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. Continue reading...

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Ebola case detected in seventh DR Congo province

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-11T14:32:15+00:00

Case found in northwestern province of South-Ubangi bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville.

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Trump uses 9/11 memorial speech to defend Iran war as families commemorate victims of attack – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T14:26:28+00:00

President uses moment for political speech as victims killed in September 11 attacks honored at memorials across the USOn 11 September, 25 years ago, Osama bin Laden drove with a small number of al-Qaida retainers and aides to a remote location in eastern Afghanistan. His convoy of SUVs was accompanied by a minivan converted into a makeshift communications centre.The van’s rudimentary equipment did not allow Bin Laden to watch the 19 men he had started sending to the US more than a year before fly planes into the twin towers in New York and the Pentagon near Washington DC, killing about 3,000

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В Польщі розслідують руйнування пам’ятника бійцям УПА: в МЗС України відреагували

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-11T14:26:00+00:00

В МЗС України обурені, що політичні маргінали не вигадали нічого кращого, ніж воювати з могилами полеглих бійців після протистояння з підрозділами НКВС.

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Что такое 5G и как она развивалась

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-11T14:23:28+00:00

11 сентября «Мегафон», «Билайн», МТС и Т2 приступили к масштабному коммерческому запуску 5G. В мире сети пятого поколения уже давно являются основой мобильной инфраструктуры, однако в России переход от пилотных зон к массовому развертыванию затянулся из-за дефицита подходящих частот. Как развивалась 5G – в справке «Ведомостей».

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MPs reject assisted dying bill after tense debate – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T14:21:31+00:00

The bill would have allowed terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a panel of expertsWhile the debate continues, we have a comment from Sam Royston, executive director of research and policy at Marie Curie. He said the government must address the crisis in palliative care regardless of what happens with assisted dying, calling for a new framework and funding to ensure everyone has access to compassionate end-of-life care.He said:Whatever happens with assisted dying, the UK government must fix the crisis in palliative care.It is devasta

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