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STARTRADER Adds 30 U.S. Stock and ETF CFDs as 2026 Product Expansion Accelerates

STARTRADER Adds 30 U.S. Stock and ETF CFDs as 2026 Product Expansion Accelerates

24 August 2026 launch expands access to quantum computing, cybersecurity, space, nuclear energy, AI and robotics.

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Trees 'giving up': climate change hammers historic English gardens

Trees 'giving up': climate change hammers historic English gardens

At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in the 17th century.

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Trees 'giving up': climnate change hammers historic English gardens

Trees 'giving up': climnate change hammers historic English gardens

At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in the 17th century.

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Malian songbird keeps age-old sounds alive at 88

Malian songbird keeps age-old sounds alive at 88

At the age of 88, barefoot and cinched into a belt of cowrie shells, renowned singer Mariam Bagayoko still sweeps across the stage with infectious energy, dazzling wide-eyed fans with the rhythms of a bygone Mali.

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Namibia paves way for phosphate mining in the Atlantic Ocean

Namibia paves way for phosphate mining in the Atlantic Ocean

Namibia has granted environmental clearance for an offshore phosphate mining project that paves the way for the world's first commercial seabed-dredging operation for the mineral, despite opposition from green groups and the fishing industry.

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Canada to announce response to Trump's new tariffs

Canada to announce response to Trump's new tariffs

Canada said it will announce Tuesday its response to President Donald Trump's new tariffs, as neighbors that used to be close allies spiral into a trade war.

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Six months into Iran war, Hormuz traffic way down, sailors stranded

Six months into Iran war, Hormuz traffic way down, sailors stranded

Six months since the start of the Middle East war, the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains largely paralysed, with thousands of sailors still stranded in the Gulf and commodity carrier traffic way below its normal level.

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Hyundai reaches tentative deal with workers after strikes

Hyundai reaches tentative deal with workers after strikes

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor and the union representing its workers have reached a tentative deal on wages and bonuses, both sides said on Tuesday after a rare full-day strike.

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Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat

Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat

Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan's punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company's newest acquisition: a refrigerator for humans.

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Australia's top music charts ban AI songs

Australia's top music charts ban AI songs

Music made by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia's top charts under new guidelines aimed at protecting "the human nature of artistry", an industry body said Tuesday.

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