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• Why Nepal floods should worry India

  03-09-2026 02:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The disaster comes as a warning as climate change raises shared Himalayan risks.
  
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• 'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors

  04-09-2026 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are still hundreds of workers trapped in a network of tunnels that run along the Trishuli river.
  
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• Nepal rescuers try to reach dozens trapped in tunnel after two found alive

  04-09-2026 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 1,300 people have died and thousands are missing, but rescuers' hopes have risen after finding survivors in a tunnel.
  
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• Japan’s vital link between Bessent, Takaichi and markets

  04-09-2026 14:00 via ft.com
  Country’s first female finance minister is a pivotal figure for relations with Washington and global investors
  
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• South Korea weighs Strait of Hormuz deployment as US pressure mounts

  04-09-2026 10:57 via ft.com
  Seoul has faced calls from President Donald Trump to contribute to Middle East security
  
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• 'Layer upon layer of miracles' to find tunnel survivors, Nepal rescue adviser tells BBC

  04-09-2026 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From searching for a buried tunnel entrance to blowing up rocks the size of cars, rescuers had to surmount multiple challenges to reach survivors.
  
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• Air India set for $1bn cash boost amid Singapore opposition over capital calls

  04-09-2026 10:18 via ft.com
  Singaporean MP criticises further support for lossmaking carrier via Temasek’s Singapore Airlines
  
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• Tata Chemicals ordered out of Kenya by president

  04-09-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kenya's President William Ruto orders India's Tata Chemicals to quit, saying it has failed to benefit the country.
  
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• Luckin Coffee killed our lunch spot. Here’s what that says about geopolitics

  04-09-2026 06:30 via ft.com
  Half a decade on from a fraud scandal, the Chinese chain is thriving in New York City — and pushing out the locals
  
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• Steve Irwin's family celebrates 'superhero' dad, 20 years after shock death

  04-09-2026 06:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Australian icon was killed in 2006, after a stingray's barb pierced his chest during filming.
  
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• China lashes back at US over G20 row ahead of Xi-Trump summit

  04-09-2026 06:03 via ft.com
  Beijing says Trump’s tariffs and Iran war energy crisis are damaging to global economy
  
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• Foreign investors shun Australia after property developer collapses

  04-09-2026 05:02 via ft.com
  Bathla’s administration and possible liquidation spooks Asian funds and private credit markets
  
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• Australian property developer collapse ripples into private credit markets

  04-09-2026 05:02 via ft.com
  Bathla owed $2.5bn to more than 40 lenders as fallout prompts some international investors to cancel funding deals
  
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• Indian diaspora comes through with dollars

  04-09-2026 03:30 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: another education technology dropout
  
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• Is India's internet boom running into an undersea problem?

  04-09-2026 01:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 13 of India's 18 intercontinental cables come ashore within six kilometres of Mumbai's Versova beach.
  
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• AI data centres are booming in Australia - but at what cost?

  03-09-2026 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Advocates say data centres will bring jobs but others worry they will suck up resources while providing little advantage.
  
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• Around 2,000 fall ill in Indonesia after eating free school meals

  03-09-2026 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authorities are investigating several suspected outbreaks amid growing criticism of the scheme.
  
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• Yen surges as traders bet on Japan interest rate rises

  03-09-2026 14:35 via ft.com
  Currency moves past ¥156 to the dollar after sudden jump overnight
  
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• Eleven people sentenced to death in Vietnam drug trafficking case

  03-09-2026 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 200 people are convicted over a network smuggling drugs into Vietnam in toothpaste tubes and other consumer items.
  
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• US sailors go shopping before hitting the bars in Thailand after 250-day voyage

  03-09-2026 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With military haircuts and moustaches, the US sailors stand out against the flip-flops of the usual Pattaya crowd.
  
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• Shein shares sink almost 9% on third day of trading

  03-09-2026 11:58 via ft.com
  Stock in online fast-fashion retailer closes more than HK$6 below offer price
  
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• Yen jumps as traders bet on Japan interest rate rises

  03-09-2026 10:55 via ft.com
  Currency hits ¥157 to the dollar after sudden jump overnight
  
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• Shein shares slide as much as 10% on third day of trading

  03-09-2026 10:13 via ft.com
  Falls may force Goldman Sachs to step in to stabilise price
  
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• India's GDP growth defies oil shock but stirs up controversy

  03-09-2026 09:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's 7.8% GDP growth has been met with scepticism over methodology and long-term durability due to a weak monsoon.
  
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• Yen strengthens as traders bet on Japan interest rate rises

  03-09-2026 06:50 via ft.com
  Currency falls under ¥157 to the dollar after sudden jump overnight
  
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• US sailors roll into Thai resort after nine months at sea

  03-09-2026 06:04 via ft.com
  USS Abraham Lincoln arrives after lengthy deployment that has become emblematic of Iran war’s strain on resources
  
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• Will Bessent’s ‘economic D-Day’ break Iran?

  03-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Sanctions, oil and the US as an 'agent of chaos'
  
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• The mysterious billionaire and Cuba’s cigar industry

  03-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  With Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi as an investor, Cohibas became ultra-luxury symbols — then things came crashing down for the billionaire
  
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• Nepal intensifies relief and recovery efforts after deadly floods, UN says

  02-09-2026 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 1,200 people have died and thousands are missing, as rescue efforts continue and aid is airlifted to villages.
  
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• 'Nothing but mud and silt' - the village swept away by deadly floods in Nepal

  02-09-2026 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved, as rescue efforts continue.
  
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