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US Under Secy Kimmitt leads ITA delegation to Bengaluru, holds talks on AI, tech cooperation ahead of participating in AI Impact Summit

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:21:08+00:00

Kimmitt and the ITA delegation met with several US and Indian companies and innovators to understand how they are investing in AI, integrating AI into their business models and creating opportunities for deeper US-India technology partnerships

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Чи зможе Київ посунути вплив Кремля з Китаю

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:16:32+00:00

Китай - найбільш складний та проблемний "партнер" для України. Але й найбільш перспективний, з огляду на його вплив на Росію. Адже "яйце" кремлівського "Кощія" знаходиться не десь там у московських казематах,...

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Here’s the latest.

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:12:09+00:00

After months of political turmoil over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law, his trial harkens back to the chaotic days after South Koreans ousted a junta and enshrined democracy.

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Trump to host Board of Peace meeting on Thursday, White House says

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:10:55+00:00

White House press ⁠secretary Karoline Leavitt told ‌reporters that member states had committed to provide thousands ‌of personnel for ​an international stabilisation force ⁠for Gaza

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Meity issues advisory for India AI Impact Summit 2026

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:07:02+00:00

According to the advisory, the Bharat Mandapam Expo Arena will remain closed for registered delegates and expo participants, while the Convention Centre will be accessible strictly by invitation only

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Ericsson sues Acer over 4G, 5G wireless patent licensing

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:02:15+00:00

Wireless communications standards have been at the heart of many patent disputes involving tech companies including Ericsson and Acer as well as Apple, ‌Samsung and others

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These Olympians Excel on Two Types of Tracks

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:01:16+00:00

Among elite athletes exists an even more exclusive club: people who compete at both the Summer and Winter Games. Many are sprinters who turn to bobsled.

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Russia Celebrated Him. Now He’s Accused of Having Troops Shoot Themselves.

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:01:07+00:00

A lieutenant colonel is on trial after being accused of skimming payments for battlefield injuries. He denies the specifics of Russia’s accusation but acknowledges engaging in a payouts scheme.

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Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:57+00:00

Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warnFamilies who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) should be means tested for school transport, according to councils in England, who say demand is rising “at an unsustainable rate”.Local authorities are urging the government to be “radical” in its Send reforms, which are expected imminently, warning that annual costs on home-to-school transport for children with Send could rise to £3.4bn by 2030-31, up from £2bn last year. Continue reading...

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Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:57+00:00

BRC survey finds finance bosses expect technology to improve productivity, with 69% pessimistic about the economyUK retailers are planning to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs and pessimism about the economy.Almost two-thirds (61%) of finance bosses at retail companies said they planned to reduce working hours or cut overtime, according to the latest survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the trade body that represents most big retailers. More than half (55%) said they would cut head office jobs and 42% said they would reduce jobs in stores. Continue reading...

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Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:56+00:00

Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy dietsBeef and lamb receive 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, a report has found, despite scientists urging people to get more of their protein from less harmful sources.Analysis by the charity Foodrise found the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) provides “unfair” levels of support to meat-heavy diets that doctors consider unhealthy and climate scientists consider environmentally destructive. Continue reading...

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US funding for global internet freedom ‘effectively gutted’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:55+00:00

Programme that funds groups building tech to evade oppressive government controls under serious threatFor nearly two decades, the US quietly funded a global effort to keep the internet from splintering into fiefdoms run by authoritarian governments. Now that money is seriously threatened and a large part of it is already gone, putting into jeopardy internet freedoms around the world.Managed by the US state department and the US Agency for Global Media, the programme – broadly called Internet Freedom – funds small groups all over the world, from Iran to China to the Philippines, who built grass

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NCC shares hit 52-week low as NHAI tender ban for 2 years

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:51+00:00

The stock fell to ₹135.00 in early trade on the NSE, its lowest point in the past year, before recovering partially to ₹149.20, down 0.37 per cent from the previous close of ₹149.76, as of around 10.09 am

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L’avion de combat franco-allemand, chronique d’un crash annoncé

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T05:00:30+00:00

Si Paris et Berlin veulent encore croire à une sortie de crise, le blocage politique et industriel compromet la concrétisation du projet de système de combat aérien du futur (SCAF) annoncé en 2017.

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Australia news live: Coles admits in court to strong-arming supplier amid ‘Down Down’ campaign

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:58:56+00:00

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJonno Duniam, the shadow home affairs minister, spoke about the passports this morning as the opposition seeks to hammer the government on the matter. He told Channel Seven’s Sunrise reports those in the group had travel documents was “of incredible concern, I think, to most Australians that these people want to come back to Australia”, adding:And if one person has been hit with a temporary exclusion order for going to this part of world and doing what they’ve done, why is it not the case that the others have no

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NCC shares hit 52-week low as NHAI debarment order rattles investors

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:55:55+00:00

The stock fell to ₹135.00 in early trade on the NSE, its lowest point in the past year, before recovering partially to ₹149.20, down 0.37 per cent from the previous close of ₹149.76, as of around 10.09 am

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PM Modi to visit Tamil Nadu on March 7; participate in NDA public meeting

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:55:40+00:00

Speaking to the media in Vellore, BJP State General Secretary Karthiyayini said that Prime Minister Modi's visit would bring about significant changes not only in Tamil Nadu's political landscape but also in governance

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EY India launches AI-enabled enterprise tax solutions

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:44:16+00:00

The new offerings are integrated under India Tax Platform, EY’s unified ecosystem for direct and indirect tax compliance

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Crude oil futures rise on fears of imminent US-Iran clash

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:42:53+00:00

At 9.59 am on Thursday, February crude oil futures were trading at ₹5956 on MCX during the initial hour of trading on Thursday against the previous close of ₹5903, up by 0.90%

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MCX, NSE remove additional margin on gold, silver

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:41:55+00:00

Gold prices have fallen significantly by 4-5 per cent from their February peak

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Google Gemini, Apple add music-focused generative AI features

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-19T04:34:08+00:00

Adding audio-creation tools to its mobile app can potentially strengthen Google’s consumer offerings as it remains locked in a race with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to win over users

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