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Four arson suspects arrested for setting fires in Brazil farmland: Police

The fires spread rapidly into the weekend through parched fields at the peak of the country's dry season

More than 70 dead after multiple militant attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

The assaults were the most widespread in years by ethnic militants fighting a decades-long insurgency to win secession of the resource-rich southwestern province, home to major China-led projects

UN aid operations in Gaza halted after Israel issues evacuation orders

The official said UN staff on the ground had been directed to try and find a way to keep operating. He said UN operations had not been formally suspended

Interarch Building Products' shares surge nearly 34% in market debut

The company's market valuation stood at Rs 1,990.94 crore

Trump threatens to pull out of US Presidential debate, hot mics an issue

So-called "hot mics" can help or hurt political candidates, catching off-hand comments that sometimes were not meant for the public

Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, says PM Justin Trudeau

Ottawa will also impose a 25 per cent tariff on imported steel and aluminum from China, Trudeau told reporters in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sebi ban on Anil Ambani, and his Reliance Group's many troubles: A timeline

Once ranked sixth-richest person in the world in 2008, Anil Ambani has faced numerous legal and financial hurdles, leading him to announce bankruptcy in a UK court in 2020

UltraTech Cement raises $500 million via sustainability-linked financing

Sustainability-linked finance is a method through which borrowers meet environmental, social and governance targets while raising funds

As US rate cuts near, economic 'soft-landing' odds could dictate market

History shows that stocks tend to perform far better when rate cuts come against a background of resilient growth instead of during a sharp economic slowdown

Yet to see accusations against Telegram founder Pavel Durov: Kremlin

Durov, who has dual French and United Arab Emirates citizenship, was arrested as part of a preliminary police investigation into allegedly allowing wide range of crimes to be committed using Telegram

Will respond to Ukraine's Kursk attack, ceasefire talks irrelevant: Kremlin

Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers smashed through the Russian border on Aug 6 in a surprise attack that Russian President Vladimir Putin said was aimed at improving Kyiv's negotiating position

As Fed's focus shift to protecting job market, policy needs to catch up

Powell's signal of coming rate cuts completed a Fed shift that began in January when it acknowledged emerging job market risks

Nvidia sales likely to double in Q2, even a slight miss may hurt shares

A beat or a miss on Wall Street expectations could either stoke or shatter an AI rally on Thursday, a day after Nvidia reports earnings for the May-July period

Rupee ends on flat note, closes 1 paisa higher at 83.90 against US dollar

The rupee closed at 83.90 against the US dollar, nearly unchanged from its close at 83.89 in the previous session. The currency hit a peak of 83.81 in early trading

Oil prices jump 1% on West Asia escalation fears, US rate cut expectations

Brent crude futures climbed 79 cents, or 1 per cent, to $79.81 a barrel by 0910 GMT, while US crude futures were at $75.63 a barrel, up 80 cents, or 1.07 per cent

Indian rupee likely to miss Fed pivot-fueled emerging market rally

The move was in line with the rupee's recent underperformance as the currency has failed to gain from the dollar's broad slump

Dutch watchdog fines Uber $324 mn allegedly for not protecting driver data

The DPA said Uber transferred personal data to the United States and failed to appropriately safeguard the data

Greek-flagged ship on fire from Aug 23 post Houthi attack: EU naval mission

Houthis, who control Yemen's most populous regions, said on Thursday that they attacked the Sounion oil tanker in the Red Sea

Belgium's UCB to sell its Chinese neurology, allergy business for $680 mn

UCB said in a statement there would be no impact on its forecast for 2024

Here's what went wrong for Nestle's recently ousted CEO Schneider

This feat was particularly remarkable, given the hit industry margins took during the pandemic