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French flock to mass karaoke events as Céline Dion returns to stage in Paris

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T10:56:06+00:00

Fans from around the world gather for star’s long-awaited performances after break because of neurological conditionMore than 30,000 Céline Dion fans have gathered in Paris for the Canadian singer’s long-awaited return to performing on Saturday night, four years after she revealed her diagnosis of stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological condition.Thousands more people without tickets have flocked to a series of giant karaoke events across France to belt out Dion’s famous power ballads, in celebration of the star’s health stabilising enough for her to return to the stage. Continue reading...

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Céline Dion sparks mass karaoke and power-ballad fever with return to stage in Paris

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T10:56:06+00:00

Fans from around the world gather for star’s long-awaited performances after break because of neurological conditionMore than 30,000 Céline Dion fans have gathered in Paris for the Canadian singer’s long-awaited return to performing on Saturday night, four years after she revealed her diagnosis of stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological condition.Thousands more people without tickets have flocked to a series of giant karaoke events across France to belt out Dion’s famous power ballads, in celebration of the star’s health stabilising enough for her to return to the stage. Continue reading...

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BRICS Summit: What’s on the agenda?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T10:53:35+00:00

Leaders to navigate global trade disputes, regional crises

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Зможе сам літати та керувати роєм дронів: Китай розкрив таємницю нового винищувача

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-11T10:50:53+00:00

Нові системи можуть дозволити винищувачам діяти майже автономно, орієнтуватися без супутникової навігації та одночасно керувати цілими групами бойових дронів.

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Republican midterm message: Democrats are the threat

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-11T10:50:33+00:00

Republican speakers portrayed Democrats as a threat to America on night two of their midterm convention in Dallas.

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Monolithisch India bags quartzite stone block in Bihar for ₹157 crore

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T10:44:12+00:00

The acquisition marks the largest strategic milestone in the company’s journey since inception and completes a significant step towards backward integration of its raw material supply chain

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Rupee sees sharpest weekly drop in four months on oil worries

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T10:37:33+00:00

The rupee declined 0.1% to end at ⁠95.55, weakening for the fourth straight day. On the week, it declined 1.1%, the sharpest fall since mid-May when surging oil prices ‌had pushed it to a record low of 96.96.

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Банк России сохранил ставку на уровне 14%

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-11T10:33:07+00:00

Совет директоров Банка России на заседании 11 сентября принял решение сохранить ключевую ставку на текущем уровне в 14% годовых. Это стало первой паузой в полуторагодичном цикле смягчения денежно-кредитной политики. Такое решение регулятора ожидало большинство – 23 из 30 – опрошенных «Ведомостями» экономистов. При этом семь аналитиков допускали в сентябре снижение ставки на 25 базисных пунктов (б. п.) до 13,75%, один не исключал даже более решительного шага снижения – на 50 б. п.

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Умови експорту металобрухту мають бути однаковими для всіх країн, – експерт

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-11T10:33:00+00:00

фото ua.depositphotos.comУкраїні потрібно вирівняти умови експорту металобрухту для всіх напрямків і не допускати схем, за яких сировина вивозиться через країни ЄС без сплати експортного мита. Про це заявив...

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Nation pauses to remember September 11 on 25th anniversary | First Thing

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T10:15:40+00:00

Commemoration ceremonies to be held around the world for the nearly 3,000 killed in 2001 terror attack on US. Plus, JD Vance sets out his stall as heir to Donald TrumpGood morning. It is a sombre day for the nation as people gather to mourn and remember the nearly 3,000 victims of the attacks on September 11 2001, when 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four airliners, slamming two of the planes into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the fourth into a field in western Pennsylvania.We have comprehensive coverage of the anniversary, which will be mark

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Au Sommet international sur l’espace, la France et l’UE à la rescousse d’Iris², la future constellation de satellites souveraine de l’Europe

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-11T10:06:45+00:00

Promu par la France et l’Union européenne, le projet Iris² vise à déployer 348 satellites permettant des services de communications sécurisés sans dépendre d’acteurs non européens. Mais ce partenariat public-privé n’a pas levé tous les obstacles à sa mise en œuvre.

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Au Sommet international sur l’espace, la France et l’UE à la rescousse d’IRIS², la future constellation de satellites souveraine de l’Europe

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-11T10:06:42+00:00

Promu par la France et l’Union européenne, le projet IRIS² vise à déployer 348 satellites permettant des services de communications sécurisés, sans dépendre d’acteurs non européens. Mais ce partenariat public-privé n’a pas levé tous les obstacles à sa mise en œuvre.

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RBI partially cancels debt sale for first time in a year as rates spike

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T10:03:11+00:00

Central bank’s decision to limit bond sales amid rising yields signals potential shifts in monetary policy, as geopolitical tensions and U.S. economic data influence global market dynamics.

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Pupils missed 15m hours of school time during UK’s June heatwave, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T10:00:02+00:00

At least 760,000 children in England and Wales missed lessons as more than 1,700 schools closed or finished earlyThe gruelling heatwave that hit the UK in June caused pupils to miss more than 15m hours of lesson time as soaring temperatures forced hundreds of schools to close, according to a study.The research found that at least 760,000 schoolchildren in England and Wales missed lessons owing to closures during the heatwave – one of five to batter the UK this summer – as temperatures inside some classrooms topped 40C, leaving pupils and staff suffering from heat stress, nausea and headaches.

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