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Gold, silver firm up on West Asia tension

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T16:02:52+00:00

Escalating geopolitical crisis revive haven demand for gold, silver

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Woman charged over abandoning dog at Las Vegas airport

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:57:00+00:00

A charity says it has been inudated with applications to adopt the dog after it was tied to the baggage sizer at a ticket counter.

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Livspace trims 12% of workforce amid AI-driven operational overhaul

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:56:41+00:00

The reductions, sources said, have been underway for six to eight months as the company experimented with and integrated artificial intelligence across its operations

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UK migrant families face giving up vital in-work benefits to avoid being ‘punished’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:56:04+00:00

Under Shabana Mahmood’s proposals, wait for settled status would double to 20 years if public funds used while in workFamilies claiming in-work benefits face giving them up and enduring hardship to avoid being “punished” under a planned government migration crackdown, experts have said.More than 200,000 people living legally in the UK are on the 10-year route to settled status, which requires legal migrants to renew 30-month visas four times – at a cost of £3,908.50 including healthcare costs per renewal – before they can apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR). Continue reading...

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Bodyguards for Azerbaijani president, in town for Trump’s Board of Peace, attack protesters in DC

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:52:59+00:00

Protesters were outside hotel in Washington demanding the release of political prisoners in AzerbaijanBodyguards traveling with the Azerbaijani president, who was visiting Washington for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, punched, kicked and chased protesters outside a Washington hotel on Thursday, video footage shows.Demonstrators calling for the release of political prisoners were driven from the street near the motorcade of Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani leader. Continue reading...

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Banks should give loans to small businesses at cheaper interest rates: DFS Secretary

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:51:13+00:00

Nagaraju observed that Indian banks’ credit-to-GDP ratio stands at just 57%. This is significantly lower than economies like China, which has 199% credit-to-GDP ratio; the US at 147% and Japan at 153%

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TCS, Cisco set up CoE for autonomous enterprise operations

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:50:48+00:00

The centre will act as an experience hub designed to enable customers to achieve higher levels of autonomy

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Think before scaling up AI data centres

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:48:40+00:00

Countries that moved early now see the full cost of those choices. What began as a digital bet has steadily changed grids, water systems, and land use

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Air Cargo industry seeks restoration of double-dip facility

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:47:22+00:00

Air cargo stakeholders urge policy action to improve global connectivity from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities

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Social media ban for minors, a nuanced issue

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:46:41+00:00

Thanks to the smartphone, children in poor families play a key role in ensuring access to education and public services

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‘Virtual technologies key to building semiconductor talent in India’

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:43:50+00:00

David Fried, Corporate Vice-President, LAM Research, emphasises on the need for training and leveraging domestic talent for India to achieve semiconductor ambitions

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IT leaders reject claims of crisis in the IT services model

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:40:44+00:00

“You can be afraid and not do anything, but I think we should be forward-leaning and train as many people as possible,” says TCS CEO Krithivasan said

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Nearly 80 countries to sign New Delhi Declaration on AI

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:40:27+00:00

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and IT, said that all the major nations, which matter in the AI space, have signed the India AI Impact Summit 2026 declaration

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Capital move

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:40:06+00:00

Curbs on leveraged derivatives trading are a prudent move

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LIC MF’s Pocket SIP accounts hit 1.80 lakh

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:39:53+00:00

The fund house facilitates minimum daily and weekly SIP of ₹100 and ₹150, while monthly SIP can start from ₹200

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Man receives £42,000 bill for data roaming charges after Morocco holiday

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:39:52+00:00

Andrew Alty thought O2 bill was a mistake, but daughter’s TikTok use allowed massive uncapped charges to accrueA small business owner was left facing a £42,000 bill that he said nearly bankrupted him after his daughter racked up data roaming charges while the family were on holiday in Morocco.Andrew Alty, who owns a curtains business, was in Marrakech when he received a bill for £22,000 from network provider O2, but at first he assumed it was a mistake. Continue reading...

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« C’est une vengeance » : la colère des supporteurs sénégalais de football après la condamnation de leurs compatriotes au Maroc

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:37:11+00:00

Un mois après les heurts lors de la finale de la CAN, 18 supporteurs de l’équipe nationale de football du Sénégal ont été condamnés, jeudi 19 février à Rabat, pour « hooliganisme », à des peines allant de trois mois à un an de prison.

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« C’est une vengeance » : la colère des supporteurs sénégalais de football à la suite de la condamnation de leurs compatriotes au Maroc

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:37:11+00:00

Un mois après les heurts lors de la finale de la CAN, 18 supporteurs de l’équipe nationale de football du Sénégal ont été condamnés, jeudi 19 février à Rabat, pour « hooliganisme », à des peines allant de trois mois à un an de prison.

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Amazon’s cloud ‘hit by two outages caused by AI tools last year’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:34:05+00:00

Reported issues at Amazon Web Services raise questions about firm’s use of artificial intelligence as it cuts staffBusiness live – latest updatesAmazon’s huge cloud computing arm reportedly experienced at least two outages caused by its own artificial intelligence tools, raising questions about the company’s embrace of AI as it lays off human employees.A 13-hour interruption to Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) operations in December was caused by an AI agent autonomously choosing to “delete and then recreate” a part of its environment, the Financial Times reported. Continue reading...

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In Ukraine, Senators See War’s Impact and Press for Stronger U.S. Support

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-20T15:28:58+00:00

Senate Democrats traveled to Kyiv and Odessa to show solidarity with the war-torn nation and make the case that the United States should do more, including imposing harsh sanctions on Russia.

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