8 h. ago India’s solar industry, aiming to compete with China, finds strength as US tariffs hit home

India’s clean energy appetite is helping the country’s solar power industry wean itself off imported Chinese parts and continue growing even as it faces a tougher sell to its biggest foreign customer, the United States

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26 h. ago BBC Breakfast paused for tragic breaking news announcement just minutes into show

BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt made the heartbreaking announcement on Thursday morning.

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27 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt make tragic news announcement minutes into show

BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt shared devastating news on Thursday

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64 h. ago Donald Trump makes huge public announcement after speech delayed

News of the president's public announcement today sparked widespread speculation, particularly following concerns about his health.

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump and India: the tariff war that boosted China | Editorial

The White House wanted India to bow. Instead, Narendra Modi flew to China, shook Xi Jinping’s hand and left Washington sidelined Donald Trump’s imperial tendencies see the US president wield tariffs and sanctions in the expectation that America will receive tributes. Yet his latest move – punishing India with 50% tariffs for Russian oil purchases once encouraged by the US – has produced not submission but spectacle. It has sent India’s Narendra Modi to China for the first time in seven years as Xi Jinping hosted more than 20 leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin. And it is in Tianjin, not Washington, where it looks as if the hinge of history is moving.The SCO is easy to dismiss: the bloc is a bundle of contradictions. India and Pakistan remain adversaries. China and India still stare across a garrisoned Himalayan frontier, though relations have thawed since last October’s border breakthrough. Russia and China vie for influence in Central Asia. Unl...

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6 d. ago ITV's James Martin delivers 'big news' announcement minutes into return to Saturday Morning

James Martin returned to ITV's Saturday Morning this weekend

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1 week ago Finnish president says he hopes Trump’s patience with Putin will run out soon

Alexander Stubb says Russia deploying a ‘typical’ delaying tactic as Trump warns of ‘consequences’ if Putin-Zelenskyy meeting does not happenFinnish president Alexander Stubb has been speaking at a press conference before the country’s ambassadors’ conference in Helsinki.In comments reported by the Finnish public broadcaster, Yle, he said that he hoped Trump’s patience with Putin would run out soon. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Good Morning Britain star makes sad 'breaking news' announcement minutes into show

Good Morning Britain reporter Marverine Cole made an emotional announcement just minutes into Tuesday morning's episode

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1 week ago Linda Robson reveals the real reason for major Loose Women changes amid fears for the show's future

It was revealed back in May the show has been axed for half the year and Lorraine's runtime has been slashed by 30 minutes, as Daytime bosses announced cuts with job losses.

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2 w. ago China says it stands with India against ‘bully’ Trump’s trade tariffs

Chinese envoy slams US for using tariff as ‘a bargaining chip’ to demand exorbitant prices

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing announces Emmerdale star Lewis Cope as Kristian Nairn's replacement

Strictly Come Dancing have announced a last minute replacement for Game of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn, who suddenly quit on Thursday night

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2 w. ago China’s top diplomat Wang Yi set for key talks with Modi in India

Wang Yi will also meet India’s top intelligence chief Ajit Doval in New Delhi ahead of his talks with Modi

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2 w. ago Trump rows back threat of ‘secondary tariffs’ against India and China after Putin summit

US president had promised to increase economic pressure on Russia by targeting buyers of its crude oil

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2 w. ago Patrick Kielty breaks silence after Cat Deeley split with joke on radio return

Patrick Kielty returned to his BBC Radio 5 Live show this morning for the first time since his split with Cat Deeley was announced and he was in jovial mood in the opening minutes

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3 w. ago Legendary trainer killed by horse as daughter makes TV announcement 90 minutes after death

His daughter confirmed the tragic news at Chepstow racecourse after the 'freak' accident

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3 w. ago Rag'n'Bone Man cancels gig just hours before he goes on stage as his team issues statement

Rag'n'Bone Man's latest gig has been cancelled last minute, with him team announcing to fans earlier that he's 'fallen ill' ahead of performing abroad later today

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3 w. ago Trump delays China tariffs at the last minute and announces 90 day truce

President Donald Trump has once again delayed a showdown between the world’s two biggest economies

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3 w. ago Gold prices fall; Britain’s biggest chemical plant under threat – as it happened

Spot gold falls by over 1% as White House says it will clarify ‘misinformation’ about import tariffs on one-kilo gold bars; China says hopes US will strive for ’positive’ trade outcomesFour reactors at France’s Gravelines nuclear power station were shut down late on Sunday when the filter drums of the pumping stations that pull in cooling water became packed with a swam of jellyfish.The operator, the electricity company EDF, which is owned by the French government, said reactors 2, 3, and 4 stopped automatically when a “massive and unpredictable” swarm of jellyfish showed up, and reactor 6 went offline shortly after. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Asian shares advance ahead of Trump's deadline for imposing higher tariffs on Chinese goods

Shares are higher in Asia a day ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for imposing higher tariffs on goods imported from China

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4 w. ago Trump tariffs: American shoppers hit with 60% of costs as import taxes reach 100

Tariffs on U.S. trading partners finally in full effect months after ‘Liberation Day’ announcement and ensuing turmoil and uncertainty

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