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Sunday, 30 August 2026 Daily Edition

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Sunday, 30 August 2026

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The Takeaway

Malaysia's Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, announced that the country has sent its Special Malaysian Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team to Nepal to aid in search and rescue operations following devastating floods. Meanwhile, China has identified the countries of 261 foreign nationals missing after a mudslide struck the Tibetan side of a border crossing with Nepal.

In the business world, Jindal Stainless is increasing its annual production of coin blanks by 20%, raising the output to 12,000 tonnes, in anticipation of growing demand for non-paper based currency.

In finance, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix paid a combined total of $8.1 billion in corporate taxes in the first half of 2021. The Bank of Korea warned of demand-pull inflation pressure from strong export growth, particularly in semiconductor exports. India paid $22 billion extra in fuel costs following the US-Israel strikes on Iran, according to a study.

On the tech front, a study by Anthropic found that AI models are getting better at training other models, and researchers are exploring new applications for AI, such as turning thoughts into stories.

Written by urgent.news from the day's reporting.

AI

AI

Sony and Warner just sued Anthropic over copyrighted music used to train Claude, seeking $150,000 per track

Sony Music and Warner Chappell are suing Anthropic, alleging the company pirated tens of thousands of songs to train Claude.

·digitaltrends.com·10 outlets

Sony Music and Warner Chappell have filed lawsuits against Anthropic, alleging the chatbot company stole and used tens of thousands of copyrighted songs to train its AI Claude. The publishers claim the chatbot reproduces near-identical or identical lyrics from protected songs, competing with human-written compositions. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Northern California, seeks a $150,000 statutory damage per track for every allegedly pirated composition.

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Tech

Tech

I wore the Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 for a month — the new health tools impress, but that doesn’t mean you should upgrade

The Galaxy Watch 9 looks exactly like the Galaxy Watch 8, but don't let that fool you. Samsung went ahead and added some useful new health, fitness, and AI features.

·tomsguide.com·6 outlets

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 has been in the hands of the TG fitness team for over a month, serving as a minor upgrade over the 2025 Galaxy Watch 8. While the design, display, and battery life remain unchanged, the Galaxy Watch 9 offers a slightly faster processor, a more comfortable strap, and new features. The watch's price has increased compared to the Galaxy Watch 8, with the 40mm model starting at $379 and the 44mm model at $409.

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Apple Caught Off Guard by AI Demand for Mac Mini and Mac Studio

Apple's unusually timed announcement of new Mac mini and Mac Studio models this week was driven by unexpectedly strong enterprise appetite for AI hardware, according to The Information . Apple normally releases new Mac models in the autumn, closer to October or November, making this week's announcement unusually early, falling just before…

·macrumors.com·2 outlets

Business

Business

Vietnamese coffee farmers ride China’s durian wave

Farmers are replacing coffee with durian as surging Chinese demand makes the fruit more lucrative, with Vietnam overtaking Thailand as China's top supplier.

·freemalaysiatoday.com·5 outlets

Vietnam's Central Highlands, which produces roughly one sixth of the world's coffee, is seeing a shift as coffee farmers turn to durian, the "king of fruits," to capitalize on surging Chinese demand. With its tropical climate and rich soil, the region has seen a fivefold increase in durian farming over the past decade, now covering 200,000 hectares nationwide.

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Qatar, Pakistan discuss strengthening private sector cooperation

<p>Doha, Qatar: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Obaidli, a board member of the Qatar Chamber, met with Mehmood Arshad, head of the Pakistani side of the Qatari-Pakistani Business Council, to discuss strengthening bilateral trade and investment.</p> <p>The meeting focused on bolstering cooperation between the private sectors in Qatar and Pakistan…

·thepeninsulaqatar.com·4 outlets

Finance & Markets

Finance & Markets

$22 billion extra for fuel: India among countries which paid the most in Strait of Hormuz price shock, reveals study

A study revealed that India was among the Top 20 countries incurring the highest gross extra costs for fuel amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis. India reportedly suffered a gross additional cost of USD 22 billion in the six months following the strikes on Iran.

·livemint.com·8 outlets

India paid $22 billion extra in fuel costs following the US-Israel strikes on Iran, placing it second among countries hit by the Strait of Hormuz price shock, according to a study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). The report found Asian LNG prices averaged 75% above pre-war expectations, European LNG 60% above, diesel 59% above, and crude oil 35% above during the six months following the conflict.

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UAE regulator launches Banque Misr transaction examination

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The Central Bank of the UAE has ordered a special and urgent examination of Banque Misr’s branches in the country after US authorities identified the lender’s UAE operations as a primary money laundering concern and proposed cutting their access to the US financial system.

·thearabianpost.com·6 outlets

World

World

Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before school washed away by Nepal floods

A head teacher’s quick decision to evacuate his school saved 900 pupils from deadly flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border Rajendra Dawadi tells the BBC he was tipped off about incoming flood waters and moved students to higher ground with just minutes to spare. One pupil says she and her friends survived by just 10 […]

·island.lk·12 outlets

A head teacher's swift decision to evacuate his school saved 900 pupils from deadly flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border. According to Rajendra Dawadi, he was tipped off about incoming flood waters and moved students to higher ground with just minutes to spare. One pupil reported that she and her friends survived by just 10 seconds.

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Science

Science

NASA’s newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

·winnipegfreepress.com·10 outlets

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA launched its newest space telescope on Sunday to seek out planets orbiting distant stars, delve into the mystery of dark energy, and map the cosmos like never before. The $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope, named after the late Nancy Grace Roman, the agency's first chief astronomer, blasted off aboard a powerful Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center.

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Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine

Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege

Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research finds The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US economy, public health advocates allege. The chemical, TBBPA, has been found in dust in US homes and in consumer goods at combined levels that independent…

·theguardian.com·2 outlets

A widely-used chemical, TBBPA, may pose a threat to public health, particularly for children, according to independent research. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is under scrutiny for allegedly manipulating safety data regarding this highly toxic flame retardant, which is commonly found in consumer goods across the US economy.

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Culture

Culture

Suvendu Adhikari outlines Bengal govt's big moves after last year's Lionel Messi tour chaos

Suvendu Adhikari told sports minister Indranil Khan to ensure that football players and other sportspersons from the state participate in world tournaments.

·hindustantimes.com·9 outlets

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari called upon Sports Minister Indranil Khan to ensure state representatives join the national football team following the controversy surrounding Lionel Messi's visit to Salt Lake Stadium last December. Adhikari criticized the event as a "big scandal," stating that 33,000 young football fans were denied the opportunity to attend despite paying high ticket prices.

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