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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Paytm launches NFC soundbox that doubles up as card payment machine

One 97 Communications, the company behind Paytm, launched a card soundbox that serves as a card payment machine and audible receipt announcer. This innovation allows small businesses to accept secure payments through NFC cards and UPI. The device offers an affordable and convenient solution for merchants to handle various payment methods using one system.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Kerala weather update: Red alert issued for Wayanad and three other districts amid landslides that claimed 45 lives

Kerala's Wayanad and neighboring districts have been hit by heavy to extremely heavy rain, with an official death toll of 36, including children and women, as of Tuesday. The state government has deployed multiple NDRF teams, helicopters, and rescue units to Mundakkai, which has been completely cut off due to a devastating landslide in Wayanad district.

CounterPunch 

Project 2025: A New Pax Romana

Roman poet Juvenal coined the phrase “bread and circuses” nearly 2,000 years ago for the extravagant entertainment the Roman Empire used to distract attention from imperial policies that caused widespread discontent. Imagine the lavish banquets, gladiatorial bouts, use and abuse of young men and women for the pleasure of the rich, and so much more that characterized the later years of that empire. And none of it seems that far off from the situation we, in these increasingly dis-United States, find ourselves in today. Читать дальше...

Sky News 

NatWest retail share sale plans scrapped

NatWest has said it "welcomes" the government's commitment to returning it to full private ownership after the chancellor announced she was scrapping a retail share sale in the high street bank.

CounterPunch 

From the UK, a New Reminder Why Inequality Must Go

Inequality, note Wilkinson and Pickett, heightens hierarchy and reinforces the notion that some people — rich people — have more intrinsic value than people of more modest means. Within this unequal social reality, “people worry more about how they’re seen and judged.” Status rules supreme, leaving some among us “overcome with a sense of inadequacy and depression” while a fortunate few view life through an exceptionally narcissistic lens. More

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AsianMilitaryReview.com 

Europe energises Exercise Pitch Black 2024

Five European nations joined the Pitch Black 2024 air force exercise from 12 July till 2 August, the continent’s largest ever presence Down Under. France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK all despatched aircraft to this biennial exercise centred upon Australia’s Northern Territory. Unfortunately, a European air force departed with one less aircraft than with […]

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Emma Raducanu returns to action with victory over Elise Mertens at Washington Open - Sky Sports

  1. Emma Raducanu returns to action with victory over Elise Mertens at Washington Open  Sky Sports
  2. Emma Raducanu fights off jet lag for late-night Washington win over Mertens  The Guardian
  3. Emma Raducanu: Brit makes winning return against Elise Mertens at Washington Open  BBC.com
  4. Emma Raducanu fights off jet lag to win late-night opener at Washington Open  The Telegraph
  5. Emma Raducanu shares tough message to self after beating Elise Mertens in DC Open  Express