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• Chinese humanoid robot maker surges 600% in trading debut

  19-08-2026 04:00 via ft.com
  Unitree makes stellar start in Shanghai as investors clamour for shares
  
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• Trial over alleged murders of Australian surfer brothers starts in Mexico

  08-09-2026 03:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bodies of Jake and Callum Robinson and their US friend were found with gunshot wounds to their heads.
  
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• India’s National Stock Exchange to list after finally clearing IPO hurdles

  08-09-2026 03:30 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter, Air India gets a new leader and some fresh funding
  
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• Korea’s AI property boom puts pressure on president

  08-09-2026 02:35 via ft.com
  Runaway prices in Seoul are becoming a political risk for Lee Jae Myung as youth anger mounts
  
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• A food safety officer has become a social media star in India - why?

  08-09-2026 01:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tukaram Mundhe has gone viral after a series of aggressive inspections of restaurants to detect hygiene lapses.
  
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• What next for one of India’s biggest banks after top two leaders quit?

  07-09-2026 23:00 via ft.com
  Resignations of chair and chief in span of less than six months lay bare corporate governance issues at HDFC Bank
  
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• India’s biggest private sector bank grapples with leadership vacuum

  07-09-2026 23:00 via ft.com
  Resignations of chair and chief in span of less than six months lay bare corporate governance issues at HDFC Bank
  
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• Belgian-Chinese researcher arrested over suspected theft of chip secrets

  07-09-2026 17:55 via ft.com
  Prosecutors in Belgium cite ‘indications’ suspect took role at tech company in China months after joining now-defunct semiconductor maker Belgan
  
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• Oil closes in on $100 as renewed supply crunch looms

  07-09-2026 17:51 via ft.com
  Traders warn that ‘something has to break’ amid attacks on shipping and eroding inventories
  
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• Yen surges to six-month high as traders stay alert for signs of intervention

  07-09-2026 17:46 via ft.com
  Japanese currency touches ¥154.04 per dollar, including steep rise in London morning
  
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• Indonesia volcano eruption leaves 340,000 stranded as airports extend closure

  07-09-2026 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anak Krakatau, which lies about 150km from capital Jakarta, began spewing lava and volvanic ash late on Friday.
  
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• ‘Chimerica’ is now a chimera — and global stability is the victim

  07-09-2026 15:00 via ft.com
  For a host of reasons, China shock 2.0 looks nothing like its predecessor in the 2000s
  
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• Yen surges to 6-month high as traders stay alert for signs of intervention

  07-09-2026 13:45 via ft.com
  Japanese currency touches ¥154.04 per dollar, including steep a rise in London morning
  
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• China’s Global Strategy Under Xi Jinping — the plan to shift power from the west

  07-09-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung provide an intelligent guide to the Chinese leader’s thought, if not in the most gripping style for casual readers
  
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• Rescuers dig through debris as seven dead in building collapse in Delhi

  07-09-2026 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's not clear how many people were inside the building - or if there are still people under the debris.
  
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• China pumps $54bn into banks and insurers

  07-09-2026 11:26 via ft.com
  Beijing widens recapitalisation plan to more state-controlled institutions in bid to boost financial performance
  
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• EU to table ‘Buy European’ public procurement rules to push out China

  07-09-2026 07:00 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: The US internet terror groups targeting young Europeans
  
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• China pumps $53bn into banks and insurers

  07-09-2026 06:21 via ft.com
  Beijing widens recapitalisation plan to more state-controlled institutions in bid to boost financial performance
  
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• Modi fails to dull gold’s lustre in India

  07-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Tata’s Titan jewellery chain says consumers continue to regard the precious metal as an investment
  
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• Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation

  07-09-2026 05:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.
  
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• Indonesia shuts airports as volcano erupts

  07-09-2026 03:44 via ft.com
  Anak Krakatau spews smoke and ash as cancellations and delays leave more than 170,000 passengers stranded
  
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• The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'

  07-09-2026 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
  
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• India's high-stakes exam system faces a crisis of trust

  07-09-2026 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As exam scandals persist, critics ask whether fixing the centralised testing agency is enough or if the model needs to change.
  
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• Volcano eruption leaves 170,000 passengers stranded in Indonesia

  06-09-2026 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 170,000 airline passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.
  
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• Was Huawei’s rise built on crime? A US jury will decide

  06-09-2026 14:00 via ft.com
  Five years after finance chief Meng Wanzhou’s release from detention in Canada, the company itself is going on trial
  
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• Was Huawei’s rise built on crime? A Brooklyn jury will decide

  06-09-2026 14:00 via ft.com
  Five years after finance chief Meng Wanzhou’s release from detention in Canada, the company itself is going on trial
  
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• South-east Asia choked in haze as Indonesia wildfires and volcanic ash spreads

  06-09-2026 12:28 via ft.com
  El Niño weather cycle has intensified seasonal blazes linked to illegal land clearing
  
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• South-east Asia choked as Indonesian wildfires and volcanic ash spread

  06-09-2026 12:28 via ft.com
  El Niño weather cycle has intensified seasonal blazes linked to illegal land clearing
  
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• Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia's main airport

  06-09-2026 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 20,000 passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.
  
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• Russian gold floods through Hong Kong in wake of western sanctions

  06-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Shipments hit record high with almost 100 tonnes imported from Russia in first seven months of this year
  
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