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SC raps States over freebies culture

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:32:48+00:00

States run in deficit, yet they have money for largesse: SC

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Stocks sink as US-Iran conflict fears erase three days of gains

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:32:05+00:00

Reports of potential US military action on Iran pushed Brent crude to a year-to-date high, fuelling inflation concerns and volatility, with India VIX rising over 10 per cent

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Climate-driven snow drought set stage for deadly California avalanche, experts say

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:30:01+00:00

Eight skiers were found dead, six were rescued and one is still missing after avalanche in Sierra Nevada mountains Many weeks of a worrying snow drought in the western US is driven by the climate crisis and helped set the stage for the deadly avalanche this week in the Sierra Nevada mountains of northern California, according to experts.Perilous avalanches are not uncommon in the region, according to the National Avalanche Center, which maintains a map of locations where avalanche danger is highest, and risk is now particularly high in the Lake Tahoe area. Continue reading...

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Head of Italian broadcaster resigns after gaffe-ridden Olympics commentary

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:28:55+00:00

Paolo Petrecca, director of Rai Sport, prompted widespread criticism and protests from journalists at networkThe head of the sports division of the Italian public broadcaster Rai has resigned after his gaffe-strewn commentary of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony provoked protests among its journalists.Paolo Petrecca, appointed director of Rai Sport last year, handed in his notice on Thursday after a board meeting, a source within Rai confirmed. Continue reading...

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Italian broadcaster’s sports chief resigns after gaffe-strewn Olympic commentary

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:28:55+00:00

Paolo Petrecca, director of Rai Sport, prompted widespread criticism and protests from journalists at networkThe head of the sports division of the Italian public broadcaster Rai has resigned after his gaffe-strewn commentary of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony provoked protests among its journalists.Paolo Petrecca, appointed director of Rai Sport last year, handed in his notice on Thursday after a board meeting, a source within Rai confirmed. Continue reading...

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Rafale deal: Macron backs Indian manufacturing, job creation

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:19:23+00:00

The deal, estimated at ₹3.25 lakh crore, will see most aircraft co-produced in India under a government-to-government agreement.

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Call to transform agriculture into a profitable business

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:17:54+00:00

Through its initiatives, the University has succeeded in transforming farmers who work in the soil into entrepreneurs, minister said

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Robert Carlyle joins Line of Duty for series seven

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:12:03+00:00

Acclaimed actor will take on guest lead role as a specialist firearms officer in hit BBC crime drama Robert Carlyle will join the cast of Line of Duty to play a guest lead role in the new series, it has been announced.The actor joins his Trainspotting co-star Kelly Macdonald, as well as the Stephen Graham – the creator and star of Adolescence – and the Westworld actor Thandiwe Newton, in taking on such a role. Continue reading...

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Производство автомобилей Volga начнется во II квартале 2026 года

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:04:46+00:00

Выпуск автомобилей под брендом Volga в Нижнем Новгороде начнется во втором квартале 2026 г., сообщила пресс-служба компании «Производство легковых автомобилей» (ПЛА). Компания владеет эксклюзивными правами на бренд и отвечает за реализацию проекта. 

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Forget the Board of Peace, Trump may be closer than thought to attacking Iran

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:03:03+00:00

Tehran may claim it will not negotiate under duress, but that is precisely what it is being required to doAlthough much attention will be given to the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, it is the “arsenal of war” that Donald Trump has assembled in the Middle East, and what it implies for the stately pace of Washington’s negotiations with Iran, that deserves more.The well-connected Axios reporter Barak Ravid is hated in Iran – one news site on Thursday described him as a one-man psychological war operation against Tehran – but he is widely read, as was his report that the US

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Is Tim Wilson an ‘inflation nutter’? Why the new shadow treasurer’s RBA comments are making waves

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:00:15+00:00

Liberal MP claims the Reserve Bank has been soft on inflation. Labor says questioning the RBA’s dual mandate amounts to a ‘plan for higher unemployment’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere was good news on Thursday.Another solid month of jobs growth left the unemployment rate steady at 4.1% in January. Continue reading...

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Experts warn NIH director now leading CDC will push ‘RFK Jr’s agenda’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:00:13+00:00

RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agencyJay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was named the acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday, making him the fourth leader in a year at the embattled agency in an unprecedented move that further consolidates power among a small group of men at the helm of US health agencies.He’s been an ineffectual health leader whose attention will be further fractured, and as a close ally to Robert F Kennedy Jr,

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Nearly 20% fewer lower socio-economic students studying law as Pocock calls to scrap Morrison-era job ready scheme

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:00:12+00:00

Experts say the Morrison-era Jobs Ready Graduates scheme has instead had a ‘devastating impact’ on the very people higher education needs to serveNew university enrolments from students with low socioeconomic backgrounds dropped by 10% between 2020 and 2024, as independent senator David Pocock warns the Morrison-era Job Ready Graduates (JRG) scheme is creating a “segregated” higher education system.The JRG scheme was introduced under former Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison in 2021 and led to arts degrees costing students more than $50,000, while other degrees including in science and math

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Nearly 20% fewer lower socioeconomic students studying law as Pocock calls to scrap Morrison-era job-ready scheme

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T14:00:12+00:00

Experts say the Morrison-era Job-ready Graduates scheme has instead had a ‘devastating impact’ on the very people higher education needs to serveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew university enrolments from students with low socioeconomic backgrounds dropped by 10% between 2020 and 2024, as independent senator David Pocock warns the Morrison-era Job-ready Graduates (JRG) scheme is creating a “segregated” higher education system.The JRG scheme was introduced under former Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison in 20

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Mort de Quentin Deranque : en Inde, Emmanuel Macron appelle les « partis extrêmes » à « faire le ménage »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T13:57:55+00:00

A quinze mois de la fin de son mandat, le chef de l’Etat s’est accordé un quatrième voyage officiel à l’invitation de son « ami » le premier ministre indien Narendra Modi, essayant d’attirer les étudiants indiens en France et leur dispensant sa philosophie de l’amour.

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‘Made in Europe’ EU industrial strategy could hit supply chains, UK minister warns

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T13:56:52+00:00

Nick Thomas-Symonds says move could also create unnecessary UK-EU trade barriers and increase costsBusiness live – latest updatesA British minister has warned that the EU’s “Made in Europe” industrial strategy could hit supply chains, drive up costs and create unnecessary trade barriers between the UK and some members of the bloc.Nick Thomas-Symonds, the UK minister for EU relations, made the comments as the European Union is preparing to publish new legislation which would require European-made products to be prioritised in public procurement and consumer schemes. Continue reading...

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Пересадка у Познані: найменш очевидний для українців, але зручний аеропорт

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T13:54:00+00:00

Польські аеропорти з початком повномасштабної війни Росією в Україні чотири роки тому стали головними авіаційними воротами для тих, хто подорожують з або до нашої країни. Наскільки зручним для українців є аеропорт Познані на заході Польщі, з власного досвіду розповість УНІАН.Туризм.

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José María Balcázar elected Peru’s new interim president

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T13:52:44+00:00

Octogenarian leftist, who has defended child marriage, replaces Jose Jeri, who was voted out after a scandalPeru’s congress elected José María Balcázar, an octogenarian leftist lawmaker who has defended child marriage, as the country’s new interim president on Wednesday ahead of general elections in April. Balcazar is Peru’s ninth president since 2016.The surprise election, in which Balcázar beat the favourite, conservative lawmaker María del Carmen Alva, came after lawmakers voted to remove his predecessor José Jerí, on Tuesday, after just four months in office, due to a scandal over secretiv

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José María Balcázar elected Peru’s interim president

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T13:52:44+00:00

Octogenarian leftist, who has defended child marriage, replaces José Jerí, who was voted out after a scandalPeru’s congress elected José María Balcázar, an octogenarian leftist lawmaker who has defended child marriage, as the country’s interim president on Wednesday ahead of general elections in April. Balcázar is Peru’s ninth president since 2016.The surprise election, in which Balcázar beat the favourite, conservative lawmaker María del Carmen Alva, came after lawmakers voted to remove his predecessor José Jerí, on Tuesday, after just four months in office, due to a scandal over secretive me

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Horse meat set to be banned in Italy amid draft equine bill

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T13:52:41+00:00

Law defines animals including horses, donkeys and mules as pets and is backed by opposition partiesItaly could soon be set to ban horse meat as part of a law that would define equine animals including horses, donkeys and mules as pets, therefore making it illegal to kill them.The bill has been drafted by Michela Vittoria Brambilla, a politician with Noi Moderati, a member of Giorgia Meloni’s ruling coalition, and is backed by opposition parties. Continue reading...

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