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High-profile accountant Gerry Incollingo has lost his appeal against his suspension as a tax agent over his role in backdating documents for colourful Sydney property developer Charbel Demian in a $34 million tax case.

climate change challenges. Read more. On September 10, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that Aditya-L1, India's pioneering solar mission, had triumphantly executed its third Earth-bound manoeuvre.

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NASA. The scorching heat waves experienced in North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions are attributed to human-induced global warming, compounded by the recurring climate phenomenon known as El Niño. NASA's analysis reveals that August 2023 was exceptionally hot, with temperatures 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) above the average for summer. This extreme heatwave affected a staggering 57 million people in the southern and southwestern United States, reaching the highest category of severity. When considering the combined temperatures for June, July, and August, they were 0.41 degrees Fahrenheit (0.23 degrees Celsius) warmer than all previous summers. This alarming increase underscores the growing impact of global warming on the climate. In fact, NASA scientists confirmed that July 2023 was the hottest July on record, with the last five hottest Julys occurring within the past five years.

Ken Paxton was acquitted of 16 charges brought against him in an impeachment trial. These charges aimed to remove him from his position because of corruption allegations against him. The trial took two weeks, with one additional day for the jury to think about the case. Earlier, the Texas House of Representatives, where many politicians work, had decided to impeach him by a big vote. Paxton had become well-known for fighting against the decisions of former President Barack Obama and supporting former President Donald Trump. He was involved in lawsuits about healthcare, immigration, and the 2020 election. This made him popular among conservative groups, even though he had legal troubles in the past. However, this year, his political support started to weaken when the Texas House accused him of abusing his power and taking bribes. The House's investigation was kept mostly secret until they decided to make it public and vote. Some of Paxton's supporters said that politicians who didn't support him would face strong competition in future elections, and Donald Trump was one of the people who supported Paxton throughout the trial.

World Cup winners demanded more heads roll at its scandal-hit RFEF federation whose disgraced ex-boss appeared in court on sexual assault charges. Just hours after Luis Rubiales was quizzed by a judge for kissing midfielder Jenni Hermoso, all but two of Spain's 23 World Cup players said they would not don the national shirt without deeper changes within the RFEF, demanding its current interim head also resign. The statement came as the squad's new coach Montse Tome was to announce the lineup for two upcoming UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Sweden and Switzerland, which was promptly postponed, federation sources said. «The changes put in place are not enough,» said a statement signed by 39 players, among them 21 of the 23 World Cup winners. Demanding «fundamental changes to the RFEF's leadership», they called for the «resignation of the RFEF president» Pedro Rocha, who took over as interim leader when FIFA suspended Rubiales on August 26. Despite a string of recent changes, the federation remains in the hands of officials appointed by Rubiales, with the players insisting on structural changes «within the office of the president and the secretary general». The bombshell came after days of optimism within the RFEF that the players would come round after it sacked controversial coach Jorge Vilda, appointed Tome in his stead and pledged further changes, not to mention Rubiales' long-awaited resignation on Sunday. On August 25, 81 Spain players, including the 23 world champions, had started a mass strike saying they would not play for the national team without significant changes at the head of the federation.Brought to court by a kiss Earlier on Friday, Rubiales appeared in court where he was quizzed by Judge

Karnataka cash in exchange for Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket scam case, reportedly collapsed during the interrogation, following which she was taken Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru. According to a Hindustan Times report, Kundapura collapsed during interrogation at the City Crime Branch (CCB) office in Bengaluru on Friday. The report, citing people familiar with the matter, stated that Kundapura collapsed during probe following which froth allegedly oozed out of her mouth.

transgender individuals to change their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, citing a new state law that denies legal recognition of transgender identities. This decision places Kansas among the few states that refuse to amend transgender people's birth certificates, and it reaffirms the state's existing policy of not altering the gender marker on transgender individuals' driver's licenses.

By Brad Brooks

(Reuters) -The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Friday launched strikes at three U.S. auto plants after failing to reach an agreement over new contracts, the first-ever simultaneous labor action against the Detroit Three automakers.

The largest consumer of virtually everything is tempering with banking liquidity for a second time this year to stimulate an economy that hasn’t moved on from the pandemic, even as the rest of the world has raced ahead.

(Reuters) -The state of California has sued major oil companies including Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM), Shell PLC (LON:SHEL), and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), accusing them of playing down the risks posed by fossil fuels, according to a court filing on Friday.

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Pakistan's interim Prime Minister Anwaar-Ul-Haq Kakar, Pakistan's foreign ministry and their intelligence bureau has been wracking their heads into understanding how such a ‘disaster’ unfolded. The ‘disaster’ being- Pakistan for the first time on Thursday got their Miss Universe contestant.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said incidents of violence were tarnishing the image of a progressive and secular India and alleged the BJP was adding «fuel to fire». In his opening remarks at the first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) here, Kharge said the party demands an immediate start of the Census process along with a caste survey to secure the right to health, education, employment and food security for the deprived sections of society. He said 27 INDIA bloc parties stand together on fundamental issues of importance. After three successful meetings, the opposition alliance is forging ahead to combat the «anti-people and anti-democratic BJP government», the Congress chief said. Perturbed by this development, the BJP dispensation is resorting to vindictive action against opposition parties, he alleged. At the CWC meeting, Kharge said, «We also strongly condemn the government's attempts to stifle the opposition in Parliament and curtail public scrutiny in Parliament.» The forthcoming special session of Parliament raises concerns about the ruling party's intentions, he added. Claiming that the country is «at a crossroads today, facing many serious internal challenges», the Congress chief alleged that the Narendra Modi government has been a «complete failure» in controlling inflation, unemployment, raging violence in Manipur, widening inequality and declining condition of farmers and labourers. «The entire nation is witnessing the tragic events still unfolding in Manipur.

Nifty, we're projecting a target of 20400 to 20500 in continuation of this uptrend,” says Rajesh Palviya, Axis Securities. Edited excerpts:ET Now: Firstly, coming to you because just last week when we connected with you, you provided our viewers with four different stocks and they performed exceedingly well throughout this week. I recall that all of those were from the large-cap space. Firstly, congratulations for that. And you were also bullish on the markets. But now, with the indices at a record high level, do you believe that in the next week we will continue to build on these levels? Do you have any specific levels in mind?

Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, the state government on Saturday began looking for the source and place from where he got infected by seeking details of his mobile tower locations. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said while the state government was trying to determine where and how the man got infected, the central team was collecting bat samples to ascertain the viral load. She also claimed that the state's efforts to combat the virus outbreak were appreciated by the central team. The government was also focusing on completing contact tracing in respect of the sixth person who was confirmed, on Friday, to have been infected by the virus, the minister told reporters. She also said that there were no new positive cases and in a relief for the state, 94 samples — of persons from the high-risk contact list — have come back negative for the virus.

“The correction we observed in midcap seems overdone primarily because, if you consider the index, 75% weightage is on large caps and 25% covers numerous midcaps,” says Sudip Bandyopadhyay of Inditrade Capital. “Midcaps and smallcaps will always remain an attractive investment opportunity. They do present challenges, like liquidity. Investing in some of these smallcaps is similar to venturing into VC-backed companies – they exhibit very strong growth,” says Punita Kumar Sinha of Pacific Paradigm Advisors. Edited excerpts:

Supreme Court has said, asking the Centre if there are ways the benefits of schemes, including PM Cares fund, which were meant for children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic, can be extended to all orphans. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra on Friday asked Additional Solicitor General Vikramjeet Banerjee, appearing for Centre, to seek instructions in the matter. «You have rightly brought out a policy for orphans, whose parents died due to the COVID pandemic. An orphan is an orphan, irrespective of whether the parents died in an accident or illness. By bringing these schemes, you are attending to the condition and not the parentage. »You seek an instruction on whether benefits of schemes including PM Cares fund meant for children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic can be extended to other orphaned children," the bench told Banerjee. The ASG said he was recently given a brief to appear in the matter and would respond to the court's query in four weeks' time.

Congress on Saturday questioned Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) move of not acting on money laundering allegations against «Adani-linked entities» and called for the formation of a joint parliamentary committee to discuss the issue during the special session of Parliament. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh wondered whether SEBI will act now that the Mauritius financial regulator has revoked the licences of two such entities. He also raised his doubts about the credibility of SEBI, asking why the body has failed to inspire confidence as a fair regulator of capital markets in the country. Ramesh said that the Financial Services Commission (FSC), the Mauritian equivalent of SEBI, revoked the licences of the controlling shareholder of two Adani-linked funds in May 2022 for violating several laws including the Financial Services Act, the Securities Act, the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (2003 and 2018), and the Code on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. «Even as SEBI professes helplessness, ironically Mauritian regulators have taken stringent action against suspect Adani-linked entities,» the Congress leader said. He said Emerging India Fund Management, whose licences were revoked on these grounds, controlled two funds that were «conduits for Vinod Adani associates Nasser Ali Shaban Ahli and Chang Chung-Ling.» «Ahli and Chang made dubious investments to Adani companies through these very funds,» he alleged. «Will SEBI awake from its Modi-made slumber… Why is it failing to inspire confidence that it will act as a fair regulator of capital markets and protect the interests of shareholders,» Ramesh asked. «This is simply more evidence that nothing