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The news Saudi officials have indicated they are willing to accept the Chinese yuan as payment for crude oil ahead of Premier Li Qiang’s visit to the kingdom on September 9. Saudi Arabia is seeking to strengthen ties with China as it seeks to diversify its economy away from oil. In an interview in Hong […]

According to leading expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, the German automotive industry is increasingly losing ground to its global competitors. “It is a toxic mixture from Berlin and Brussels that will cause great damage to Germany as a location for the automotive industry in the long term,” said Dudenhöffer, director of the Center for Automotive Research in

Austria is opposing the German government’s recently unveiled plans to reinstate passport controls at all German borders in a bid to drastically reduce the number of people entering the country without a visa. “Austria will not accept any persons who are being sent back from Germany. There is no room for manoeuvre,” Austrian Interior Minister

Mario Draghi, former head of the European Central Bank and former prime minister of Italy, has presented his long-awaited report on the European economy, outlining goals and dire warnings about the bloc’s future if action is not taken to tackle the EU’s economic hurdles. Speaking to reporters in Brussels, Draghi noted that “for the first

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually abusing four women in Toronto, Canada, between the late 1980s and 2005. The 83-year-old was convicted by a jury in November last year after denying the charges. Prosecutors were seeking a 15-year prison sentence for Nygard, saying he showed a

Qantas Freight now operates six Airbus A321 aircraft and plans to add six more converted freighters. (Photo: Qantas) The arrival of a sixth converted Airbus A321 freighter has given Qantas more freighter services to New Zealand and Hong Kong as the Australian airline moves to an all-Airbus freighter fleet. Qantas Freight is now flying to

Guinea-Bissau is a major transit point for drug trafficking in Latin America (AFP) Authorities in Guinea-Bissau say they have seized 2.63 tons of cocaine found on a plane at the capital’s international airport. The plane came from Venezuela, Reuters news agency reported based on a police statement. At least 78 bales of cocaine were discovered

Budget carrier AirAsia is making it easier for long-haul travellers to get up close to the world’s largest lizard, the fearsome Komodo dragon, by launching the first direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Labuan Bajo. According to the airline, the new route will improve accessibility to Labuan Bajo, which it described as “a gateway to

According to The Wall Street Journal, criminal gangs in India are helping students cheat on exams. Cheating is a common problem in the highly competitive medical entrance exam in India. A student told BI that exam questions are sold in advance via Telegram. India’s massive examination machine is malfunctioning. This year, the country’s main testing

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s interior minister on Monday ordered temporary controls at all German land borders in response to illegal migration and to protect the country from extremist threats. Nancy Faeser said at a press conference that the government is expanding temporary border controls to all German land borders. “We are strengthening our internal security