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David Pocock condemns Labor-Coalition deal on gambling bill as ‘betrayal of all Australians’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T07:11:32+00:00

Labor’s legislation to restrict gambling ads is set to pass this week, with the Greens calling the agreement ‘cowardly’Two Coalition MPs have crossed the floor after a deal between the major parties to pass Labor’s new restrictions on betting advertising and inducements, with cross-benchers and the Greens expressing anger and dismay at the contentious bill’s final form.Anthony Albanese and the communications minister, Anika Wells, secured the support of the opposition to pass the bill, with amendments including tweaks to ad timing rules and some restrictions on inducements. Continue reading...

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Wetherspoons pubs ban playing music or taking calls on phone speakers

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T07:10:58+00:00

Chain tells customers to ‘pipe down’ and use earphones instead, calling its venues ‘an oasis of tranquillity’The pub chain Wetherspoons has banned customers from playing music or taking calls on speaker after growing complaints about the noise.The company announced it had introduced the ban across its 792 pubs, saying sounds from smartphones and tablet computers had become an “increasing problem in recent years”. Continue reading...

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Cash still king in India despite digital boom, says RBI Deputy Governor Murmu

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T07:08:56+00:00

Addressing central bankers from across the world, Murmu noted that currency in circulation continues to grow at double-digit rates despite a decline in cash’s share of individual transactions due to increasing digital payment adoption.

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Oil prices jump after US-Iran ceasefire expires and Trump threatens Oman

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T07:04:12+00:00

Brent crude rises above $90 a barrel for the first time since 30 July after US president tells Tehran to surrenderBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices have risen again after the two-month window to negotiate a peace deal in the US-Israel war on Iran expired on Monday with no end to the conflict in sight.Iran said on Monday that it would take a more aggressive stance if talks with the US failed, while Donald Trump demanded Tehran “put up the white flag of surrender” in an interview with Fox News. Continue reading...

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Australia politics live: Butler confident NDIS bill will pass Senate after deal with Coalition; regulator yet to contact gambling operators after Luke Bateman’s allegations

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T06:55:03+00:00

Government MPs agree to more than a dozen amendments made with the Coalition. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers calls gambling amendments ‘very substantial changes’Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the opt-out register on gambling advertising will be revenue neutral, because the gambling industry will have to cover the costs.These changes that we’re proposing are very substantial changes. And they will make it much easier for people to opt out of this advertising. At the same time, as we make it easier for the regulator to enforce the rules a

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Russia says more than 600 drones targeted Moscow region

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T06:47:40+00:00

The attacks injured at least three people, including a girl, and damaged a Wildberries warehouse, Russian officials say.

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RateGain’s AirGain platform wins Kazakhstan Airline contract

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T06:41:40+00:00

The partnership also gives VIETJET QAZAQSTAN access to AirGain’s AI-driven features, including automated anomaly detection, demand shift alerts, and route-level opportunity identification

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NIS Management net up 35% in Q1 on better margin

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T06:38:52+00:00

The company’s income is up by 16% to ₹116 crore while EBITDA was up 36% at ₹9 crore

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UK pay growth slows as Iran war prompts cost of living squeeze

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T06:34:20+00:00

Unemployment rate remained at 4.9% in the three months to the end of June, ONS figures showWage growth in the UK slowed in June as workers come under pressure from a renewed cost of living squeeze amid the economic impact from the Iran war, official figures show.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show average growth in total earnings, including bonuses, fell to 4.1% in the three months to June, down from 4.3% in the three months to May. City economists had forecast a larger fall to 4%. Continue reading...

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Росія заявила, що Великобританія поплатиться за передачу дронів Україні, - BBC

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T06:33:00+00:00

Лондон уже відреагував на погрози Кремля і дав зрозуміти, що не боїться. При цьому удари британськими дронами завдали росіянам колосальної шкоди.

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Kerala’s Vizhinjam Port begins full-scale EXIM operations

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T06:29:19+00:00

The port’s transition to EXIM operations is aimed at giving exporters and importers in Kerala a more direct route to international markets, highlighting sectors including seafood, spices, cashew, coir and engineering goods

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Australia politics live: Butler confident NDIS bill will pass Senate tonight after deal with Coalition

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T06:23:43+00:00

Government MPs agree to more than a dozen amendments made with the Coalition. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChalmers calls gambling amendments ‘very substantial changes’Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the opt-out register on gambling advertising will be revenue neutral, because the gambling industry will have to cover the costs.These changes that we’re proposing are very substantial changes. And they will make it much easier for people to opt out of this advertising. At the same time, as we make it easier for the regulator to enforce the rules a

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Coalition MPs cross floor over ‘weak’ gambling crackdown as major parties strike deal

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-08-18T06:09:05+00:00

Gambling sources question how an opt-out register would operate while Greens call Labor-Coalition agreement ‘cowardly’Two Coalition MPs have crossed the floor after a deal between the major parties to pass Labor’s new restrictions on betting advertising and inducements, which the MPs say are too “weak” and place “too much faith in the hands of the gambling companies”.Anthony Albanese and the communications minister, Anika Wells, secured the support of the opposition to pass the bill, with amendments including tweaks to ad timing rules and some restrictions on inducements. Continue reading...

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