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SpaceX IPO fever sparks hunt for proxy plays in Asia

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-09T06:34:42+00:00

Shares of satellite and rocketry-related companies worldwide have surged as everything from Starlink component ⁠manufacturers to ETFs that own private shares in SpaceX draw strong demand.

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Innocent Fresh Foods to expand presence across more cities

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-09T06:12:59+00:00

Over 2-3 years, the company plans to deepen its presence across existing markets while expanding into 40-50 cities, with focus on tier-2 and tier-3 markets where traditional food categories already enjoy strong consumer acceptance

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EU quota system ‘could kill Ukrainian steel industry’, boss says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T06:00:47+00:00

Protectionist measures will deal blow to country’s budget as it defends itself against Russia, says Metinvest chiefNew EU limits on steel imports could destroy Ukraine’s industry and deal a big blow to the country’s budget as it defends itself against Russia, according to the head of its biggest steelmaker.Yuriy Ryzhenkov, the chief executive of Metinvest, said the new EU quota system due on 1 July could “kill the Ukrainian steel industry”. Continue reading...

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Is Keir Starmer trying to build a legacy or just getting on with the job?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T06:00:46+00:00

As the Makerfield byelection and a potential leadership challenge loom, there is a sense the PM is looking to create impacts that lastAs the weeks ticked down to her departure from Downing Street in 2019, Theresa May had a plan. Not only did she want to put a net zero target into law, but she wanted the UK to be the first major economy to do so. And that meant beating the French.“It required the machinery of government to move more quickly than the French parliament,” a No 10 official from the time recalls. And it worked: the UK target came into force in June 2019, six weeks before May handed

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Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T05:49:37+00:00

In today’s newsletter: With Keir Starmer expected to announce Australia-style restrictions, further problems – including AI chatbots - are on the horizonGood morning. Keir Starmer’s expected speech next week about young people’s access to social media will be analysed as much for how it benefits the outcome of a certain byelection, as its safeguarding of children’s synapses.After issuing an ultimatum to tech firms yesterday to block children’s phones from sharing nude images, the government is expected to make another major announcement about social media within days. Briefings suggest it will

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Tony Abbott backs One Nation preference deal and says Liberals can’t just be a ‘little less woke than Labor’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T05:49:21+00:00

Liberals and Nationals grappling with surging support for Pauline Hanson’s party, which threatens to replace them as Australia’s main conservative partyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe new Liberal president, Tony Abbott, has backed preference deals with One Nation as he declared the party wouldn’t win the next election by being “slaves to focus groups” and just a “little less woke than Labor”.The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, all but confirmed he was open to such deals with Pauline Hanson, declaring the part

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RBI offers discounted FX swaps at 1.5% to draw inflows

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-09T05:43:16+00:00

The move aims to make overseas funding more attractive at a time when the RBI is looking to ease pressure on the rupee after it hit a new low against the dollar last month. 

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CMRL pay-off case: ED calls T Veena for questioning on June 12

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-06-09T05:43:10+00:00

The agency has also directed CMRL Chairman and Managing Director, Sasidharan Kartha, and other senior company officials to appear before investigators

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Китай може дистанційно керувати частиною електрообладнання в Україні: попередження Флеша

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-09T05:43:00+00:00

Радник міністра закликав державні установи відключити системи резервного електроживлення від постійного зв'язку з інтернетом.

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Бадар Аль Хадрами: «До конца года цены на нефть вряд ли упадут ниже $80»

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-09T05:41:53+00:00

Инвестор, технологический интегратор в странах GCC, Великобритании и США, эксперт в области нефтегазовой диагностики и управляющий партнер TGT Diagnostics из Омана Бадар Аль Хадрами более 10 лет работал с российскими компаниями. Сегодня он консультирует инвесторов, приходящих на рынок Омана, и рассматривает мировую турбулентность с акцентом на эскалацию на Ближнем Востоке. В рамках специального проекта «Ведомостей» «Глобальные идеи 2026» он рассказал о перспективах завершения конфликта, борьбе за власть и ресурсы, инвестиционных рисках и значении ИИ для мировых держав.

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Australia news live: NAB predicts interest rate cut in 2027; Apple’s new safety controls inspired by social media ban, PM says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-09T05:39:30+00:00

Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘If Australian datacentres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return’ – David PocockIndependent senator David Pocock has published an opinion piece about the growth of AI datacentres in Australia and how the gold rush should benefit Australians. He writes:Huge investment in this space is pouring into Australia. In the past year, Microsoft has announced $25bn will go into Australian datacentres and Amazon Web Services has committed another $20bn.The prime minister has posed for photos with the CEOs of bot

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EN DIRECT, guerre au Moyen-Orient : un hélicoptère de l’armée américaine s’écrase près du détroit d’Ormuz dans des circonstances floues

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-06-09T05:26:33+00:00

Les pilotes vont « bien », a affirmé Donald Trump, dans une déclaration aux journalistes. Il a ajouté que la diplomatie américaine était dans les « derniers efforts » en vue de la conclusion d’un accord avec l’Iran pour mettre fin à la guerre.

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