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Majority of French people want parliament dissolved and new elections, poll shows

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

Some 63% of French people want the country’s parliament to be dissolved and for new elections to be held, said an Ifop poll for LCI TV on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Francois Bayrou battles to save his minority government. Ifop’s poll surveyed 1,000 people and was carried out online on August 26. Bayrou’s minority government […]

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Dominant AI trade confronts test as bellwether Nvidia reports earnings

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

The artificial intelligence theme that has propelled markets over the past couple years faces a crucial moment on Wednesday, when bellwether Nvidia Corp reports its second-quarter results. Technology shares, including a number of signature stocks in the AI trade, have wobbled this month with investors pointing to some signs of caution emerging in the AI industry. The declines have taken some of the steam out of […]

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Wheels of Change: India’s Electric Leap for Green Mobility

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

India’s swift transition to green mobility has moved from aspiration to action. By February 2025, the nation had already registered 56.75 lakh electric vehicles, underscoring its momentum toward sustainable transport. This electric revolution is fuelled by visionary government programmes like FAME II, PM E-Drive, the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, and PM e-Bus Sewa, which […]

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Thailand records Job Growth: The jobless rate improves to 0.91% in Q2.

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

New Delhi: Thailand employment growth remained stable in the second quarter of 2025 compared to a year earlier, which supported marginal growth in the non-agricultural sector, reports Xinhua, citing official data from the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). Thailand’s employment rate stood at 1.07%, down from the same period last year and representing […]

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South Korea to ban mobile phones in school classrooms

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

South Korea passed a bill on Wednesday to ban the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms nationwide, as concern grows about the impact of heavy social media use among the young. The ban, which will take effect from March next year, makes South Korea the latest country to restrict the […]

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Roving Periscope: To absorb US tariffs, India to diversify textile exports to 40 countries

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As US President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariff on Indian exports to America became effective on Wednesday, New Delhi has planned an outreach to 40 key countries to boost textile exports, the media reported. The significant move is expected to position India as a reliable supplier of quality, sustainable, and […]

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Taiwan’s denial of communist role in World War Two is ‘blasphemy’, China says

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

China said on Wednesday Taiwan was “blaspheming” the sacrifices of those who died fighting Japan in World War Two by denying the pivotal role of the communist party and denounced Taipei’s call for Taiwanese to stay away from Beijing’s commemorations. This year’s 80th anniversary of the end of the war, preceded in China by Japan’s […]

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Trump says he is working with Republicans on ‘comprehensive crime bill’

August 27, 2025 revoi editor

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is working with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, both Republicans, on a “comprehensive crime bill.” “Speaker Mike Johnson, and Leader John Thune, are working with me, and other Republicans, on a Comprehensive Crime Bill. It’s what our Country needs,” Trump said […]

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Antisemitism: Australia expels Iran’s Ambassador, three others

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: A day after the new US Ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, accused Paris of tolerating antisemitism, which France rejected, Australia on Tuesday announced it would expel Iran’s Ambassador. Canberra has given seven days to Tehran’s Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi and three other officials to leave Australia, following the withdrawal of its […]

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Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025 boosts India’s Olympic aspirations

August 26, 2025 revoi editor

India’s first national-level, open-age Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) 2025 concluded at Dal Lake, Srinagar, highlighting the country’s growing talent in kayaking, canoeing, rowing, and other water sports. The festival, held from August 21 to 23 under the supervision of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), also provided a platform for coaching and exposure […]