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Hyundai reaches tentative deal with workers after strike

Hyundai reaches tentative deal with workers after strike

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor and the union representing its workers have reached a tentative deal on wages and bonuses, both sides said on Tuesday after a rare full-day strike.

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STARTRADER Adds 30 U.S. Stock and ETF CFDs as 2026 Product Expansion Accelerates

STARTRADER Adds 30 U.S. Stock and ETF CFDs as 2026 Product Expansion Accelerates

24 August 2026 launch expands access to quantum computing, cybersecurity, space, nuclear energy, AI and robotics.

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Trees 'giving up': climate change hammers historic English gardens

Trees 'giving up': climate change hammers historic English gardens

At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in the 17th century.

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Trees 'giving up': climnate change hammers historic English gardens

Trees 'giving up': climnate change hammers historic English gardens

At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in the 17th century.

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Malian songbird keeps age-old sounds alive at 88

Malian songbird keeps age-old sounds alive at 88

At the age of 88, barefoot and cinched into a belt of cowrie shells, renowned singer Mariam Bagayoko still sweeps across the stage with infectious energy, dazzling wide-eyed fans with the rhythms of a bygone Mali.

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Namibia paves way for phosphate mining in the Atlantic Ocean

Namibia paves way for phosphate mining in the Atlantic Ocean

Namibia has granted environmental clearance for an offshore phosphate mining project that paves the way for the world's first commercial seabed-dredging operation for the mineral, despite opposition from green groups and the fishing industry.

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Canada to announce response to Trump's new tariffs

Canada to announce response to Trump's new tariffs

Canada said it will announce Tuesday its response to President Donald Trump's new tariffs, as neighbors that used to be close allies spiral into a trade war.

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Six months into Iran war, Hormuz traffic way down, sailors stranded

Six months into Iran war, Hormuz traffic way down, sailors stranded

Six months since the start of the Middle East war, the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains largely paralysed, with thousands of sailors still stranded in the Gulf and commodity carrier traffic way below its normal level.

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Stocks stagger and oil rises as traders eye Iran threat, Nvidia results

Stocks stagger and oil rises as traders eye Iran threat, Nvidia results

Asian stocks fluctuated Tuesday while oil edged up as investors assess a US plan for the "economic asphyxiation" of Iran, while tech firms struggled following another down day on Wall Street and ahead of earnings from chip titan Nvidia.

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Netanyahu got his Iran war, but maybe not his desired result

Netanyahu got his Iran war, but maybe not his desired result

After decades of urging the United States to attack Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally got his wish. But after six months of inconclusive hostilities, Israel may ultimately find itself in a worse position than it was before the war.

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