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TheHill.com 

This is why party platforms still matter 

Party platforms matter because they reflect the general consensus of party members nationwide, but they are competing with an array of other intra-party actors and groups that struggle to leave their own marks on the nation's directions and policy outcomes.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

India, EFTA trade pact under ratification process: Jitin Prasada

The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement between India and EFTA, signed in March, awaits ratification in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. The deal promises investment benefits and reduced duties on select products. India's trade with EFTA hit USD 24 billion in 2023-24, with a trade gap favoring EFTA.

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 

Slain Chechen's Family Not Informed Of Deal To Exchange Hitman Krasikov

The widow of the former Chechen field commander Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, who was shot dead in Berlin in late August 2019, said she and her family had not been informed about the plan to take her husband's killer out of a German prison and send him back to Russia as part of a prisoner swap.

BBC Sport 

Page wins trampoline gold medal

Great Britain's Bryony Page wins a gold medal in the final of the women's trampoline at the Paris Olympics, to complete here set after silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo.

Engineeringnews.co.za 

Report shows commitment of companies to establishing ESG strategies

Amid a global evolving environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) landscape, the Sanlam ESG Barometer Conference, held on August 1, in Johannesburg, highlighted the current state of ESG across various sectors and how it is shaping business investment decisions. With this in mind, the 2024 Sanlam ESG Barometer report, based on research conducted by Krutham, was launched at this year’s event. It includes insights about the ESG initiatives of  JSE-listed and, for the first time, Kenyan-listed companies.