On Aug 27, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario "American Lake" effective immediately and directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System. Lake Ontario is one of the Great Lakes on the U.S.-Canada border, adjoining Ontario province to the north and New York state to the south.

Australia business investment fell 3.6% QoQ in the quarter to June to A$51.0bn (~$37.0bn), the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday, as data‑centre and other IT spending dropped nearly one‑third from record Q1 levels. Investment was still about 11% higher YoY, led by an roughly 80% surge in data‑centre projects. Business investment intentions for fiscal 2026‑27 rose to A$200.7bn, 15.5% above the projection three months earlier, supported by AI and renewable energy projects.

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