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• Will Adani get an airline?

  29-09-2026 03:30 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter, insurance regulator proposes fees reforms
  
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• China unveils mortgage subsidies to boost economy

  29-09-2026 16:08 via ft.com
  Beijing offers help for first-time buyers and cuts a policy interest rate as part of efforts to raise growth
  
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• Watch: Luxury units uncovered inside an Indonesian prison

  29-09-2026 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A surprise inspection at the prison revealed apartment-like units appearing to house inmates, equipped with televisions, a gym and fridges stocked with alcohol.
  
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• Novo buys rights to Chinese weight-loss pill in $2.6bn deal

  29-09-2026 11:30 via ft.com
  Hengrui Pharma’s experimental drug could be taken just once a week
  
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• Toyota’s China sales tumble as high fuel prices deter buyers

  29-09-2026 08:59 via ft.com
  Japanese carmaker grapples with prolonged slump in world’s biggest auto market
  
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• Watch: Bangkok locals create floating market during floods

  29-09-2026 08:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As sellers waded through floodwaters to sell produce like fish and vegetables from floating platforms and foam boxes, buyers walked or paddled between the makeshift stalls to buy their groceries.
  
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• Malaysia begins controversial repatriation of asylum seekers to Myanmar

  29-09-2026 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Human rights groups say some 5,000 returnees could face violence, persecution and forced conscription.
  
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• Australia raises interest rate to highest level in 15 years

  29-09-2026 07:54 via ft.com
  RBA points to persistent inflation and more expensive energy as it undertakes fourth increase this year
  
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• Shein shares sink after profits disappoint in first results since IPO

  29-09-2026 05:28 via ft.com
  Fast-fashion retailer squeezed by rising freight costs and Iran war fallout
  
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• Convenience store woman: Lady Gaga urges Japanese to work at FamilyMart

  29-09-2026 03:49 via ft.com
  Chain taps pop star in bid to recruit staff amid labour shortages
  
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• Lost songs from iconic Australian rockstar found in garage

  29-09-2026 03:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett recorded the songs with Split Enz's Tim Finn in 1998.
  
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• Sign before praying: A new conversion law is affecting churchgoers in Indian state

  29-09-2026 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new anti-conversion law in Maharashtra is raising questions about faith, choice and freedom.
  
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• Singapore’s bet on chipmaking

  29-09-2026 02:43 via ft.com
  City-state’s economy is getting an AI uplift but costs and labour are constraints to its industrial growth
  
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• Singapore places bigger bet on chips

  29-09-2026 02:43 via ft.com
  City-state’s economy is getting an AI uplift but costs and labour are constraints to its industrial growth
  
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• The Frenemy: How Australia navigates superpower rivalry

  28-09-2026 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia is increasingly concerned about China's military might - but Beijing is also its biggest trade partner.
  
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• Tata family scion hits back with plan to keep holding company private

  28-09-2026 19:24 via ft.com
  Charitable group chaired by Noel Tata says merging with group’s electronics arm would remove need for forced blockbuster IPO
  
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• Women protest in the streets of Delhi after string of sexual assaults

  28-09-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports from Delhi, where hundreds of women are protesting.
  
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• Four bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan climbing group

  28-09-2026 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rescuers are still looking for 12 Nepalese cook staff who were preparing for climbers to ascend the Himlung Himal peak.
  
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• Seoul summons Ukraine envoy over North Korean prisoner-of-war row

  28-09-2026 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Last week Zelensky revealed Ukraine had sent two captured North Koreans to South Korea - which Seoul says was meant to be a secret.
  
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• Bond sell-off deepens as oil rises above $108

  28-09-2026 11:56 via ft.com
  Ten-year Treasury yield hits 5.2% and Brent jumps as hopes for US-Iran agreement fade
  
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• Seoul accuses Ukraine of violating secrecy pact on North Korean soldiers

  28-09-2026 10:18 via ft.com
  South Korea demands apology after Volodymyr Zelenskyy discloses prisoner transfer
  
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• Trump-Xi summit: What wasn't said might matter the most

  28-09-2026 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The most revealing thing about the summit in Washington may be what the two leaders did not say - and what we still don't know.
  
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• ‘Xi got face’: China relishes equal treatment from Trump

  28-09-2026 07:55 via ft.com
  Chinese state media hail the respect that US president offered their country’s leader
  
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• Pressure on government bonds resumes as oil prices gain ground

  28-09-2026 06:31 via ft.com
  Brent trades above $106 a barrel as 10-year Treasury yields hit 5.2%
  
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• Oil price rise puts more pressure on government bonds

  28-09-2026 06:31 via ft.com
  Brent trades above $106 a barrel as 10-year Treasury yields hit 5.2%
  
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• US and China agree $60bn low tariff regime for goods from foie gras to camels

  28-09-2026 06:04 via ft.com
  Board of trade will lower levies on non-sensitive goods as superpowers seek to ease tensions
  
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• GM warns on US market as carmakers seek ‘safe haven’ from Chinese rivals

  28-09-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Detroit group to keep cutting costs and focus on cheaper EVs as global competitors expand American presence
  
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• Auto parts giant’s shares slide on report of $6.3bn charge

  28-09-2026 05:39 via ft.com
  Nidec stock falls as much as 18% in Tokyo following claims by Japan’s Diamond magazine
  
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• Australia’s biggest gold miner rejects $27bn takeover bid

  28-09-2026 04:42 via ft.com
  Northern Star says ‘opportunistic’ approach from South Africa’s Gold Fields undervalues Perth-based group
  
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• Why some Indian civil servants become heroes for doing their jobs

  28-09-2026 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a system often marked by red tape and exhausting delays, officers seen to be following the rules get adulation.
  
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