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Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with severe heart defect

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T02:12:10+00:00

McKenna West initially agreed to an abortion after diagnosis, but then fled to state where abortion is illegal and broke contact with biological parents, attorney allegesA surrogate mother who traveled to Texas, where abortion is illegal, claiming she was pressured to end the pregnancy after the discovery of a severe heart defect, gave birth on Wednesday to a baby boy.The child’s biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed of California, confirmed the birth through their lawyer, while denying they forced McKenna West, who is from Alaska, to undergo an abortion, the Texas Tribune reporte

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Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaving role, president says – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T02:11:27+00:00

This live blog is now closed.Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretarySign up for the Breaking News US emailCore inflation, which measures price changes without volatile goods like food and gas, rose by 0.2% in July, after not really changing in June compared to the month prior.While the latest data shows there has been a 2.9% drop in gas prices from June to July, there has been a 25% hike compared to this time last year. Continue reading...

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Reformers were ‘spectacularly unsuccessful’ in taking over NSW Liberals, Catholic schools boss says

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T02:08:57+00:00

Catholic Schools NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney tells Icac corruption inquiry that Christain factional group driven by ‘a calling … a duty’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA factional ally of the federal opposition leader, Angus Taylor, has told a corruption inquiry a group of Christian Liberal power brokers who allegedly solicited illegal political donations were “spectacularly unsuccessful in their ambitions”.The Catholic Schools NSW chief executive, Dallas McInerney, told the NSW Independent Commission Aga

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Indian stocks see muted opening despite positive global cues

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T02:07:13+00:00

Positive global cues may offer limited support to Indian equities as crude oil prices and Strait of Hormuz tensions remain key risks.

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Olympic skateboarder times epic stunt with solar eclipse

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T01:56:11+00:00

Spanish Olympic skateboarder Danny León timed a jump with the moon passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse.

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Zimbabwe’s land reform enters a new chapter

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T01:48:39+00:00

A new land policy is reopening disputes over farms seized during Zimbabwe’s land reform after 2000.

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Australia politics live: Angus Taylor rebukes Andrew Bragg for expressing ‘personal views’ on migration numbers; Chris Minns steps in to deflect melon-gate question to PM

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T01:46:40+00:00

Opposition leader says he has ‘made clear’ to Bragg that his job is to express the views of the Coalition. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegislation forcing tech companies to pay for Australian journalism to be introducedThe government will today introduce its legislation forcing tech companies to pay for journalism in Australia after making a series of 11th-hour changes and reaching an agreement with the Coalition.That obligation to enter into at least eight deals is if they want to fully acquit. So it still will be open to tech companies t

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Stocks in focus today: Jio Financial, Groww, Laurus Labs, Airtel among key movers

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T01:39:33+00:00

Jio Financial’s lending arm is set for a major BofA investment, while MSCI changes, infrastructure orders, Airtel’s plan revisions and Krystal’s acquisition of Citelum India provide stock-specific triggers for investors today

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Telstra CEO gets $700,000 pay rise to $6.8m despite Australia-wide outage

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T01:37:17+00:00

Telco board cuts senior executive bonuses by total $1.3m after tech fail that affected millionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra has paid its chief executive, Vicki Brady, $6.8m for the year ending in June, after docking 20% of her bonus in response to the network’s nationwide outage in July.The company reported financial results on Thursday. Its board met on Monday and decided to cut Brady’s bonus by $607,000 – but she still took home a $700,000 pay rise as she was awarded a total of $6.1m the year before.

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live: Stock to buy today: Aarti Industries

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T01:13:22+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Live: The short-term outlook is bullish for Aarti Industries. The stock had surged over 5 per cent on Wednesday breaking above a key resistance level of ₹520. The region between ₹520 and ₹515 will now act as a good support zone and limit the downside. The stock has been moving inside a bull channel since mid-January. We see high chances for Aarti Industries share price to reach ₹590, the upper end of the channel, in the coming weeks.

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David McBride leaves prison on parole after being jailed for leaking Afghanistan war documents

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T01:08:05+00:00

Attorney general grants former army lawyer’s release after 27 months in jail Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDavid McBride, the former army lawyer jailed for his role in stealing secret defence documents about the Afghanistan war and leaking them to the media, has been released from prison in Canberra on Thursday.McBride was sentenced to a maximum five years and eight months in jail in May 2024, but is being released on parole after serving his full non-parole period of 27 months. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: Telstra pays CEO $6.8m for year despite nationwide outage; Victorian premier tells student protesters against Pauline Hanson to ‘stay in school’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T00:35:02+00:00

Vicki Brady still paid close to $7m despite 20% of her bonus being docked by the company. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegislation forcing tech companies to pay for Australian journalism to be introducedThe government will today introduce its legislation forcing tech companies to pay for journalism in Australia after making a series of 11th-hour changes and reaching an agreement with the Coalition.That obligation to enter into at least eight deals is if they want to fully acquit. So it still will be open to tech companies to only partially

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Travis Kelce says wedding to Taylor Swift was 'the best night of my life' in first official comments

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-13T00:17:25+00:00

Kelce’s remarks on his marriage to Swift at Madison Square Garden comes weeks after the event, which remains shrouded in mysteryAmerican football star Travis Kelce has described his secretive early July wedding to pop sensation Taylor Swift as “the best night of my life.”“I appreciate everybody who came out and celebrated and, you know, had fun with us,” the Kansas City Chiefs player told a briefing. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: Andrew Bragg says low-income earners should accept they will live in substandard housing; David McBride granted parole

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:47:44+00:00

Shadow housing minister defends speech after criticism move would lock disadvantaged into skyrocketing power bills. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegislation forcing tech companies to pay for Australian journalism to be introducedThe government will today introduce its legislation forcing tech companies to pay for journalism in Australia after making a series of 11th-hour changes and reaching an agreement with the Coalition.That obligation to enter into at least eight deals is if they want to fully acquit. So it still will be open to tech co

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Les côtes d’Oman touchées par une marée noire qui menace une réserve naturelle

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:46:01+00:00

Les conditions météorologiques compliquent les opérations pour contenir une fuite de pétrole provoquée par l’échouement, en juin, d’un navire soupçonné de faire partie de la « flotte fantôme » russe.

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Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:40:26+00:00

Two families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.

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San Francisco-area estate sells for $70m in sign of AI-fueled wealth explosion

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:22:48+00:00

New owner is said to be involved in AI industry, as new class of multimillionaires is entering the real estate raceA luxury Lake Como-inspired estate in the San Francisco Bay Area has sold to a buyer “in the AI world” for a record $70m, in the latest sign of a new tech wealth boom that’s pushing home prices to extraordinary heights in the regionThe property south of San Francisco not only becomes the most expensive sale in its affluent town of Hillsborough, doubling a previous record, but is also the most expensive sale in northern California this year, according to listing agent Jennifer Gils

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Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:01:42+00:00

RCN calls for more air conditioners as Burnham faces pressure to recognise urgency of adaptation to climate crisisNurses are collapsing during shifts amid “inhumane and impossible” conditions caused by extreme heat, their union has warned, as Andy Burnham promised to grapple with “the bigger questions” of climate adaptation.Amid growing pressure from Labour backbenches to fully acknowledge the urgency of adaptation measures as the climate crisis bites, Burnham said he was for now focusing on the immediate crises caused by an ongoing summer of extreme heat. Continue reading...

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Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:00:47+00:00

Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

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Putin minaccia le navi europee: “Basta sequestri o reagiremo”

Fonte: Repubblica Homepage · Pubblicato: 2026-08-12T23:00:00+00:00

La risposta allo stop ai cargo della flotta ombra. Medvedev: “Attaccheremo i vostri mercantili”. Le pressioni di Vance su Kiev per fermare i raid sulle petroliere russe nel Mar Nero

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