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Shares have slipped in Asia after benchmarks on Wall Street took their biggest hit in four weeks as investors registered disappointment over an inflation reading that came in hotter than expected

Feb. 10-16, 2023

The election of the Hawke Labor government on March 5 1983 began an era of once-in-a-century economic reforms that opened the Australian economy to the world. It floated the dollar, eliminated controls on international capital flows, and dismantled the high tariffs that protected local manufacturers from imports. It refocused Australia’s…

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Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said it will amend a surcharge on loaded crude oil tankers to 25% of normal transit dues and on empty crude oil tankers to 15% of the dues, effective April 1, according to a circular issued on Tuesday. It added that the additional fees were temporary…

I want to use another airline as I can’t enter the transit country used by BA flights to south-east Asia, but the airline has only offered a voucher

Tata-owned airline orders 470 planes from rivals in expectation of rapid surge in passenger demand in Asia

Ministers, Ministers of State and other Government representatives will travel across the globe to places such as the US, Australia, the Middle East, Asia and other locations as part of the celebrations.

Why would you ever choose to go the long way across Europe or Asia? Comfort, scenery, local encounters and spontaneous stop-offs, for a start; Lucy Thackray finds out more