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• ‘Offensively cheap’: solar power is looking up

  14-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Chinese-made panels on rooftops across the world are changing the facts of life for big utilities
  
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• Turmoil at Tata deepens as board reverses executive chair’s exit

  17-09-2026 16:37 via ft.com
  Tata Sons directors also back preparations for blockbuster IPO despite opposition by family scion who heads its biggest shareholder
  
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• China’s AI labs must accelerate development, says Huawei chair

  17-09-2026 12:50 via ft.com
  Chinese tech executive’s comments contrast with Silicon Valley calls for slowdown amid rising concerns about technology’s existential risks
  
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• Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund

  17-09-2026 12:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new study says climate change was a likely factor in the massive flood on the Nepal-Tibet border last month.
  
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• Philippines' Duterte seen in person at International Criminal Court for first time

  17-09-2026 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He is due to be tried for crimes against humanity over thousands of deaths linked to his war on drugs.
  
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• Trump family-backed drone maker signs agreement with Pakistan

  17-09-2026 11:35 via ft.com
  Powerus says move will reduce Islamabad’s reliance on China as Asim Munir strengthens ties with US
  
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• Thanks to Rishi Sunak, the UK is helping put the brakes on AI

  17-09-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Former UK prime minister laid the groundwork for its small but vital role in researching and shaping governance
  
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• China cuts US Treasury holdings to lowest level since 2008

  17-09-2026 09:43 via ft.com
  Gradual unwinding comes as rift deepens between world’s two largest economies
  
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• Takaichi reshuffles cabinet in signal of confidence

  17-09-2026 08:43 via ft.com
  Prime minister retains key allies in face of pressure from bond markets and US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent
  
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• India and Pakistan summon diplomats after ships collide in international waters

  17-09-2026 08:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Both sides accuse each other of causing the collision which happened in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday.
  
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• India faces 100% tariff threat over Russian oil after US House vote

  17-09-2026 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trump’s tariff threat puts India’s Russian oil strategy- and its access to the US market - in a new bind.
  
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• HSBC axes $38,000 school fee perk for new Hong Kong bankers

  17-09-2026 07:15 via ft.com
  Longstanding subsidy had been used to attract senior staff to Asian financial hub
  
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• International students, 'visa hoppers' and backpackers targeted in Australia migration crackdown

  17-09-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government wants to reduce net overseas migration to 225,000 people by 2028.
  
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• US rate rise jolts yen ahead of Bank of Japan meeting

  17-09-2026 06:15 via ft.com
  Fed increase adds to pressure on central bank to tighten monetary policy
  
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• Ryan Reynolds bids to repeat Wrexham success with Australia SailGP team

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Team boss Tom Slingsby says success on the water and impact of high-profile owners is boosting sailing league’s appeal
  
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• Ryan Reynolds aims to repeat Wrexham success with Australia SailGP team

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Team boss Tom Slingsby says impact of high-profile owners is boosting sailing league’s appeal
  
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• Japan has good reason to welcome arrival of driverless taxis

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Shortage of taxi drivers gives country a structural reason for robotaxis to grow
  
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• EU asks China to voluntarily limit hybrid car exports

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Brussels wants Beijing to restrict sales of Chinese vehicles to about 15% of the EU market
  
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• EU asks China to voluntarily limit car exports

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Brussels wants Beijing to restrict sales of Chinese hybrid vehicles to around 15% of the EU market
  
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• Australia fights to reclaim SailGP racing title

  17-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Team boss Tom Slingsby says success on the water and impact of high-profile owners is boosting sailing league’s appeal
  
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• More than 1,000 children dead in Bangladesh measles outbreak

  17-09-2026 05:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Until March this year, Bangladesh had made "substantial progress" towards eliminating measles.
  
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• Fiji declares HIV a national emergency as cases surge

  17-09-2026 05:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One in 60 adults in the tiny Pacific nation of less than a million people are living with the virus.
  
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• Inside Singapore's 'Fort Knox' for city's $2bn dirty money auction

  17-09-2026 00:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC goes inside a fortified storage facility to view luxury goods seized by police that are now up for auction.
  
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• No fire alarms or sprinklers at Pakistan hospital ward where 14 babies died, report finds

  17-09-2026 00:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A firefighter tells the BBC that rescuers had said many doors near the unit were locked, obstructing their route to the babies.
  
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• Australian police reject request to reopen missing British girl's cold case

  16-09-2026 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man's confession to abducting UK toddler Cheryl Grimmer in Australia was previously thrown out.
  
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• Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for using ants as garnish

  16-09-2026 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owner of the acclaimed establishment avoids jail but is made to pay 15 million won (£8,144; $10,965).
  
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• Chinese oil prices hit record highs after attacks on Saudi pipeline

  16-09-2026 15:24 via ft.com
  Beijing has cushioned global impact of Iran war by drawing down stocks but is now ‘coming off its crash diet’
  
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• The small fee raising big questions for India's payments revolution

  16-09-2026 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Since its launch in 2016, UPI has become a central part of India's digital payments economy.
  
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• Freewheeling Hong Kong takes cue from China with first five-year plan

  16-09-2026 08:13 via ft.com
  Financial hub aligns itself closer with Beijing’s state-planning practices
  
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• NZ apologises to children forced to live in bush for years with fugitive dad

  16-09-2026 07:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A public inquiry has found that agencies "missed key opportunities" to recover the children sooner.
  
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