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World History & Research

U.K ‘Aristocracy’ has Gone but ‘Assetocracy’ Remains & How Wealth has Transformed the House of Lords

Ace History Desk – On April 29, 2026, the remaining hereditary peers left the House of Lords. These 92 individuals were the last vestiges of an era in which the landed aristocracy dominated the UK’s second chamber. In the recent past, as many as 800 aristocrats filled the red benches. Now though, a new financial […]

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Ace Business Desk

President Trump Uses Defence Protection Act (DPA) to Give $150M for Gas & Diesel Deal

Ace Business Desk – President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act on Thursday night, announcing that the government would be spending $150 million toward boosting domestic gas and diesel production as the White House looks to ease consumer pain at the gas pump Associate Press reported The announcement was made in a presidential memorandum Thursday, but […]

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Ace Business Desk

China Proposes Export Controls on Solar Manufacturing Technologies

Ace Business Desk – China has “proposed export controls on 12 technologies used to make solar equipment”, as well as on some fully-assembled solar technologies, reports Reuters Colleen Howe The newswire adds that the restrictions would be placed on technology “used to ⁠make some thin wafers, perovskite and tandem solar cells, as well as large-scale […]

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Ace Breaking News

JUST IN: UK GOV. Services Offline After Global PHP Cybersecurity Threat

Ace Breaking News – Cybersecurity chiefs warned UK organisations that a ‘critical security issue’ had been discovered in the programming language PHP by Kate Devlin & PHP: Minister says 32 UK government services unavailable due to global cyber-security issue & follow BBC News Live Published: Thurs. 22 October 2026 13:14 BST Dozens of government services […]

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Ace Technology Desk

Norwegian Undersea Cable Company Planning to Build Data Link Between Canada & Europe to Bypass United States

Ace Technology Desk – Norwegian undersea cable builder pitches 2,800-mile transatlantic data link between Canada and Europe to bypass the US — Canadian majority partner sought to help fund and build new $620 million fiber connection to reduce reliance on American routes A Norwegian company building fiber networks and data centers across Europe is looking […]

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Ace Business Desk

India-New Zealand FTA to Take Effect From Oct.20: With Target to Double Trade to $7bn by 2030

Ace Business Desk – NEW DELHI: The Free Trade Agreement between India and New Zealand will be enforced on Tuesday (October 20), allowing duty-free access to Indian goods across Wellington’s entire market according to TOI by Pranjal Pandey The announcement comes from a ministry of commerce and industry presentation, cited by ANI. Labour-intensive sectors such […]

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Ace Security Desk

Australian Government Sites Among Those Exposed to ‘Critical’ PHP Software Flaw

Ace Security Desk – In short: Two major vulnerabilities in programming language PHP have been discovered and websites are being urged to implement a fix as soon as possible. Australian government websites, including that of the Australian Signals Directorate, have been affected: Reuters News Agency & ABC By Thomas Morgan with wires Published: Thu 22 Oct 2026 […]