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Australia news live: One flight cancelled every three days due to staff shortages; ASX set for worst week since US-Iran war began

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T05:36:57+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Profound’ increase in death rate for welfare recipients, report findsPeople receiving an income support including disability, unemployment or carers payments had an average mortality rate more than nine times higher than people who did not access the welfare system, AAP reports.I think if One Nation and the Greens are voting together, the Greens are voting the wrong way on climate. … I’m very pleased that this passed the parliament. I’m very pleased that the Greens party room worked with me, the majority.This

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex drops 550 pts, Nifty plunge below 23,300 as West Asia tensions push crude prices to $108

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T05:13:25+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Stock Price Live Updates: Indian equities opened sharply lower on Friday, with the Sensex falling 663 points and the Nifty declining 218 points, as surging crude prices, foreign investor selling and escalating West Asia tensions weighed on market sentiment and raised inflation concerns.

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Diana’s ‘revenge dress’, worn when Charles revealed infidelity, up for auction

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T05:00:02+00:00

Christina Stambolian dress from 1994 has defined a whole category of fashion and is expected to fetch up to £220,000The dress that Diana, Princess of Wales wore one September evening in 1994 would have been memorable for its design alone – black, fitted, off-the-shoulder, skintight and short. However, it has another distinction, of defining a whole category of fashion – what has since become known as “revenge dressing”.Worn by Diana the same night Charles would reveal his infidelity on TV, the dress was quickly labelled “the revenge dress” by the media. It has its own Wikipedia page, with the

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Speed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdog

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T05:00:02+00:00

National Audit Office says failure to implement £70bn modernisation would also hold back economic growthThe ‘great grid upgrade’ is off track – ministers should spell out the risks for billsConsumers will pay higher energy bills unless the UK government speeds up work on a vast programme of upgrades to the electricity grid to enable the switch to renewables, the public spending watchdog has warned.The National Audit Office (NAO) said that without faster action the extra costs associated with managing the ageing power network, which are ultimately passed on to the public, could reach £7.8bn a y

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Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T05:00:01+00:00

The country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practiceIceland will submit a bill in February 2027 which could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries to permit commercial whaling.Whaling in Iceland has been put under intense scrutiny since a government-commissioned report was published in 2023 that found harpooned whales took two hours to die. The report led to a temporary suspension of the hunt that year. Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Sensex drops 500 pts, Nifty plunge to 23,300 as West Asia tensions push crude prices to $108

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T04:58:38+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Stock Price Live Updates: Indian equities opened sharply lower on Friday, with the Sensex falling 663 points and the Nifty declining 218 points, as surging crude prices, foreign investor selling and escalating West Asia tensions weighed on market sentiment and raised inflation concerns.

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NSW police settle trespass case after visiting Indigenous children’s home 150 times in 20 months

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T04:51:23+00:00

Trespass case launched by two mothers settled after officers often went to families’ houses between midnight and 4amFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo Indigenous mothers have settled a trespass case against New South Wales police, after officers turned up at one of their homes 150 times in 20 months to conduct bail checks on her sons.The case, which was launched against NSW police in April 2024, was settled on confidential terms three weeks before it was to go to trial in the supreme court. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: One fight cancelled every three days due to staff shortages; ASX set for worst week since US-Iran war began

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T04:49:51+00:00

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Profound’ increase in death rate for welfare recipients, report findsPeople receiving an income support including disability, unemployment or carers payments had an average mortality rate more than nine times higher than people who did not access the welfare system, AAP reports.I think if One Nation and the Greens are voting together, the Greens are voting the wrong way on climate. … I’m very pleased that this passed the parliament. I’m very pleased that the Greens party room worked with me, the majority.This

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BRICS Summit 2026 Live: PM Modi-Putin to hold bilateral talks today afternoon

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T04:49:15+00:00

BRICS Summit 2026 Live: Important atendees include Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto

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BRICS Summit: Delhi Metro services to start early on Sunday

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T04:47:46+00:00

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation adjusts its schedule to accommodate early commuters and students facing traffic disruptions due to the international event, ensuring access to key areas during the summit.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : plusieurs blessés dans des frappes russes contre Kiev ; une raffinerie et un entrepôt ciblés par des drones ukrainiens à Saratov

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-11T04:46:13+00:00

Des bombardements russes ont provoqué un incendie dans ​un immeuble résidentiel, vendredi, dans la capitale ukrainienne. Par ailleurs, l’Ukraine poursuit ses frappes de drones à longue portée contre le secteur énergétique russe pour perturber l’approvisionnement des troupes et réduire les revenus pétroliers de Moscou.

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BRICS red carpet sparks anger in India’s capital

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-11T04:37:48+00:00

New Delhi is rolling out the red carpet for BRICS, but blocked roads, evictions and restrictions have caused anger.

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« La relation bilatérale entre la France et l’Algérie gagnerait à être gérée à bas bruit »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-11T04:30:09+00:00

Comme issue aux relations tendues entre les deux pays, l’ancien diplomate Michel Duclos envisage, dans une tribune au « Monde », trois scénarios : le maintien de l’actuel statu quo, une confrontation, voire une rupture, ou une politique de « désensibilisation », qui a sa préférence, car elle apaiserait les contentieux.

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Rupee falls 27 paise to 95.79 against US dollar in early trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-11T04:28:50+00:00

At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 95.70 against the US dollar but fell to 95.79, losing 27 paise from its previous close

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‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm convention

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-11T04:24:57+00:00

The president demonised Democrats in an attempt to wangle votes in midterms despite backlash over Iran warWith his approval rating at a historic low, Donald Trump has brought down the curtain on the Republicans’ first ever midterm convention by pleading with supporters to do him “the biggest favour” and “pretend” they are voting for him in November’s US elections.The president is facing a growing backlash over rising prices and the war in Iran. Sweeping losses for the Republican party could effectively turn Trump into a lame duck for his final two years in the White House. Continue reading...

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En conclusion de la convention républicaine, J. D. Vance passe sous silence la guerre en Iran et se pose en premier adversaire des démocrates

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-11T04:24:02+00:00

Qualifiant les démocrates de « parti de la haine », le vice-président a délivré à Dallas un discours destiné à capter l’héritage trumpien en vue de la présidentielle de 2028. Sans réussir tout à fait à s’émanciper de l’ombre de Donald Trump.

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En conclusion de la convention républicaine, J. D. Vance passe sous silence la guerre en Iran et se pose en premier adversaire des démocrates

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-11T04:23:59+00:00

Qualifiant les démocrates de « parti de la haine », le vice-président a délivré à Dallas un discours destiné à capter l’héritage trumpien en vue de la présidentielle de 2028. Sans réussir tout à fait à s’émanciper de l’ombre de Donald Trump.

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J. D. Vance, en conclusion de la convention républicaine, passe sous silence la guerre en Iran et se pose en premier adversaire des démocrates

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-11T04:23:59+00:00

Qualifiant les démocrates de « parti de la haine », le vice-président américain a délivré à Dallas un discours destiné à capter l’héritage trumpien en vue de la présidentielle de 2028. Sans réussir tout à fait à s’émanciper de l’ombre de Donald Trump.

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