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Slash teases new Guns N’ Roses album: “There’s a lot of writing going down”
Slash has hinted that Guns N’ Roses could be working towards a new studio album, telling Rolling Stone Australia that “a lot of writing” is currently taking place within the band and that they hope to get into the studio soon. It would mark the group’s first full-length release since 2008’s long-delayed “Chinese Democracy”, and…
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Oil prices rise and gold hits two-month high after Trump makes new deal demands on Iran – business live
Oil prices and gold both rose after Donald Trump issued fresh demands over a new nuclear deal with Iran, including compensation for damage the US claims to have incurred, complicating an already fragile standoff. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil-shipping route, remains effectively closed despite the absence of active conflict, keeping energy markets…
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Gramado Film Festival Hosts the First International Meeting of Cities
The Gramado Film Festival in southern Brazil will host the inaugural International Meeting of Cities from 12–14 August 2026, as part of its Gramado Film Market. The event will bring together municipal authorities from cities including Medellín, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Maricá and host city Gramado, alongside representatives of Brazilian and Ibero-American organisations, to…
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Nvidia links with Wall Street firms for $500bn AI financing deal
Nvidia has struck agreements with six major Wall Street firms to raise more than $500bn (£370bn) in capital to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure, underlining how the AI boom is drawing in institutional investors as governments, companies and startups race to build datacentres. Chief executive Jensen Huang said Nvidia has the option to backstop up to…
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Brothers aged 11 and 20 fatally gunned down as they backed into their driveway by neighbor from hell, police say
An 11-year-old and his 20-year-old brother were shot dead outside their Texas home as they reversed into their driveway, with police alleging the killer was a neighbour who had a long history of hostility towards the family. The suspect, identified by authorities, is accused of opening fire on the pair, prompting a murder investigation and…
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Consumer confidence at near two-year high as World Cup and UK holidaying lift summer spending
Consumer confidence in the UK rose to its highest level in almost two years in July, driven by England’s run in the men’s football World Cup, a rise in domestic holidaymaking, and easing geopolitical uncertainty. Barclays said the improved mood translated into greater willingness to spend on non-essentials, as people reported feeling more secure in…
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Car hire firm told me I was a ‘no-show’ so I lost £185
An Australian traveller lost £185 after Holiday Autos and its car hire partner at Heathrow wrongly marked her as a “no-show” when her flight was severely delayed, despite her having prepaid and supplied her flight number as required. Forced to hire a larger, more expensive replacement car on the spot, she was then caught in…
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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
The shift comes as U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have dwindled and as stop-start talks seem again to have stalled. But Trump insists the pressure can lead to a breakthrough.
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They cannot even flush their toilets: life in east London blocks where taps often run dry
Hundreds of residents in nine housing association blocks on the Devons Road estate in Tower Hamlets, east London, have been left without a reliable water supply since Christmas Day last year, with taps frequently running dry for much of the day. The prolonged disruption, which landlord Poplar Harca has been slow to resolve, has left…
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RBA holds rates as ASX reaches record high
The Reserve Bank of Australia held interest rates steady, easing pressure on mortgage holders and other borrowers who had braced for a further increase in borrowing costs. The decision coincided with the Australian share market (ASX) climbing to record highs, suggesting investors welcomed the central bank’s cautious, steady-as-she-goes stance, though the RBA governor made clear…