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Businessman seeks to avoid extradition to India to face allegations of £1bn fraudThe Indian businessman Vijay Mallya is understood to have applied for asylum in the UK in order to avoid extradition to India to face allegations of a £1bn fraud at his de…
Retailer paid $109m in dividends just weeks after cancelling clothing orders, leaving suppliers in Bangladesh facing financial crisisKohl’s, one of the US’s largest clothing retailers, cancelled millions of dollars worth of existing orders from Banglad…
Shop and restaurant discounts part of ¥1.35tn plan after 99% fall in numbers from overseasCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTourists in Japan could soon be tucking into ramen and sushi, and buying souvenirs in the knowledge th…
David Littleproud said reports that coal shipments had been cancelled would not ‘disrupt our exports’ and was not retaliatoryAgriculture minister David Littleproud has warned Australia needs to “take a calm deep breath” amid an escalation of trade host…
Premier Le Keqiang tell annual congress that economic growth was ‘difficult to predict’ and says nation must ‘tighten its belt’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has abandoned setting a target for GDP growth for the first…
Deputy chief medical officer Paul Kelly says there is no medical justifications for states keeping borders shut and offers to brief premiers. This blog is now closedNo medical reason to keep borders closed, deputy CMO tells statesFollow the global coro…
Premier Gladys Berejklian to announce move tomorrow as Victoria’s Villa Maria Catholic Homes says most recent case was ‘inconclusive’ result. Follow all today’s updatesMelbourne aged care home in lockdown after inconclusive Covid-19 testSign up for Gua…
Hundreds hospitalised after gas leak from the LG Polymers plant in Andra Pradesh state while local families were asleepA gas leak at a chemical factory in southern India has killed at least nine people and led to hundreds being taken to hospital, amid …
The legendary investor indicates that financial markets could still have further to fall as worldwide cases edge towards 3.5mCoronavirus latest updatesWarren Buffett, the legendary American investor, has sold his firm’s entire holdings in the four majo…
The e-RMB has reportedly been adopted into the monetary systems of several citiesChina will begin trialling payments in its new digital currency in four major cities from next week, according to domestic media.In recent months, China’s central bank has…
Ex-chair of DB Group Kim Jun-ki ‘forgot his responsibilities’, says Seoul courtThe former head of a South Korean conglomerate who was convicted of raping his maid and sexually assaulting a secretary has been given a suspended sentence.Kim Jun-ki, the 7…
As owner of brands including Topshop and Dorothy Perkins cancels unshipped orders, thousands will be left without income, warn rights groupsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Arcadia Group, which owns brands including Topsh…
Pledge comes in response to claims that order cancellations to minimise Covid-19 losses have hurt millions of workers in the developing worldCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePrimark, one of the UK’s most popular retailers, ha…
China reports week without new cases in Wuhan as US death toll continues to climbCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe United States has recorded its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic, with another 540 deaths taking it…
Government addresses concerns that distressed Australian assets could be vulnerable amid the economic falloutSign up for Coronavirus: Australia at a glance, our daily email newsletterCoronavirus Australia maps and cases: live numbers and statisticsAll …