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Iceland's government says commercial hunting of fin whales can resume in the country with stricter requirements on hunting methods and increased supervision

Shibarium, a newly launched Ethereum layer-2 scaling blockchain, recently encountered unforeseen technical challenges due to a sudden surge in user activity. Shytoshi Kusama, a prominent figure in the Shiba Inu ($SHIB) ecosystem, shed light on the situation, explaining  that Shibarium was swamped with an immense volume of traffic, quantified in «compute units,» shortly after its introduction.

Janine Craig says she will never fly Qantas again after the airline cancelled her flight from the US 24 hours before departure and left her to battle through a two-day travel nightmare to get home.

Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9th August, the nationwide campaign is conceived as a culminating event of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to pay tribute to those great leaders who have made the supreme sacrifice for the motherland. The State government successfully collected Maati or soils from all its 16 districts, including the hotbed of the recent violence — Churachandpur, Tengnoupal, Kangpokpi and Pherzawl- and symbolically displayed the territorial integrity of Manipur, represented by the soils and each district adorning the tricolor flag to depict the core concept of One Nation. The focus of the programme, held on Thursday at the Manipur State Film Development Society in Imphal was the display of the 388 different batches of soils collected from the 16 districts and homage offering to the soils by the dignitaries attending the national wide campaign, comprising cabinet ministers, MLAs and top bureaucrats of the State. As part of the campaign, soils from the State would be taken to Kartavya Path in New Delhi where a unique Amrit Vatika would be developed by planting different indigenous trees in the mixture of the different soils brought of every part of the country. Addressing the gathering, chief minister N Biren Singh emphasized the importance of collective efforts towards the nation building and development.

A court has ordered Canada’s competition commissioner to pay telcos Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. millions in costs following weeks-long court proceedings late last year, but a competition law expert said the award is small compared to the actual costs the companies spent due to the hearings.

California judge is poised to decide if an online lender offering small loans at over 150% interest violates state law, which would deal a blow to finance companies that critics argue have skirted rate caps to profit from cash-strapped borrowers. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is seeking a ruling that would block Chicago-based Opportunity Financial (OppFi) from offering loans with an interest rate above California's maximum of 36%. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Timothy Dillon is expected to rule any day. Legal experts say that if California wins, it could embolden other states to take action against lenders that make high-interest loans to low-income borrowers using what critics call «rent a bank» partnerships. Critics say the partnerships allow some fintech lenders, which offer quick loans online, to get around the interest-rate caps most states impose on nonbanks by partnering with banks in states like Utah, where there is no interest rate cap. The lenders themselves say the partnerships help smaller state banks compete and fill a void for borrowers with low credit scores who need emergency cash for unexpected expenses like car repairs and medical care. According to a 2022 survey by the Federal Reserve, 37% of adults in the U.S.

The equity capital markets team at UBS launched an $NZ800 million ($735 million) million block trade in Auckland International Airport shares on Thursday on behalf of Auckland Council, Street Talk can reveal.

MTAR Technologies share price rose for the second consecutive trading session on Thursday after the company received Defence Industrial License to manufacture various mechanical and electrical subsystems for the defence industry on Wednesday. Mtar Tech stock gained nearly 5% on today's session. MTAR Tech share price today opened at intraday low of ₹2,331 apiece on BSE.

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Thursday, August 31, 2023 – Web3 play-to-earn (P2E) meme coin gaming platform Tamadoge is launching a major marketing push that will include the promotion of new staking and burn features as the team targets more top exchange listings.

Garena on Thursday announced the relaunch of Free Fire India, an Indian version of its popular battle royale game Free Fire, over a year and a half after it was blocked. The Sea Ltd-owned game has been relaunched just a few months after the most popular game in the Indian esports ecosystem, Krafton’s Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), returned from a government block on a three-month trial basis late in May. BGMI had roughly 100 million registered users in the country pre-block. Free Fire, a battle royale game where multiple players fight each other in a set location to “survive”, was one of the most popular online games in India before it was blocked, according to executives in the gaming industry. Garena is employing servers run by Yotta, a unit of the Hiranandani group, to provide cloud hosting and data storage services, the firm said in a statement.

₹215 crore) belonging to two prominent Indian diamond companies, Reuters has reported citing government sources. These funds were frozen in relation to alleged trade connections with the Russian diamond giant Alrosa, which has been subjected to sanctions by the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control in April 2022. It was the first instance of punitive actions being taken against any Indian business in the aftermath of Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, coupled with subsequent sanctions imposed on Russian entities by Western nations.

Jio Financial Services stock is likely to get excluded from the S&P BSE Sensex from today unless it hits the 5% lower circuit according to estimates from Nuvama. The stock, which hit yet another 5% upper circuit on multiple block deals in the opening trade, had ended with 5% gains in previous two trading sessions. The upper circuit is unlikely to have any impact on its exclusion from Sensex, the Nuvama report said. The day's high for Jio Financial shares stood at Rs 242.80 on the NSE and the stock witnessed strong volume action with 1.24 crore shares trading on the NSE after the block deal news was reported by ETNow. As per the Nuvama report, JIO’s 1.1% weight in Sensex 30 Index means passive selling may involve around 60 million shares, equivalent to roughly $180 million. Any decision on the deferment of exclusion will likely be announced by the BSE during market hours. As far as the Nifty indices are concerned, Nuvama does not see Jio getting deleted until «two consecutive days of the spun-off entity avoiding the price band (upper or lower)». Explaining it further, the brokerage said that no price band hit — upper or lower on Thursday and Friday will lead to exclusion on Monday September 4.

Biden administration has approved the first-ever US military transfer to Taiwan under a programme generally reserved for assistance to sovereign, independent states. The State Department notified Congress of the sale on Wednesday.

HPCL/IOL: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri stated on 30 August that the government would bear the cost of the promised ₹200 price decrease on household cooking gas cylinders, relieving the oil marketing companies of the impending loss of ₹7,500 crore. As a gift for the women in advance of Raksha Bandhan, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday lowered by 200 rupees the price of a 14.2 kilogramme LPG cooking gas cylinder. The decision was made as criticism of the Centre for its handling of rising inflation has grown.

Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia as a still-powerful storm that flooded roadways and sent residents running for higher ground. «All hell broke loose,» said Belond Thomas of Perry, a mill town located just inland from the Big Bend region where Idalia came ashore. Thomas fled with her family and some friends to a motel, thinking it would be safer than riding out the storm at home. But as Idalia's eye passed over about 8:30 a.m., a loud whistling noise pierced the air and the high winds ripped the building's roof off, sending debris down on her pregnant daughter, who was lying in bed.

ZomatoMarquee investors including Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Kotak Mahindra MF, among others picked up stake in Zomato in block deal on Wednesday.ZEEQuant Mutual Fund has sold 48.1 lakh shares in Zee Entertainment Enterprises through bulk deals on Wednesday.Sula VineyardVerlinvest Asia Pte is looking to offload up to 12.5% stake in Sula Vineyard through block deals on Thursday, according to reports.Read more: What changed the market while you were sleepingMahindra LogisticsThe company's board has approved the appointment of Saurabh Taneja, as Chief Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel with effect from September 1.Natco PharmaNatco Pharma has invested $2 million in Delaware-based ISCA for bio control of pests.BHELBHEL has secured an order from NTPC for setting up the 2x800 MW supercritical thermal power project stage-II at Lara in Chhattisgarh through international competitive bidding.Fortis HealthcareFortis Healthcare has reached an agreement to acquire a multi-speciality hospital in Haryana for Rs 225 crore.NTPC The Board of NTPC has approved Rs 15,530 crore investment for 1,600 MW lara super thermal project.

HSBC has raised its price target on Zomato to ₹120 from ₹102 while retaining its buy rating, citing improved growth and profitability prospects for instant grocery delivery service arm Blinkit. The revised price target implies a return of about 20% from Wednesday's closing price of ₹99.88. HSBC has valued Blinkit at $5 billion.

shares of at least 10 companies could find their way into the open market in September as the deadline for investors to compulsorily hold these shares bought through pre-Initial Public Offer (IPO) placements ends. Computer Age Management (CAMS), Concord Biotech, SBFC Finance, Happiest Minds, Route Mobile, and Chemcon Speciality, are among the companies whose shares could see sellers during the month. Ending of the lock-in period does not necessarily mean investors who received shares in the pre-IPO sale will offload their entire holdings.

flight attendants at American Airlines have overwhelmingly approved the union to take a decision to call for a strike. The strike may not be imminent, but it will increase the bargaining power of the union and put pressure on the management. Confirming the vote, Julie Hedrick, Association of Professional Flight Attendants said on Wednesday that more than 99 percent of members have favored a strike. The union members picketed at many offices of the airlines.

While the attention has been firmly on GenesisCare’s up-for-sale operations in the United States, some lenders are beginning to toy with the idea of a voluntary administration for the cancer services provider’s local operations.