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Rupee closes unchanged at 90.66 against US dollar

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:42:19+00:00

In the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.63 against the US dollar and moved between an intraday high of 90.61 and a low of 90.72 during the session

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Australian women and children released from Syrian detention camp

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:38:17+00:00

The group of 34 – families of dead or jailed extremists – could return to Australia after being held since 2019Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian women and children held for years without charge in a squalid detention camp in north-east Syria have been released ahead of their expected repatriation to Australia.The 34 women and children in the group are the wives, widows and children of dead or jailed Islamic State fighters. Continue reading...

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Harry Styles to curate Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre – and play an intimate gig

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:36:05+00:00

The pop superstar will oversee the annual music and art celebration in June, marking the festival’s 31st edition and the venue’s 75th anniversaryHarry Styles is to curate the Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the venue.The 32-year-old pop star follows Little Simz as curator of the 2025 event, and previous editions led by artists including Grace Jones, Nile Rodgers and Robert Smith of the Cure. Continue reading...

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Brokers forced to rethink funding playbook as India curbs loans

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:35:57+00:00

Industry watchers expect securities firms to lean more on shadow lenders and internal capital to fund their own books as well as client positions

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Right to Information vs Privacy: Supreme Court to review DPDP Act rules

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:33:09+00:00

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi issued notices to the Centre, refusing an interim stay on the impugned provisions.

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Syrian Army Crosses New Threshold With Advances in Kurdish Regions

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:32:00+00:00

The advance of the Syrian Army into Kurdish regions could put nearly all the country under one authority. But it ends a dream of autonomy for ethnic Kurds.

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Après la Conférence de Munich sur la sécurité, le devoir d’unité des Européens

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:30:07+00:00

Le constat d’éloignement durable entre les Etats-Unis et l’Union européenne, qui ressort du discours de Marco Rubio prononcé samedi en Allemagne, impose en retour la nécessité aux Européens de ne pas se montrer divisés.

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Законне визнання нових державних кордонів з РФ покладе край війні в Україні, - Foreign Affairs

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:26:00+00:00

На думку експертів, це може підвищити безпеку України, полегшити післявоєнне відновлення та сприяти міжнародній стабільності.

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Stock Market Live Updates for February 16: Sensex jumps 650.39 points to settle at 83,277.15; Nifty advances 211.65 points to 25,682.75; Nifty Auto down nearly 1%

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:21:55+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty, which opened on a weak note, recovered to trade firm in the afternoon session. At 3:30 pm, Sensex was at 83,305.44, up +678.68 points (0.82%). Nifty was at 25,681.60, up +210.5 points (0.83%). Rupee closes unchanged at 90.66 against US Dollar

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Germany’s foreign minister says French defence spending is ‘insufficient’ in rebuke to Macron – Europe live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:19:03+00:00

Johann Wadephul says French president needs to make ‘difficult decisions’ and to ‘act accordingly’ to meet Nato spending targetsYou can see how much individual Nato countries spent on defence last year in this document. Every country in the alliance met the target of spending at least 2% of their GDP on defence.Members are now committed to spending 3.5% on core defence and 1.5% of GDP to wider resilience and security measures, such as critical infrastructure, civil preparedness and the defence industrial base, by 2035. Continue reading...

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India records lowest-ever price of ₹279/kg for green hydrogen in tender

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:18:53+00:00

The bid of ₹279 per kilogram was to supply 10,000 tonnes of green hydrogen a year to Numaligarh Refinery Ltd., majority owned by state-run Oil India Ltd., in Assam

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Germany says French defence spending is ‘insufficient’ – Europe live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:06:19+00:00

German defence minister Johann Wadephul says French president Macron needs to make ‘difficult decisions’ and to ‘act accordingly’ to meet NATO spending targetsIn a radio interview with broadcaster Deutschlandfunk this morning, Germany’s foreign minister Johann Wadephul suggested that France needs to boost its defence spending.“He repeatedly and correctly refers to our pursuit of European sovereignty,” Wadephul said of French President Emmanuel Macron. “Anyone who talks about it needs to act accordingly in their own country.” Continue reading...

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Iran’s Protests Have Ended, but the Anger and Pain Haven’t

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:04:00+00:00

In the aftermath of another wave of antigovernment unrest, Iran is gripped by a mood of collective grief and uncertainty about the future.

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UK consumer sentiment falls as households worry about debt; Japan and Switzerland avoid recession – business live

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:03:55+00:00

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Japan misses growth forecasts for the final three months of 2025UK consumer sentiment continued to sink this month, as households grow more worried about debt levels.A poll of consumer confidence from data firm S&P Global has found that morale continued to drop in February, although not as quickly as in January.Consumers signal stronger rise in debt alongside a quicker deterioration in loan availabilityAppetite for major spending recedes to weakest in ten monthsSentiment regarding labour market conditions at lowest since last J

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Anthropic boosts India AI push via flag airline, Cognizant pacts

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:02:52+00:00

Air India Ltd is using Claude Code to create custom software, while Cognizant Technology Solutions is deploying the agent to 350,000 employees globally to modernise legacy systems, Anthropic said in a statement

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El mercado de alquileres registra una suba mayor a la inflación

Fonte: Clarin · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:01:49+00:00

Según el relevamiento de un portal especializado, en enero se registró un aumento del 2,7%, por encima de la inflación que fue del 2%.Los barrios con más demanda son Palermo, Barrio Norte y Belgrano.

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A Russian ‘Village of Military Valor’ Waits for Its Reward

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:00:58+00:00

A provincial governor seeks to honor villages that deployed many soldiers to the war in Ukraine with a prestigious title first bestowed on cities that were major World War II battlefields.

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Prices Jump as Venezuelans Abroad Consider Buying Property Back Home

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:00:28+00:00

Nicolás Maduro’s capture and talk of oil investment have pushed prices higher, even as brokers say enthusiasm is outpacing demand in a weak economy.

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Who’s Pulling the Strings on the World Stage? Ask the Puppets.

Fonte: New York Times - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:00:08+00:00

Eurasia Group, the geopolitical risk consultancy run by Ian Bremmer, gets into the political satire game with its Instagram show “Puppet Regime.”

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En Hongrie, l’échec des politiques natalistes de Viktor Orban

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T10:00:06+00:00

Malgré les mesures instaurées par le premier ministre hongrois depuis son arrivée au pouvoir, en 2010, la natalité recule et la population est tombée en 2025 sous la barre des 9,5 millions de personnes.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : German Galushchenko, ex-ministre de l’énergie soupçonné de blanchiment d’argent, a été arrêté alors qu’il tentait de fuir le pays

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T09:58:16+00:00

L’Agence anticorruption NABU a annoncé, lundi, que cet ancien ministre entre 2021 et 2025 a été interpellé dimanche, et en a profité pour formulé officiellement les charges pesant contre lui. En novembre, M. Galushchenko avait nié son implication dans le scandale de corruption.

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Warner Bros Discovery weighs new sale talks after fresh Paramount offer

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-02-16T09:57:24+00:00

Board considering whether to re-engage in move that could prompt a second bidding war with NetflixBusiness live – latest updatesWarner Bros Discovery (WBD) is reportedly weighing reopening sales talks with Paramount Skydance, in a move that could spark a fresh bidding war with Netflix for the Hollywood film and TV company.Members of the board of WBD are discussing whether to re-engage with Paramount, which is pursuing a hostile $108.4bn (£76.8bn) cash takeover directly with shareholders in a bid to derail an agreed deal with Netflix, according to Bloomberg. Continue reading...

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