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Republican Lawmakers Issue Four Demands for USMCA Review, Threatening Mexico's Economic Model
Politics

Republican Lawmakers Issue Four Demands for USMCA Review, Threatening Mexico's Economic Model

A letter signed by 168 House Republicans to USTR Jamieson Greer outlines conditions including tariff alignment and curbi...

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Mexico Mobile Line Purge Claims 1.7 Million Users in Q2 as Prepaid Shrinks
Technology

Mexico Mobile Line Purge Claims 1.7 Million Users in Q2 as Prepaid Shrinks

Mandatory registration drives a 2.9% quarterly drop in mobile access, with prepaid losing 6.3 million lines in H1, but i...

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A Fossil Lost for 20 Years Just Rewrote the Map of Dinosaur Ancestry
News

A Fossil Lost for 20 Years Just Rewrote the Map of Dinosaur Ancestry

Rediscovery of a missing leg bone in Brazil confirms a 240-million-year-old species, Silescelida acristata, shedding lig...

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Best Sport Bluetooth Earbuds of 2026: Sennheiser, Beats, Creative Lead the Pack
Lifestyle

Best Sport Bluetooth Earbuds of 2026: Sennheiser, Beats, Creative Lead the Pack

From heart-rate monitoring to bone conduction, the latest sports earbuds pack advanced features for runners, cyclists, a...

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French Summer Holiday Budget Slumps to Lowest Since 2022, with One in Three Spending Under €1,000
Personal Finance

French Summer Holiday Budget Slumps to Lowest Since 2022, with One in Three Spending Under €1,000

The average August holiday budget fell by €287 to €1,748, while July travellers spent just €1,530. Rising costs are push...

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Angoulême Rental Owners Warned of Manual Scam Posing as Fake Guests
Personal Finance

Angoulême Rental Owners Warned of Manual Scam Posing as Fake Guests

A new wave of short-term rental fraud in France uses handwritten messages and fake payment confirmations to trick proper...

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Per-Mile EV Tax Starts in UK in 2028 — France Could Be Next
Personal Finance

Per-Mile EV Tax Starts in UK in 2028 — France Could Be Next

From April 2028, UK electric car drivers will pay 3p per mile under a new levy designed to replace fuel duty. France fac...

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Hormuz Crisis Drives Big Oil to Record $48B Profit as Diesel Soars
Energy

Hormuz Crisis Drives Big Oil to Record $48B Profit as Diesel Soars

The Strait of Hormuz closure after the US-Iran conflict handed Exxon, Chevron, BP, Shell and TotalEnergies a combined $4...

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German MoD Initiates Reactivation of Five Former Barracks for New Military Service
Defense

German MoD Initiates Reactivation of Five Former Barracks for New Military Service

The German defence ministry is preparing five disused military properties in Speyer, Kusel, Sigmaringen, Soest, and Frie...

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Pentagon Pressures Defense Contractors to Fast-Track Munitions After Iran Clashes Deplete Interceptors
Defense

Pentagon Pressures Defense Contractors to Fast-Track Munitions After Iran Clashes Deplete Interceptors

The U.S. Department of Defense has given major arms manufacturers 21 days to submit plans for drastically expanding prod...

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Bosnia’s Potential 200,000-Tonne Antimony Trove Attracts Attention as Prices Soar on Chinese Export Curbs
Markets

Bosnia’s Potential 200,000-Tonne Antimony Trove Attracts Attention as Prices Soar on Chinese Export Curbs

Antimony prices tripled to nearly $60,000/ton after China restricted exports, making Bosnia’s estimated 200,000-tonne re...

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Japan and Oman Pledge Joint Push to Restore Free Navigation in Strait of Hormuz
Energy

Japan and Oman Pledge Joint Push to Restore Free Navigation in Strait of Hormuz

Prime Minister Takaichi and Sultan Haitham discuss the critical Iran situation, Oman’s mediation with Tehran, and the ne...

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Aubrey Capital Flags AI Capex Risks; Trimmed Exposure, Eyes India Rotation
Markets

Aubrey Capital Flags AI Capex Risks; Trimmed Exposure, Eyes India Rotation

Fund manager Mark Martyrossian warns of potential AI infrastructure downturn, citing the Oracle downgrade and China’s ch...

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FCA's MPS review should raise standards, says Isio's Daniel Nilsson
Personal Finance

FCA's MPS review should raise standards, says Isio's Daniel Nilsson

Isio's senior portfolio manager calls for stronger governance, transparent reporting and genuine value for money as regu...

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Eating tomatoes daily may help reduce liver fat in MASLD patients, small study finds
Health

Eating tomatoes daily may help reduce liver fat in MASLD patients, small study finds

An exploratory trial found daily tomato consumption modestly reduced hepatic steatosis in adults with MASLD, but experts...

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Hundreds of Cownose Rays Swarm Off Long Island in Stunning Annual Migration
News

Hundreds of Cownose Rays Swarm Off Long Island in Stunning Annual Migration

Drone footage captures the spectacular ‘fever’ of rays travelling together along the Atlantic coast, revealing the scale...

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The Real Reason Your Brain Won't Shut Off at Night (It's Not Your Mattress)
Lifestyle

The Real Reason Your Brain Won't Shut Off at Night (It's Not Your Mattress)

Forget expensive sleep gadgets. Science shows a few low-tech evening habits can train your overactive mind to truly powe...

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Milky Mist's journey from a 10 kg paneer bag to a Rs 10,000 crore IPO
Companies

Milky Mist's journey from a 10 kg paneer bag to a Rs 10,000 crore IPO

From a 16-year-old's trial-and-error paneer experiment to a Rs 3,145 crore revenue dairy business, Sathish Kumar's Milky...

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Capri Global Capital Eyes Up to $550 Million Fundraise, Hires Citi and Jefferies
Companies

Capri Global Capital Eyes Up to $550 Million Fundraise, Hires Citi and Jefferies

The NBFC plans a mix of primary and secondary share sales to attract a marquee private equity or sovereign wealth fund, ...

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Australia's University Funding Overhaul Faces Backlash Over Caps and Ministerial Overreach
Education

Australia's University Funding Overhaul Faces Backlash Over Caps and Ministerial Overreach

Submissions to a Senate inquiry reveal broad unease: a bill promising 200,000 extra student places is seen as a vehicle ...

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EU Membership Won't Quickly Fix Montenegro's University Research Gaps, Experts Say
Education

EU Membership Won't Quickly Fix Montenegro's University Research Gaps, Experts Say

While EU accession promises new funding and mobility, limited administrative and research capacity holds back Montenegro...

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Small UK Higher Education Providers Face Systemic Barriers to Industry Links, Report Finds
Education

Small UK Higher Education Providers Face Systemic Barriers to Industry Links, Report Finds

A new report from Independent Higher Education warns that slow regulatory cycles, rigid graduate outcome measures and in...

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Sony and TSMC Plan $6.4 Billion Japan Chip Fab for Next-Gen Image Sensors
Companies

Sony and TSMC Plan $6.4 Billion Japan Chip Fab for Next-Gen Image Sensors

Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSMC plan a $6.4 billion chip fab in Japan to produce advanced image sensors for autono...

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Turkey's Export Climate Index Hits 52.2 as Germany and UK Return to Growth
Economy

Turkey's Export Climate Index Hits 52.2 as Germany and UK Return to Growth

The ISO Manufacturing Export Climate Index rose to 52.2 in July, its highest since early 2024, as eight of Turkey's top ...

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Eli Lilly’s Revenue Remains Overwhelmingly Tied to Endocrinology
Companies

Eli Lilly’s Revenue Remains Overwhelmingly Tied to Endocrinology

With 74% of sales coming from endocrinology, the US drugmaking giant’s fortunes hinge on diabetes and obesity therapies....

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Strategic Metals Become the New Oil in Global Supply Chain Race
Markets

Strategic Metals Become the New Oil in Global Supply Chain Race

MarketScreener’s new thematic list highlights the critical role of cobalt, lithium, tin and rare earths across auto, avi...

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Sony and TSMC Plan $6.3 Billion Joint Venture to Produce Next-Gen Image Sensors
Companies

Sony and TSMC Plan $6.3 Billion Joint Venture to Produce Next-Gen Image Sensors

A Nikkei report says Sony and TSMC will invest 1 trillion yen in a joint venture to manufacture advanced image sensor ch...

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Apple Turns to China’s CXMT for Memory Chips Amid AI Shortage, Testing U.S. Export Curbs
Companies

Apple Turns to China’s CXMT for Memory Chips Amid AI Shortage, Testing U.S. Export Curbs

Apple is exploring the use of standard memory chips from Chinese manufacturer CXMT in devices sold in China, a move forc...

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Aryzta Shares Plunge as German Weakness Triggers Strategic Business Review
Companies

Aryzta Shares Plunge as German Weakness Triggers Strategic Business Review

First-half organic sales fell 2.7%, far below the 0.4% decline expected, driven by price-sensitive German consumers and ...

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Allianz Trade Plans to Slash Credit Cover for Vistry Suppliers, Shares Tumble
Companies

Allianz Trade Plans to Slash Credit Cover for Vistry Suppliers, Shares Tumble

Credit insurer Allianz Trade is set to cut trade credit cover for suppliers of UK housebuilder Vistry Group by as much a...

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