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By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell said on Friday he was “pleased” with his talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on removing trade barriers, but added that his visit was “just another step” in stabilising ties. Farrell’s visit to the Chinese capital, the first by an Australian trade minister since 2019, followed an easing of diplomatic tensions with the election of a […]

KYIV (Reuters) – Germany will provide a new 2.7 billion euro ($2.97 billion)military aid package to Ukraine, including 30 Leopard tanks, the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff said on Saturday. In a post on the Telegram app, Andriy Yermak said Berlin would also provide four Iris-T air defence systems, 20 Marder armoured personnel carriers, 200 reconnaissance drones, 100 armoured vehicles and a large quantity of munitions. ($1 = 0.9084 euros) […]

By Aditya Kalra and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s streaming platform JioCinema announced premium pricing of 999 Indian rupees ($12) a year, its first step to move away from a free content model to fight global rivals such as Netflix and Disney in the country. The move comes weeks after a Reliance’s Viacom18 struck a content deal with Warner Bros, that will make available popular HBO […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza towards Israel early on Saturday after Israeli aircraft bombed Islamic Jihad targets in the enclave overnight, as violence spilled over into the occupied West Bank on a fifth day of fighting. Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid on the outskirts of Nablus in the northern West Bank, where clashes had erupted, the Palestinian Health […]

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations is set to agree on establishing a new programme to distribute vaccines to developing countries at next week’s summit of leaders, Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper said on Saturday. In addition to the G7, G20 nations such as India and international groups such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank will participate, it added, citing Japanese government sources. During the […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has put together a new package of military equipment for Ukraine worth 2.7 billion euros ($3.0 billion), the biggest Berlin has provided since Russia’s invasion, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday. The package will include 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 30 Leopard 1 tanks, 15 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, 200 reconnaissance drones, four additional Iris-T anti-aircraft systems including ammunition, additional artillery ammunition and more than 200 armoured combat […]

RIYADH (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary will resume talks on Sunday, a senior Saudi diplomat said, as air strikes and heavy fighting raged overnight around Khartoum despite an agreement to protect civilians. Saudi Arabia, which has been hosting the talks aimed at securing a ceasefire deal, has also invited army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to Friday’s Arab League summit in Jeddah, the diplomat said. The conflict […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s streaming platform JioCinema announced premium pricing of $12.22 a year, as it moves away from a free content model to fight Netflix and Disney. The step comes weeks after a content deal with Warner Bros, that will make available popular HBO and Warner titles, such as “Succession”, and those featuring the character Harry Potter, on the JioCinema platform. On Saturday the JioCinema […]

(Reuters) – Manchester United can attract more “quality players” after finding it tough to convince some transfer targets last season, manager Erik ten Hag said as he bids to restore the Premier League side to their former glory. Former Ajax Amsterdam manager Ten Hag took charge at Old Trafford last year and overcame a wobbly start to guide the fallen giants of English soccer to the League Cup title in […]