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Monday, 12 October 2026
Trade & Economy
South Korea presses US for tariff relief on equipment for $5.8bn Louisiana steel mill37dSouth African civil society calls for pause on data centre approvals amid water and resource concerns37dAustralian housing prices fall as interest rates bite, with Sydney leading the decline37dFrance announces €1 billion aid package for farmers after record-breaking hot summer37dBangladesh extends maternity leave to four months, but garment workers face persistent childcare gaps37dChinese businesses offer AI tokens as everyday rewards, from coffee shops to credit cards37dTrump signals review of US support for UK over Falkland Islands, raising tensions over defence spending[Updated]37dUS sanctions Turkish bank over alleged Iran financial lifeline as economic pressure campaign intensifies37dGlobal bond yields surge as France and UK face mounting debt concerns38dUber exits Nigeria and Uganda as competition and costs rise38dKenya faces milk shortage as drought threatens beloved chai culture38dJapanese yen soars as Bank of Japan readies interest rate increase38dGhana mandates local gold refining before export to capture more economic value38dUS and Venezuela announce sweeping oil deal, raising questions about legality, transparency, and democratic accountability[Updated]38dNvidia acquires AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion in landmark deal38dVolkswagen board approves plan to cut 100,000 jobs by 2030 in largest automotive restructuring in history38dIndia and South Korea deepen ties across manufacturing, defence and technology39dUber lays off 3,300 employees in sweeping global restructuring39dNetherlands moves 86 tonnes of gold from US and Canada to London amid geopolitical uncertainty39dSouth Korea to move government ministries from Seoul to Sejong from 202739d