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Hong Kong’s First-Half Air Passenger Traffic Up 11.7%, Chan Says automated-news
Hong Kong’s First-Half Air Passenger Traffic Up 11.7%, Chan Says

Hong Kong’s airport passenger traffic jumped 11.7% on year in the first half, as the Asian financial hub hosted a variety of events and attracted more visitors, according to the city’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan.

16 Aug 2026
India Readies Big LPG Output Boost as Hormuz Uncertainty Lingers automated-news
India Readies Big LPG Output Boost as Hormuz Uncertainty Lingers

India has directed its state companies and private refiners to prepare for a sharp increase in cooking gas production, seeking to bolster domestic supplies as the Iran war prolongs uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway for about 90% of the country’s liquefied petroleum gas imports.

16 Aug 2026
NYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Sunday, August 16 automated-news
NYT ‘Pips’ Hints, Answers And Walkthrough For Sunday, August 16

Looking for help with today's New York Times Pips? We'll walk you through today's puzzle and help you match dominoes to tiles.

15 Aug 2026
Morgan Stanley sends a blunt Tesla message to investors automated-news
Morgan Stanley sends a blunt Tesla message to investors

Morgan Stanley sends a blunt Tesla message to investors

15 Aug 2026
Small, microcaps offer better alpha opportunities; midcaps look expensive: Equitree CIO Pawan Bharaddia automated-news
Small, microcaps offer better alpha opportunities; midcaps look expensive: Equitree CIO Pawan Bharaddia

Indian equities may stay supported by a resilient domestic economy, but future returns are likely to depend more on earnings growth than valuation re-rating, says Pawan Bharaddia of Equitree Capital Advisors. He sees alpha opportunities in select small and microcaps, especially those with a ₹1,000–5

15 Aug 2026
Australia gun buyback spurred by Bondi attack to start in November, PM says automated-news
Australia gun buyback spurred by Bondi attack to start in November, PM says

Australia introduced measures to reduce gun ownership following a deadly attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach last year.

15 Aug 2026
France's Léon Marchand wins first European title in front of home crowd automated-news
France's Léon Marchand wins first European title in front of home crowd

Day six of the European Championships in Paris saw four-time Olympic champion Léon Marchand claim his first continental title by winning the 200m butterfly final. There was another gold medal for France later in the evening, with Mary-Ambre Moluh setting a new European record to win the 100m backstr

15 Aug 2026
IPO wave: six companies eye nearly Rs 5,600 cr next week automated-news
IPO wave: six companies eye nearly Rs 5,600 cr next week

Anticipation is high in the primary market as six firms prepare to launch IPOs this week, including Blackstone-backed Horizon Industrial Parks and Lalithaa Jewellery Mart. With an increase in public issues, these companies aim to secure funds for growth and development. Following several recent mark

15 Aug 2026
Russian strikes kill Ukrainian woman as NATO jet downs drone over Romania automated-news
Russian strikes kill Ukrainian woman as NATO jet downs drone over Romania

Romania's Defence Ministry didn't specify origin of the drone but has previously blamed Russia for similar incidents.

15 Aug 2026
Flood in rural northwestern Spain kills two, injures two babies automated-news
Flood in rural northwestern Spain kills two, injures two babies

Two women were killed and two babies were injured when torrential rain sparked a flood and a landslide in rural northwestern Spain on Saturday, authorities said. The flood comes after weeks of heatwaves and wildfires in the country.

15 Aug 2026
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