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Change and continuity

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T17:09:42+00:00

Budget 2026 gives a push to frontier sectors

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Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T17:08:27+00:00

After stories revealed high levels of contamination in neighborhood around factory processing US toxic waste, government announces sweeping array of tacticsThe Mexican government has announced it will pursue a sweeping array of tactics to combat industrial pollution, from $4.8m in fines against a plant processing US hazardous waste to the rollout of a new industrial air-monitoring system, following investigations by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab, a Mexican investigative unit.Those stories revealed high levels of heavy-metal contamination in the neighborhood around the factory, Zinc Naci

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Russian drone attack on bus carrying mine workers in Ukraine kills at least 12

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T17:07:43+00:00

Employees of Ukraine’s largest private energy firm, DTEK, were travelling about 40 miles from frontline, says policeA Russian drone attack on a bus carrying mine workers in Ukraine’s central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region has killed at least 12 people, officials said.The bus was driving about 40 miles (65km) from the frontline, according to police. Images published by Ukraine’s state emergency service showed what appeared to be an empty bus, its side windows shattered and windscreen hanging from the front. Continue reading...

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Israel says it will ban MSF from operating in Gaza

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T17:00:58+00:00

Medical charity has been barred for not providing Israeli authorities with personal details of its staff in enclave.

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NHS patients put at risk by ‘sham investigations’, says ex-CEO of hospital

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T17:00:32+00:00

Exclusive: Dr Susan Gilby, who won £1.4bn bullying payout, says whistleblower protections must be strengthenedPatients are being put at risk by NHS bosses launching “sham investigations” into whistleblowers to shut down concerns, a hospital’s former chief executive who won a £1.4m bullying claim has said.Dr Susan Gilby took over as chief executive at the Countess of Chester hospital in 2018 after it was rocked by the Lucy Letby case. She was awarded the payout – one of the biggest in NHS history – last month after a tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about al

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‘It’s really sad’: US TikTok users rethink app over concerns about privacy and censorship

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T17:00:31+00:00

Some users are stepping away from the app after it made a deal to create a US entity and updated terms and conditionsMany TikTok users across the US say they’re rethinking their relationship with the platform since its ownership and terms and conditions have recently changed, with some citing censorship and lack of trust as reasons why they’re removing themselves from the app.Keara Sullivan, a 26-year-old comedian, says TikTok jumpstarted her career and provided a pathway to getting a manager and a literary agent. Continue reading...

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Lack of direction for railways

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:57:13+00:00

Misplaced investments continue even as rail finances are in dire straits

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How buyback taxation changes after Budget 2026

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:56:53+00:00

If the proposal in the Finance Bill, 2026 were to come into effect, buybacks will be taxed as capital gains itself

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Five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father released from Texas detention center

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:52:55+00:00

Boy and his father back in Minneapolis after being detained by ICE and held in immigration facility for more than a weekA five-year-old boy and his father were back in Minneapolis on Sunday after being released from a Texas immigration detention center where they were held for more than a week, according to US House representative Joaquin Castro.“Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack. Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam,” Castro, a San Antonio Democrat, said in a post on X. “We won’t stop until all children and families are home.” Continue reading...

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UK hospitality firms demand more help with business rates amid questions over Heathrow discount

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:52:33+00:00

Airports identified as biggest winners of government’s £4.3bn support package with Heathrow alone taking £900m discountStruggling hotels, restaurants and nightclubs are calling for more financial help with business rates after it emerged that Heathrow is among the biggest beneficiaries of a multibillion-pound package of state support.The UK’s biggest airport is in line for a discount of nearly £900m on its rates bill over the next three years. That is a fifth of the total £4.3bn “transitional relief” fund announced by the chancellor in the budget for all businesses facing big bill increases. C

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Seeds of change take root for dairy sector

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:49:05+00:00

Get ready for exciting initiatives like a major boost in veterinary services and cool tech tools, including a multilingual AI platform called Vistaar to help farmers level up their game

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Melania film earns $7m in US, strongest documentary debut in over a decade

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:46:35+00:00

Melania, however, fell substantially short of turning a profit because it cost $40m to make and $35m to promoteAmazon’s Melania Trump documentary has reportedly beaten box office expectations and recorded the strongest start of any documentary in over a decade, taking $7m at the US box office during its lavishly-promoted opening weekend. Simultaneously, though, Melania fell substantially short of turning a profit because it cost $40m to make and $35m to promote.And Amazon – which recently cut 16,000 corporate jobs – has been hit with criticism that making the documentary about the first lady,

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Why Bharat Vistaar must be built as foundational layer

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:43:57+00:00

S. Sivakumar advocates for Bharat Vistaar to provide farmers actionable insights, empowering them to make smarter decisions and increase earnings.

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A Curate’s egg

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:40:52+00:00
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Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father released from Texas detention

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:40:23+00:00

Boy and his father are back in Minneapolis after being held in detention facility for more than a weekA five-year-old boy and his father were back in Minneapolis on Sunday after being released from a Texas immigration detention center where they were held for more than a week, according to US House representative Joaquin Castro.“Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack. Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam,” Castro, a San Antonio Democrat, said in a post on X. “We won’t stop until all children and families are home.” Continue reading...

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Ministers press Andrew to testify after second woman comes forward

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:36:33+00:00

Keir Starmer among those suggesting Mountbatten-Windsor should appear before Congress following allegations of sexual encounter at Royal LodgeA second woman has alleged that Jeffrey Epstein sent her to the UK to have a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, according to her lawyer, as UK government pressure on the former prince to testify before the US Congress mounted.The woman has claimed she spent the night at the former prince’s residence Royal Lodge in 2010, her US lawyer, Brad Edwards, told the BBC. The woman, who is not British, was in her 20s at the time, it was reported. Co

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Union Budget 2026: Fiscally conservative, with policy push for key sectors

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:30:34+00:00

In this post–Union Budget 2026–27 discussion, Poornima Joshi, Resident Editor, businessline, speaks with Editor Raghuvir Srinivasan on what makes the Union Budget 2026–27 distinctive.

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Health sector continues to remain neglected

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:27:54+00:00

Despite some interesting proposals, the allocations haven’t been hiked significantly. Schemes that serve public health have seen severe funding cuts

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A capex focus and a change in fiscal anchor

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:27:33+00:00

Budget’s capex focus and fiscal anchor changes to sustain economic growth and stability.

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Mandelson should testify before US Congress about his links to Epstein, UK minister says

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:21:21+00:00

Documents released by US justice department appear to show Epstein sent former US ambassador $75,000Lord Mandelson should testify before the US Congress about his links to Jeffrey Epstein, a government minister has said, as documents appeared to show the late child sex offender sent the former US ambassador $75,000.Emails and other documents released by the US justice department on Friday shed new light on the closeness of the relationship between Epstein and the former UK business secretary. Continue reading...

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Mandelson should testify in US Congress about Epstein links, UK minister says

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:21:21+00:00

Documents released in US appear to show the convicted child sex offender sent former US ambassador $75,000Peter Mandelson should testify before the US Congress about his links to Jeffrey Epstein, a government minister has said, as documents appeared to show the late child sex offender sent the former US ambassador $75,000.Emails and other documents released by the US justice department on Friday shed new light on the closeness of the relationship between Epstein and Lord Mandelson. Continue reading...

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Two TDS tweaks, less hassle

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:08:22+00:00

Depository route for declarations, online route for relief

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Likeness of restored angel to Giorgia Meloni triggers investigations in Rome

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:04:08+00:00

Cherub at landmark church causes ecclesiastical and political uproar with alleged resemblance to Italian PMItaly’s culture minister and the diocese of Rome have launched investigations after claims were made that an angel in a landmark church in Rome was restored in the likeness of the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.The resemblance was first flagged by the newspaper La Repubblica, who noted that one of the two angels flanking a marble bust of Italy’s last king in the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina now had “a familiar, astonishingly contemporary face”. Continue reading...

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Ministers on lobbying blitz to avoid Labour rebellion over Send changes

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-01T16:00:32+00:00

Government has ‘learned lesson’ of botched welfare overhauls but MPs say they will not back cost-saving measuresMinisters have “learned the lesson” of botched welfare changes and are on a sustained lobbying blitz of Labour MPs over an overhaul of special educational needs, Labour MPs told the Guardian, as they said they would not back measures aimed at saving money.The changes will raise the bar at which children in England qualify for an education, health and care plan (EHCP), which legally entitles children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) to get support. Plans will be

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