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Commerce minister’s dig at Indian start-ups sparks debate
Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images India’s commerce minister said Indian start-ups are still focused on consumer products like ice creams India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s recent comments about the country’s start-up ecosystem have sparked a massive debate on social media and evoked strong reactions from some entrepreneurs. At the second edition of Startup…
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Fire in Hebei nursing home kills 20 people
Twenty people have been killed in a fire at a nursing home in north-east China, state media report. The blaze in Chengde city, Hebei province, broke out on Tuesday night local time and was extinguished in about two hours. Nineteen people survived the fire and were taken to hospital for observation, reports say. Authorities are…
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Trump’s tariffs are a blow for Vietnam’s economic ambitions
Jonathan Head South East Asia correspondent Getty Images Trump’s tariffs are a blow for countries like Vietnam that rely heavily on exports US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs targeting most of the world are now in effect – and outside China, no other region has been hit as hard as South East Asia. Near the…
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Tracking the world’s major cocaine route to Europe
Ione Wells South America correspondent Reporting fromGuayaquil, Ecuador BBC The BBC has changed César’s name to protect him from gangs “The Albanian mafia would call me and say: ‘We want to send 500kg of drugs.’ If you don’t accept, they kill you.” César (not his real name) is a member of the Latin Kings, a…
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US and Iran still far apart ahead of nuclear talks
Donald Trump is a man in a hurry. In the few short months he has been in office, the US president has sought and failed to bring peace to Gaza and Ukraine. He has bombed Yemen. He has launched a global trade war. Now he is turning his attention, such that it is, to Iran.…
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As Trump hikes tariffs, nervous businesses weigh what comes next
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Watch: Trump says tariffs will be ‘legendary’ ahead of 104% tax on China US President Donald Trump is ripping up the rulebook on trade that has been in place for more than 50 years. His latest round of sweeping tariffs, which came into force shortly after midnight on Wednesday,…
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Faulty antenna played role in fatal Australian helicopter crash
A faulty radio antenna contributed to a deadly mid-air helicopter collision at an Australian theme park and resort, transport safety officials say. Four people died – including two British tourists – and several more were seriously injured when the two aircraft hit each other in January 2023, near Sea World on the Gold Coast. An…
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Elon Musk’s X to clamp down on parody accounts
X is bringing in stricter rules around parody accounts. From 10 April, accounts which impersonate another user or person must use key words such as “fake” or “parody” at the start of their account names. The platform will also require parody account holders to use different images to the X accounts belonging to those they…
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Can the US return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador?
Jennifer Vasquez Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a prison in El Salvador during a Trump administration deportation initiative On 12 March, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driving home with his young son in Maryland when he was stopped by agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Agents took Mr Garcia into custody, then…
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Menendez brothers feel ‘hope’ for parole after decades in jail
Samantha Granville BBC News, Los Angeles Watch: The murder case that divided America takes a new turn For the first time in decades, Lyle and Erik Menendez say they are beginning to feel hope they could get parole. It is a shift in mindset for the brothers, who have spent more than 30 years behind…