Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces mounting pressure to detail how he will fund key policy pledges, including removing VAT from electricity bills, increasing defence spending, and accelerating a national care service. His new government prioritizes easing the cost of living but must navigate fiscal constraints and internal party disquiet.
Papa Leone XIV, nell'introduzione al suo libro "Disarmata e disarmante. La pace è un dono", denuncia che 103 Stati sono coinvolti in guerre e sottolinea che la pace è una responsabilità individuale e si costruisce con piccoli gesti. Afferma che il disarmo nucleare, non le armi atomiche, genera la pace, citando Bob Dylan.
South Korea's bourse operator, the Korea Exchange (KRX), activated a buy-side sidecar for the benchmark KOSPI index, suspending program trading for five minutes, after the index surged over 6% due to strong tech gains.
Des militants d'associations comme Sidaction et Aides ont manifesté au Jardin du Luxembourg contre la nomination de François-Noël Buffet comme Défenseur des droits. Ils dénoncent ses votes passés sur le mariage pour tous, la PMA et l'IVG, craignant un recul des droits fondamentaux.
Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı koordinasyonunda Türkiye Çevre Ajansı tarafından yürütülen Depozitosu Olan Ambalajlar (DOA) Sisteminde, yüksek miktarda içecek ambalajı biriktiren vatandaşlar için Sayma ve Doğrulama Merkezleri aracılığıyla bireysel toplu iade uygulaması başlatıldı. Bu yeni sistemle ambalaj başına 0,50 TL teşvik bedeli ödenecek ve operasyonel verimlilik artırılacak.
Taylor Farms, a lettuce supplier linked to a cyclospora outbreak, donated over $2 million to conservative political groups, including Trump-centric PACs, and spent $810,000 on lobbying for food safety regulation, raising concerns about corporate influence on public health policy.
ASML, Europe's largest technology company, is offering eligible employees worldwide a one-time conditional share award worth €20,000, vesting in 2030, to support continued growth. This comes as other major chipmakers like Samsung, SK Hynix, and TSMC also provide significant bonuses to their workers.
Arcus, a decentralized exchange backed by Robinhood Crypto, has launched tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on Robinhood Chain, offering over 95 stock tokens and derivatives. The platform uses a self-custodial model, but its stock tokens are unavailable in the US, Canada, and the UK due to ongoing regulatory questions.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced an immediate VAT cut on energy bills for six months, aiming to provide household "breathing space." The policy, costing £850m, is reportedly funded by cancelling a digital ID program, but critics question its targeting and the funding mechanism. Burnham also faces challenges in financing increased defence spending and potential infrastructure investment amidst high UK borrowing and fiscal rules.
Top Indian private sector banks, including HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Axis Bank, reported weaker net interest margins (NIMs) in the June quarter. This decline was primarily due to sluggish retail loan demand, pushing lenders towards lower-yielding corporate loans, a trend partly influenced by rising bond yields and the West Asia war.
Lionel Messi è rientrato a Rosario, sua città natale, con la famiglia dopo la finale persa, ricevendo un'accoglienza discreta. Ha espresso sui social il suo dolore per la sconfitta, mentre si specula sul suo futuro con l'Albiceleste, tra un possibile addio o la partecipazione ai Mondiali 2030.
Joshua Kerry, 28, has been charged with the murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe, 78, who was found dead at her Haytor, Devon home on July 9. Kerry allegedly attacked her with a hammer and took her wallet, with a potential political or terrorism motive under investigation.
La siccità in Italia mantiene una situazione critica, specialmente per l'idropotabile, nonostante i recenti temporali. Numerosi comuni in Veneto, Lombardia, Piemonte e Marche sono serviti da autobotti. L'Autorità di bacino del Po segnala condizioni severe per l'agricoltura e i grandi laghi.
En misstänkt gasexplosion orsakade en tunnelkollaps vid ett vattenkraftsprojekt i Samardung, Sikkim, Indien. 14 personer sitter fast, och räddningsarbetet försvåras av giftig gas. Sex personer från byggbolaget fastnade också under räddningsförsök.
The NSW government has launched an Aboriginal family preservation program with a $350m investment to reduce the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in out-of-home care. Co-designed with First Nations families and ACCOs, the program offers culturally safe support and is already showing success at Abcare in Coffs Harbour.
Andy Burnham, in his first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister, pledged a "cost of living government," announcing a VAT cut on household energy bills. The policy's funding, from scrapping Sir Keir Starmer's digital ID scheme, sparked an early row, with opposition and sacked loyalists questioning its viability.
Glenmark expects innovative products, particularly in oncology, to generate nearly 70% of its revenue within 5-6 years, marking a significant shift from its traditional generics-led model. Chairman Glenn Saldanha details new drug applications and the role of AI in accelerating drug discovery.
Three-year-old Eleri Ellesmere from New Tredegar drowned in a private swimming pool at a rented villa near Pollensa, Majorca, on June 24 during a family holiday. She died the next day in Palma hospital. A full inquest is scheduled for April 2027, and a fundraiser has been set up to support her grieving family.
Il Canada si unisce al Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) come osservatore, un piano per il caccia stealth di sesta generazione sviluppato da Gran Bretagna, Italia e Giappone. L'annuncio, avvenuto a Londra, apre la strada a un'espansione del programma, con l'Italia che auspica l'ingresso di altri Paesi come la Germania, rafforzando la deterrenza contro l'aggressività di Russia e Cina.
I leader del centrodestra, inclusa Giorgia Meloni, si sono riuniti a Palazzo Chigi per discutere la situazione interna e internazionale, definire le priorità di governo per l'autunno e affrontare l'utilizzo della flessibilità energetica europea.
Chinese developers' success in AI architectural innovation is seen by some analysts as potentially weakening the rationale for vast US spending on AI infrastructure, challenging US dominance in frontier models and computing hardware.
Goldman Sachs has introduced a new alternative investments platform to offer wealthy clients and family offices direct stakes in fast-growing private companies, including those benefiting from the AI investment boom, and to facilitate secondary market transactions for private holdings.
Il Canada è il primo Paese osservatore del Global Combat Air Programme (Gcap), il caccia stealth sviluppato da Regno Unito, Italia e Giappone. L'annuncio è stato fatto dal nuovo governo britannico a Londra, con il ministro della Difesa italiano Guido Crosetto che ha espresso pieno sostegno e la volontà di rafforzare la cooperazione.
Nintendo's Splatoon Raiders, the first spin-off in the popular ink-splattering series, is critiqued as a conventional cooperative action game. While designed for multiplayer, its straightforward missions and familiar mechanics make it feel pedestrian, lacking the unique charm and depth of the main Splatoon titles.
