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Universities Australia Chair David Lloyd said countries including the UK and the US would be big winners from the center-left Labor government’s plan to limit foreign student places to 270,000 next year — 175,000 for the higher education sector and 95,000 for skills colleges. Lloyd pointed to Canada as a cautionary tale for Australia after it imposed similar restrictions only to see new international student enrollments fall by more than expected.

Amazon Web Services, said on Wednesday that it plans to spend 8 billion pounds ($10.45 billion) in the United Kingdom over the next five years to build, operate and maintain data centres. The company expects the investment project to contribute 14 billion pounds to the country's gross domestic product by the end of 2028 and to support more than 14,000 jobs at British businesses. The project represents a step-up in the pace of Amazon's investment in Britain. Since 2022 AWS has invested 3 billion pounds in facilities in London and Manchester.

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A new report says August rental rates fell in some of Canada’s largest and priciest markets to continue a months-long trend, while prices rose in smaller markets.

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Essar Energy Transition (EET) teamed up with UK gas-fired power generator SSE to build a 40 MW green hydrogen project in northwest England, the firm said on Tuesday. «SSE and EET Hydrogen have begun development work on the innovative project at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire,» the firm said in a statement. Known as Gowy Green Hydrogen, it takes its name from the River Gowy and nearby Gowy Meadows Nature Reserve. The initial expected 40 MW facility will deliver hydrogen to industrial offtakers in the region to support them to decarbonise their operations, helping to secure and grow jobs in the region.

iPhone 16 models, Apple highlighted their innovative AI-powered features. Designing with generative artificial intelligence in mind, Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 at a press conference at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters. Apple's new focus is an attempt to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving field of AI technology. With this release, an attempt is made to draw in users who are seeking for more AI-powered smartphone features, as per the reports of Yahoo Tech.

According to the CFA's How to Build a Better ESG Classification System report, the ESG frameworks put in place across the three regions present challenges due to lack of focus on observable features, as well as the presence of unclear definitions or incomplete logical structures. Chris Fidler, head of global industry standards at the CFA Institute, argued «there is much disagreement about how to categorically define and identify ‘ESG funds'», and added that a better way would be «to have different evaluators classify the same sets of funds» using «three observable features». The first...

According to the latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend index, global dividends increased 8.2% on an underlying basis, driven primarily by record European payouts and handouts from new dividend payers Alphabet and Meta, two of the Magnificent Seven.  France, Italy, Switzerland and Spain all saw record dividends paid out during Q2 with an all-time high of $204.6bn for the European region, which represented a 7.7% increase year-on-year.  FTSE 'paddling sideways' as dividends propped up by takeovers and buybacks Germany's payouts fell 1.2% year-on-year, however, led by a large cut to ...

HBO is now casting for its upcoming 'Harry Potter' TV series, based on the books by J.K. Rowling. The search is underway for young actors to play Harry, Ron, and Hermione in this new adaptation. The casting call, announced by Variety, is looking for children aged 9-11 by April 2025, who live in the UK and Ireland. It emphasizes the commitment to inclusive casting, stating, «We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers, without regard to ethnicity, sex, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by law unless otherwise specifically indicated.» Interested actors need to submit two self-taped videos. The first video should be a short poem or story not related to 'Harry Potter,' lasting no more than 30 seconds. The second video, which should be one minute long, should introduce the applicant, including their date of birth, height, and location, and describe a close family member, friend, or pet.

Also Read: Heavy showers could rain on agrochemical firms' parade in Q2 Meanwhile, PI has made an offer to acquire Plant Health Care (PHC) plc, a UK-based company in the crop protection business, for £32.8 million (about ₹360 crore). However, PHC’s current contribution to revenue would be a mere 1.3%.

The subscription offer comprises £40m of B ordinary shares and an overallotment facility of £20m of B ordinary shares. Triple Point Venture VCT unveils fundraise for up to £30m Having launched in 2013, the Pembroke VCT, part of private equity firm Oakley Capital Group, has total net assets of £224m and a portfolio of around 45 companies. Managed by Pembroke Investment Managers, the VCT invests in growth-stage companies in the consumer, business services and technology sectors, such as burger chain Five Guys UK and medical grade beauty laser LYMA Life, and targets an annual dividend...

Matt Norris, investment adviser to the VT Gravis UK Listed Property fund, explained there are five key drivers supporting his positive outlook for the sector's growth potential in the near term. Deep Dive: REIT sector focus matters even as sharp discounts abound The first is the continuation of the interest rate easing cycle, which Norris said should lower future refinancing costs and reduce the discount rates used to value properties, while the second is the growing economy. «The UK economy is demonstrating resilience, with a soft landing evident in recent economic data,» Norris s...

According to data from the Office of National Statistics today (10 September),  however, the overall number has increased from a year prior by 122,000 (0.4%) to 30.3 million. Annual growth in employees' wages (excluding bonuses) in UK was 5.1% between May and July, while annual growth including bonuses stood at 4%. Meanwhile, the employment rate for people aged 16 to 64 was 74.8% between May and July, while the unemployment rate stood at 4.1% in the same period, marking a slight decrease from the three-month average of 4.2% recorded between April and June. The ONS warned that chang...

₹15,000 from last year.Also Read | iPhone 16 launch: iPhone 15 Pro to iPhone 13, top Apple products discontinued this yearHowever, the big question after the launch of the new iPhones is whether these new devices are cheaper to buy in India or abroad like the US, Japan, UAE and more. To help make that decision, we have compared the prices of the iPhone 16 series in different countries.iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus start at the same price as last year, at ₹79,900 and ₹89,900 respectively.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers' China unit, the audit major is likely to tap senior partner from the United Kingdom to run its business in the East Asian country as fallout from collapsed property developer Evergrande continues to mount, reported The Financial Times quoting its souces.

Team USA has a history of dominating the Olympic Games, its results at the Paralympics have been less spectacular. Even though American Olympians consistently win the most medals, their Paralympic counterparts have encountered more challenging opposition. With 36 gold medals out of a total of 105, the United States placed third in the 2024 Paralympics, behind Great Britain and China. As per the reports of Yahoo sports, the United States hasn't yet recaptured the dominance it had from 1976 to 1996, when Team USA often dominated the Paralympic medal table, although improving from its sixth-place position in 2012.

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According to the AIC's Making people better off paper, the proposed National Wealth Fund could invest in public and private funds to support the government's strategic objectives, and act as a cornerstone investor of partnership funds to promote net zero, support technological innovation and boost regional growth.  The shares of these funds, the AIC argued, would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, enabling the public to invest in the vehicles along with the government and other investors, such as pension funds. Labour targets private capital with global summit and National Wealth...