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'Like fighting a dinosaur': Sydney woman recalls how she punched shark during attack - Published A Sydney woman who survived a shark attack has described the moment she came face-to-face with a 4m great white before repeatedly punching it. Leah Stewart, 34, was dragged under the

Listen to this article in summarized format Brent crude futures climbed $1.08, or 1.23%, to $89.18 a barrel as at 0040 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $84.32, up 92 cents, or 1.10%. U.S. forces struck two launchers on Iran's Larak island in the Hormuz strait o

Listen to this article in summarized format Emerging-market bonds have rallied alongside gold and Bitcoin this month as mounting anxiety over the US deficits have spurred demand for alternatives to the greenback. This asset rotation is being driven by fear the dollar will lose it

Jewish community in harder position than immediately after synagogue attack, says rabbi - Published The Jewish community at a synagogue where two men were killed in 2025 feels less safe now than it did immediately after the attack, its rabbi has said almost one year on. Rabbi Dan

As I push through the doors, the smell of chlorine hits me. Instantly, I feel sick, and I remember why I don't go swimming. I'm getting ready for my first swimming lesson in over 10 years, trying to convince myself it won't be so bad. Before I know it, I'm in the water. I glance

Elevated crude prices following the West Asia war could feed into broader inflation expectations and force the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to intervene. However, monetary policy is more effective at moderating demand-side excesses than at addressing external supply constraints. G

Stock market recap: Indian equities rebounded on Friday, snapping a two-day losing streak, as Nifty 50 climbed 84.80 points, or 0.35%, to close at 24,175.65, while Sensex added 330.92 points, or 0.43%, to settle at 77,264.51. The rally was led by a sharp surge in IT stocks, after

Foreign and Indian investors are expected to take the leadership transition at HDFC Bank Ltd in stride, with the lender's American Depositary Receipt (ADR) rising sharply ahead of the disclosure and domestic shares recovering from a 52-week low on Friday. HDFC Bank’s ADR rose 2.7

Purple Style Labs, the parent company of luxury-fashion platform Pernia’s Pop-Up Shop (PPUS), is heading to the public markets. The The initial public offering (IPO) will launch on August 31, 2026. Ahead of the commencement of the bidding for its public issue, the company has rai

Analysts said a move above Friday’s high and the 50-day exponential moving average (EMA), placed around 24,190, could pave the way for a pullback towards 24,300-24,350 in the coming sessions. On the downside, a breach of the weekly low of 24,076 could see the index test the key s

Listen to this article in summarized format STATE OF THE MARKETS GIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a negative start GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded lower by 94 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 24,218, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Monday. Tech Vi

They have urged the capital market regulator to allow them to directly link their servers with exchange systems for more efficient order execution, among other things. The proposal - put forward by persons representing large offshore funds and custodians at a recent meeting with

Axel Springer is expanding in the Middle East, joining a growing number of Western publishers with an editorial presence in the region — and testing a key pillar of its editorial beliefs. Last week, the German news media giant announced that it is investing in The Circuit, an Abu

What will Sonia Gandhi's memoir reveal about India's most powerful dynasty? - Published When Sonia Gandhi became president of India's main opposition Congress party in 1998, she was an unlikely and largely enigmatic political leader. Italian-born and the widow of former prime min

Block and bulk trades worth at least ₹80,000 crore were executed during the month - the highest since June 2025. Domestic mutual funds, insurance companies, pension funds, and a clutch of foreign institutions lapped up the increased supply of shares in the market. In July, these

'Killers blocked from early release' and 'Harry should fund security'Published2 hours agoImage caption, Several of Monday's papers lead with changes to the prisoner early release announced by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The Times leads on the fact that killers, including two men

Three mainboard IPOs that opened last week - Priority Jewels, ESDS Software Solutions and Lumino Industries - will close this week. Five companies that completed their IPOs last week - Augmont Enterprises, Hy-Tech Engineers, Skyways Air Services, Symbiotec Pharmalab and Annu Proj

The US-Canada trade war in 5 charts - Published The US and Canada appear no closer to resolving their ongoing trade dispute. Tensions have been simmering between the two neighbours since President Donald Trump returned to the White House just over 18 months ago, and unleashed a w

Sashidhar Jagdishan's exit from HDFC Bank brings to an end a tenure marked by regulatory scrutiny, governance allegations and severe market underperformance, even as the bank’s loans and deposits grew smartly. On Saturday, Jagdishan decided not to seek a third term as the head of

Shares of South Korean beauty company APR have surged nearly 100% this year as the K-beauty company rapidly expands its presence in the U.S. Its flagship Medicube brand is set to enter Costco stores across the U.S. in September, APR told CNBC. Medicube's Zero Pore Pad 2.0, a skin

US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks - Published US forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IR

Tiny Singapore is throwing cash and incentives at its citizens to avoid a long-term demographic crisis, but it may take many years before the level of success becomes clear. The city-state recently unveiled a series of new measures aimed at removing obstacles to having children,

Samuel breaks more new ground with first win at a Slam - Published British qualifier Toby Samuel broke more new ground with a dominant victory over Tomas Machac on his US Open main-draw debut. The 23-year-old came from a set down in each of his three qualifying matches in New Yor

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'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites - Published Do your parents have a favourite child and give them more money, gifts or help? Financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood and, in some case

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UK raises case of British activist detained by settlers in West Bank with Israel - Published The UK Foreign Office says it has raised the detention of a British national in the occupied West Bank with Israeli authorities. Finn Joughin, a 22-year-old student activist, was arrested

World number one Scheffler claims second Fedex Cup title - Published Tour Championship, final leaderboard -16 S Scheffler (US); -13 V Hovland (Nor); -12 R Gerard (US); -11 A Fitzpatrick (Eng), C Gotterup (US), R McIlroy (NI), R Henley (US), MW Lee (Aus), J Bridgeman (US), L Aberg

US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US had secured majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves, expanding Washington’s influence over the country’s energy industry. Under the agreement, a joint company comprising the US governmen

Nepal’s catastrophic landslides — which have killed hundreds with thousands more unaccounted for — underlined the plight of developing nations in climate disasters: They are not large emitters but are disproportionately affected. Accelerating snow and glacier melt likely caused a

Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident. Totaling 1,200 agents, the swarms justified the sel

Iceland voted against resuming talks to join the European Union, officials announced Sunday, as concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration. Icelandic voters rejected the measure amid widespread concern over maintaining control over fishing rights, a back

US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole speech on Friday eased fears that the central banker wouldn’t raise interest rates to tackle inflation, as the odds of a September hike jumped. Though Warsh “was keen not to provide forward guidance… his words smacked of

Russia threatened “massive strikes” against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Sunday after weeks of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities, as both sides target the economic systems sustaining the war. A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at one of Russia’s largest oil r

Aon is nearing a roughly $17 billion deal, including debt, to acquire insurance brokerage USI from private-equity firm KKR, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. A deal could be announced as soon as Monday, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. USI is an in