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India seeks EU scrap export relief as curbs threaten trade pact gains

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-29T06:32:16+00:00

Industry representatives have discussed scrap curbs with India’s trade ministry, and India has applied to maintain access to recyclable materials under the new regime

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Yash Raj Films makes strategic investment in Rusk Media

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-29T06:31:36+00:00

Under the partnership, YRF will oversee the creative direction of original animation and vertical micro-drama IP, while Rusk Media will produce and distribute the content through its proprietary Alright! TV platform and global digital channels

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Orthodox tea demand up at Coonoor auctions

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-29T06:31:12+00:00

Traders attributed it to the normalisation of issues in West Asia following the recent truce in the region

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Victorian premier accused of ‘nonsense’ for blaming inflation amid gangland allegations over cost blowouts

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T06:15:47+00:00

Jacinta Allan resists calls for royal commission into state’s $100bn Big Build infrastructure project as pressure mounts following new reportsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn integrity expert says Jacinta Allan blaming “inflationary pressures” rather than corruption for cost blowouts on the state’s $100bn Big Build is “nonsense”, as the Victorian premier resists growing calls for a royal commission.Allan on Monday declared that “inflationary pressures on projects is not corruption” after Nine newspapers and 60 M

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One person a week in England dies with undiagnosed TB, study finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T06:00:34+00:00

British-born, older men among those most likely to have disease found only postmortem, say researchersOne person a week dies with undiagnosed and therefore untreated tuberculosis in England, a study has found.British-born, older men were among those most likely to have TB diagnosed only after death, researchers said, suggesting healthcare workers could be overlooking the possibility of the disease in these patients. Continue reading...

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‘We were broke, but fascinated by freedom’: exhibition showcases East German artist Gabriele Stötzer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T06:00:31+00:00

Show at Martin Gropius Bau gallery in Berlin is biggest ever celebration of an East German female artist in a state museumGabriele Stötzer remembers the days when she had to decide: “Am I buying a sausage, or film for my Super 8 camera?”Stötzer was one of the most radical artists in communist East Germany, and her desire to create was born in defiance of and in spite of the material conditions and oppressive restrictions of the GDR regime. Continue reading...

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HMRC scheme that wrongly cut child benefits did not ‘adequately consider’ impact, report finds

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T06:00:30+00:00

NAO inquiry follows suspension of payments after erroneous records that claimants had emigratedAn HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) anti-fraud crackdown that stripped 23,000 families of their child benefit failed to “adequately consider” the policy’s impact on claimants, an official report has found.The report by the National Audit Office followed HMRC’s decision to suspend payments after flight records provided by the Home Office purportedly showed thousands of parents had emigrated. Continue reading...

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« A l’approche de son entrée en Bourse, la valorisation du groupe de défense KNDS percutée par la dégringolade boursière du géant de l’armement Rheinmetall »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-29T06:00:10+00:00

Si Paris et Berlin ont annoncé un accord sur la stratégie et la gouvernance « paritaire » de KNDS, avec un chamboulement à venir de l’actionnariat de l’entreprise, Fabrice Gliszczynski, journaliste au service Economie, observe, dans sa chronique, deux grandes fragilités au projet.

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« A l’approche de l’entrée en Bourse de KNDS, la valorisation du groupe de défense percutée par la dégringolade boursière du géant de l’armement Rheinmetall »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-29T06:00:09+00:00

Si la France et l’Allemagne ont annoncé un accord sur la stratégie et la gouvernance « paritaire » de KNDS, avec un chamboulement à venir de l’actionnariat de l’entreprise, Fabrice Gliszczynski, journaliste au service Economie, observe, dans sa chronique, deux grandes fragilités au projet.

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Natural gas futures forms higher base

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-29T05:58:51+00:00

Traders can consider long positions 

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Man charged with DV murder after allegedly shooting Gold Coast mother who could ‘light up any room’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T05:54:30+00:00

Mallorie Jane Roberts, 23, found with gunshot wounds on Sunday evening with her partner arrested at the homeA woman who died from gunshot wounds in an alleged domestic violence murder was “a beautiful young mother” who leaves behind a two-year-old son.Emergency services were called to a home on Loder Street in the Gold Coast suburb of Biggera Waters, in Queensland, about 8pm on Sunday. Continue reading...

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‘Get your dirty hands off our kids’: fossil fuel industry’s presence in schools and sports clubs sparks concern

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T05:48:45+00:00

Greens and David Pocock accuse industry of using programs and sponsorships to ‘build social licence’, push for parliamentary inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens and David Pocock have backed calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the alleged “petro-grooming” of children after an investigation exposed the extent of the fossil fuel sector’s presence in schools, sports clubs and other educational institutions.The resources minister, Madeleine King, has defended industry sponsorships of grassroots and eli

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Zerodha seeks SEBI nod to enter investment banking

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-29T05:31:26+00:00

The licence will enable Zerodha to manage IPOs, advise companies on equity fundraising, and provide merchant banking and corporate advisory services

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Moira Deeming misunderstood meaning of ‘headlock’ but won’t apologise to Matthew Guy for assault allegation

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-29T05:17:17+00:00

The Victorian Liberal MP says the interaction with her colleague left her fearful and confusedVictorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the “technical meaning of the term ‘headlock’”, but will not apologise to her colleague Matthew Guy over the allegation he assaulted her.Last week, it was revealed Deeming had in June reported to police that Guy, the opposition’s public transport spokesperson, had assaulted her at a Macedonian community event in Sunshine, Melbourne in May. Continue reading...

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