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The article calls for clear and easy-to-understand labels at fuel pumps to warn boaters that E15 fuel should not be used in boats. The goal is to prevent damage by making sure boaters know this fuel is not safe for their engines.
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E15 is a type of gasoline that contains 15% ethanol.
Boats should not use E15 fuel because it can harm their engines.
Current fuel pump labels are not clear enough for boaters.
The article suggests using simple, standardized wording on pumps.
The recommended label is: "E15 is not for boats."
Better labels would help prevent accidents and engine problems.
Clear warnings at pumps are important for boaters' safety.
The article focuses on protecting boat engines from wrong fuel use.
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French newspapers have asked France’s competition authority to investigate Google’s use of AI-generated article summaries. They say these summaries reduce traffic to their websites and violate a 2022 agreement about using media content.
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Nearly 300 French newspapers filed a complaint against Google with the competition watchdog.
Google's AI summaries show up above regular search links and pull information from many sources.
The media groups say Google did not get their consent before launching these summaries in France in July 2026.
The newspapers want fair compensation for the use of their content in AI summaries.
Google was fined 250 million euros in 2024 for breaking parts of a 2022 compensation deal with French media.
Media companies have lost revenue as advertising moves online and tech companies take a large share.
Critics say AI summaries reduce clicks to original articles, hurting publishers’ income.
Google claims the AI helps users find new information and offers ways for publishers to control their content.
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Benoit Castel, a pastry chef from Paris, was named World Confectioner of the Year by the International Union of Bakers and Confectioners. He runs several pastry shops in Paris, focuses on quality ingredients, and creates pastries inspired by his home region of Brittany.
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Benoit Castel won the World Confectioner of the Year award in July 2026.
He owns three restaurants and a delicatessen in Paris.
Castel emphasizes the importance of using high-quality products in his pastries.
His signature pastry is a chocolate choux decorated with a small shortbread biscuit.
Ingredients like fruits and vegetables come from his own gardens in Brittany.
He started wanting to be a chef at age seven and was inspired by a sugar art display at age ten.
Castel works closely with his head baker, Romain Montbabut, to try new recipes.
He developed unique breads including one made from unsold bread to reduce waste.
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Oil prices briefly rose above $90 a barrel and gold reached a two-month high after President Donald Trump made new demands for a deal with Iran. At the same time, UK housebuilder Bellway lowered its profit forecast due to weaker demand and higher costs, reflecting challenges in the housing market.
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Brent crude oil price jumped over 2% to above $90 per barrel before falling slightly to $87.53.
A small cargo ship flying Tanzania’s flag was reportedly attacked by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in the Red Sea, possibly causing crew deaths.
This attack would be the first Houthi strike causing casualties on a ship since conflict escalated in the Middle East after U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Bellway, a major UK housebuilder, cut its full-year profit outlook to at least £320 million, down from a previous range up to £330 million.
Bellway’s sales slowed after April due to higher mortgage rates, political uncertainty, and rising energy costs.
The company completed nearly 9,700 homes in the past year, better than expected, but has a smaller forward order value.
Bellway announced a new £50 million share buyback, adding to an ongoing £150 million program.
Flexible office space provider IWG saw its shares drop over 11% after analysts flagged cash flow risks.
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China’s stock market dropped in July despite government efforts to support it. Investors sold technology stocks even after China announced major tech advances, showing concern over profits and the wider economy.
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China’s CSI 300 stock index fell 7.9% in July despite government support.
Chinese state-owned firms bought $8.9 billion in shares to try to stabilize the market.
Authorities held meetings urging stable and healthy capital markets.
China announced two major technology developments: a deep ultraviolet lithography machine and an advanced AI model called Kimi K3.
Investors sold technology stocks because they doubted these advances would lead to profits.
The biggest new stock offering was CXMT, a memory-chip company, but investors saw it as heavily subsidized and risky.
The Chinese economy faces challenges like a falling property market, 20% unemployment, and many people working gig jobs.
The government is trying to boost market confidence to encourage spending.
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A mining company in Rwanda called Trinity Metals exports tungsten from its Nyakabingo mine. This tungsten makes up about 20% of the tungsten used in the United States, including for defense purposes.
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Trinity Metals is a mining company based in Rwanda.
It operates the Nyakabingo tungsten mine.
Tungsten from this mine accounts for up to 20% of the US primary tungsten concentrate consumption.
The tungsten is part of the US defense supply chain.
The article was issued on August 11, 2026.
Tungsten is a metal used in various industries, including defense.
This connection shows Rwanda as a supplier to the US mineral needs.
No further details about contract terms or volumes were given.
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A group of Malaysian farmers and environmental organizations wants the government to stop a test project involving genetically modified (GM) rice. They are concerned the GM rice could harm regular rice crops, the environment, and food safety.
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The group includes 61 organizations representing farmers, consumers, and environmentalists.
The project is a field trial for GM rice tolerant to glyphosate herbicide and resistant to diseases.
The trial is proposed by Zen Cropscience and planned for northern Perak state.
The group worries GM rice could mix with normal and wild rice, causing contamination.
They fear increased use of glyphosate could create stronger weeds needing more chemicals.
There are concerns that leftover glyphosate could end up in food.
The group says Malaysia’s laws do not protect farmers well if their crops are harmed by contamination.
The National Biosafety Board says the trial will be contained and claims the risk is low but has not completed all safety tests.
Malaysia currently imports much of its rice and produces only about half of its consumption needs.
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Ina and David Steiner, a husband-and-wife reporting team, experienced a harassment campaign linked to eBay after covering the company for many years. After six years of legal battles, they settled for $55.7 million with eBay over threats and disturbing deliveries sent to their home in 2019.
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Ina and David Steiner started reporting in Silicon Valley around 2000, focusing on tech and ecommerce.
They created EcommerceBytes, an online magazine with over 600,000 readers, supporting small business owners using platforms like eBay.
In 2019, they were subjected to a harassment campaign including live spiders, a bloody mask, and disturbing mail sent to their home and neighbors.
The Steiners installed home security and took safety precautions during the threats.
Police investigation linked the harassment to eBay employees using company resources.
The harassment appeared connected to Steiner’s reporting on eBay’s CEO and company issues.
In 2024, eBay and former executives agreed to a $55.7 million settlement with the Steiners after criminal and civil cases.
The case highlights risks journalists can face when reporting critically on powerful companies.
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The Lloyd Center shopping mall in Portland, which opened in 1960 with a popular ice rink, has closed along with its rink after nearly 70 years. This closure reflects a broader trend in the U.S. where mall ice rinks, once common and accessible community spaces, have disappeared as malls decline or are redeveloped.
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Lloyd Center had an ice rink since 1960, first outdoor then enclosed by a glass ceiling.
The rink was a popular community spot for skating lessons, holiday events, and social gatherings.
The rink supported a Learn To Skate USA program with one of the highest enrollment rates in the country.
Lloyd Center’s ice rink closed recently, marking the end of rink skating within Portland city limits.
Mall ice rinks historically offered easy public access to skating without needing private club memberships.
The rink was downsized in 2016 to an oval shape, which limited competitive skating opportunities.
The mall also hosted other community activities like chess clubs, study groups, and social meet-ups.
Lloyd Center coach Alec Schmitt called it the “most inclusive rink” he had known, highlighting its community role.
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A woman bought a Prada handbag on the secondhand platform Vinted for £400, using their paid authentication service. Later, she found out at a Prada store and through an independent check that the bag was fake, but she could not get a refund because she had already accepted the item.
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Dani Bekyarova-Delev bought a handbag in 2024 on Vinted for £400 with authentication for £10.
The handbag was later declared counterfeit by Prada and an independent authentication service.
Vinted’s experts check items offline by looking at details like stitching and logos but can’t guarantee authenticity.
Buyers have 2 days after receiving an item to report doubts if verification was used; 14 days if from a professional seller.
After accepting the bag as genuine, Bekyarova-Delev could not get a refund despite showing proof it was fake.
Designer bags like the one she bought normally sell for about £1,500 on the official Prada website.
Online sales of fake designer goods increased by 30% in 2025, according to Citizens Advice.
Platforms like Vinted, Depop, and eBay say they ban users who sell counterfeit items.
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Delivery drivers working for gig economy platforms in Australia will get a minimum pay rate of $31.30 an hour and personal injury insurance under new rules set by the Fair Work Commission. These standards aim to protect workers while keeping the flexible nature of on-demand delivery jobs.
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The Fair Work Commission approved a minimum hourly pay rate starting at $31.30 for gig delivery workers.
The rules apply to workers delivering food, drinks, and groceries for platforms like UberEats and DoorDash.
The new standards take effect from August 17, 2024.
Delivery workers must maintain insurance for damage caused by their vehicles, but platforms will provide and pay for personal accident insurance.
Pay rates will increase by 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2027.
The standards provide clearer ways to resolve disputes and allow workers unpaid time off.
The rules cover any on-demand delivery platform operating in Australia, not just those involved in the application.
These changes follow workplace reforms by the Albanese government giving the industrial umpire power to set minimum standards for gig workers.
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France has introduced a new law banning unsolicited telemarketing calls to protect consumers from unwanted sales calls and fraud. The law requires companies to get prior consent before calling and imposes heavy fines on violators.
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The new law in France prohibits businesses from calling consumers without their prior permission.
People can withdraw their consent to receive marketing calls at any time.
Violators face fines up to 75,000 euros per illegal call for individuals and 375,000 euros for companies.
About 75% of people in France receive at least one unwanted marketing call per week.
There are exceptions, like calls to customers who already have contracts or who gave explicit consent.
Consumers can report unwanted calls on a government website.
The law has raised concerns in Morocco, where call center jobs might be at risk due to less telemarketing work from France.
Morocco has a strong telemarketing industry, earning over $1 billion annually, mainly from French companies outsourcing there.
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Heathrow Airport has lost its title as Europe’s busiest airport to Istanbul Airport, which had more passengers in July 2024. Heathrow is operating nearly at full capacity and is pushing for government approval to build a third runway to handle more passengers and support economic growth.
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Heathrow had 7.86 million passengers in July 2024.
Istanbul Airport had 8.15 million passengers in the same month, overtaking Heathrow.
Heathrow was Europe’s busiest airport from 1996 to 2019 and regained the title after 2020 until now.
Passenger traffic at Heathrow on Middle East routes dropped by 20.2% due partly to the US-Israel-Iran conflict.
Heathrow runs nearly at full capacity with two runways and wants permission to add a third runway.
The planned expansion would allow Heathrow to serve up to 150 million passengers a year; it handled 84.46 million passengers in 2023.
The UK government is consulting on Heathrow’s expansion plan, with aims to build the third runway by 2035.
New airlines from Italy, the US, and Saudi Arabia have started flights to Heathrow, showing high demand.
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London Heathrow Airport lost its position as Europe’s busiest airport to Istanbul Airport in July, with Istanbul serving 8.15 million passengers compared to Heathrow’s 7.86 million. Heathrow has faced a drop in Middle East passenger traffic due to the US-Israel conflict with Iran and is planning to expand by building a third runway to handle more passengers.
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Istanbul Airport had 8.15 million passengers in July 2025, while Heathrow had 7.86 million.
Heathrow was Europe’s busiest airport from 1996 to 2019 and again since 2023, except during the 2020 pandemic.
Passenger numbers on routes to the Middle East from Heathrow fell by 20.2% in July 2025.
Heathrow operates two runways nearly at full capacity and wants approval to build a third runway.
The airport recorded 84.46 million passengers in the first half of 2025.
Heathrow’s busiest day in 2025 was July 19, with 267,000 passengers.
Heathrow plans an expansion to handle up to 150 million passengers annually.
The airport will charge airlines higher fees to recover costs spent on the third runway project’s early work.
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A US judge dismissed criminal bribery and fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. The judge criticized the unusual way the case was dropped but confirmed the charges could not be brought back.
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Gautam Adani was accused in 2024 of bribing Indian officials and misleading US investors.
Adani and his companies denied any wrongdoing.
US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis approved the Justice Department’s request to drop the charges.
The judge criticized that a top official made the decision without consulting prosecutors and investigators.
The Justice Department said the case was hard to prosecute because much alleged conduct happened outside the US.
Adani hired a new legal team led by Robert Giuffra Jr., a personal lawyer to President Donald Trump.
Adani promised to invest $10 billion in the US and create 15,000 jobs, but the judge said this did not influence the dismissal decision.
The charges were dismissed with prejudice, so they cannot be filed again.
Separate from this case, Adani and related companies settled other US regulatory penalties worth millions of dollars.
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Nvidia has teamed up with six big Wall Street firms to raise over $500 billion to fund artificial intelligence projects. The plan will create special financing platforms to help investors put money into AI computing as a new type of investment.
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Nvidia partnered with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR.
The total money to be raised for AI infrastructure is more than $500 billion.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia can back up to $125 billion of this financing.
The deal will allow outside investors to treat AI computing power as an investment asset.
Big tech companies’ AI spending is expected to go beyond $730 billion this year.
Nvidia is valued at $5.3 trillion and supplies AI technology to companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta.
The exact financial terms and schedule for using the $500 billion were not revealed.
Executives emphasize AI computing as a crucial infrastructure for industries and countries.
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Consumer confidence in the UK reached its highest level in nearly two years in July, helped by the final stages of the men’s football World Cup and more people taking holidays within the country. Barclays reported a rise in consumer spending, especially in pubs, cinemas, and UK accommodations, while some retailers saw mixed results during the summer heat.
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In July, 30% of people surveyed felt confident about the UK economy, the best since February 2022.
Consumer card spending increased by 2% compared to the same month last year.
Spending in pubs rose by 10%, partly due to England’s World Cup performance, adding about £150 million in sales.
Cinema card spending grew by 2.6%, supported by popular movies like Toy Story 5 and The Odyssey.
Heatwaves led to less spending on airplane tickets and more on UK holidays, with accommodation spending up 2.6%.
Food sales grew by 3.8% year on year in July, while sales of big items like furniture and computers fell.
Retailers such as John Lewis, H&M, and Zara reported tough trading conditions, but toy shops like HMV saw visitor numbers rise by 12%.
Next upgraded its profit forecast for the third time in 2024 due to good weather and a calmer global economy.
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Oil prices stayed steady after a big jump the previous day, as uncertainty remains about when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen for oil shipments. Asian stock markets showed mixed results, with some rising and others falling, while U.S. futures moved slightly higher.
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Brent crude oil held steady at $87.72 per barrel, and U.S. crude was steady at $82.13 after a 5% rise the day before.
Oil prices have been volatile recently due to hopes and concerns over a U.S.-Iran deal affecting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
South Korea’s Kospi index rose by 1.5%, helped by a 4.6% gain in Samsung Electronics shares.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dropped 0.6%, and Shanghai’s index edged down 0.1%.
Australia’s main stock index went up 0.5% after the Reserve Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 4.35%.
U.S. stock indices showed small declines after recent records, with the S&P 500 down 0.1%.
U.S. companies are reporting strong profit growth, with earnings up about 50% from last year.
Berkshire Hathaway gained 1.5% after reporting better profits and increasing stock investments under CEO Greg Abel.
MarineMax shares jumped 46.1% after agreeing to sell itself for $1.5 billion in cash to a Blackstone portfolio company.
Varex Imaging shares rose 48.8% following an acquisition announcement by Teledyne Technologies.
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Seaside businesses in Skegness, England, report fewer evening customers and less spending despite a rise in overall visitors. Traders say many visitors are day trippers who come during the day but leave early, affecting local shops, cafes, and pubs.
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Visitor numbers on the east coast increased by 8% in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching 2.94 million.
The economic impact of tourism in East Lindsey District was about £752 million in 2025, up 15%.
Local businesses like fish and chip cafes and pubs have fewer customers in the evening and are closing earlier.
Many visitors now are day trippers who spend less time and money than holidaymakers staying overnight.
Visitor days in serviced accommodations dropped from 856,000 in 2023 to 722,000 in 2025.
Non-serviced accommodation visitor days increased from 8.1 million to 8.9 million in the same period.
Tourism supports nearly 7,000 jobs in the East Lindsey District, a 5% increase from before.
Visitors say they enjoy their holidays but cut back on spending due to rising costs.
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President Donald Trump’s media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), reported a loss of $238 million in the second quarter of 2026, despite earning $1.7 million in revenue. Most of the loss was due to decreases in the value of digital assets and securities, with the company’s total losses reaching $644 million in the first half of 2026.
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TMTG reported a net loss of $238 million for April-June 2026.
The company earned $1.7 million in revenue during the same period.
$190.4 million of the loss came from unrealized losses on digital assets and securities.
Additional losses included $11.7 million in unpaid interest added to loans and $8.1 million from stock-based pay.
The company’s revenue grew 89% compared to last year, mostly from advertising and subscriptions.
TMTG’s total losses in the first half of 2026 were $644 million against $2.5 million in revenue.
TMTG owns Truth Social, Truth+ streaming, and Truth.Fi fintech, and recently launched Truth API, a paid market data service.
Truth Social’s user visits dropped by more than one-third year-over-year in July 2026, lagging behind bigger social platforms.
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