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Business News | Reliance Industries to Report April-June Quarter Earnings on July 18 After Board Meeting
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Board of Directors of Reliance Industries Ltd is scheduled to be held on July 18, 2025, where they will consider and approve the standalone and consolidated financial results of the company for the...

Belgium to retire NH90 TTH helicopters as defence minister slams ‘bad purchase'
Having announced in 2020 that it was scaling back its use of the NH90 TTH, Belgium has now said it is to withdraw all four helicopters from service in September. (Belgian MoD) Belgium is to prematurely retire its NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 Tactical...
Railways heading for record number of cancelled trains in 2025
The number of trains cancelled in Belgium in the first half of the year is remarkably high, an analysis by Belga based on figures from network operator Infrabel shows. On average, 4,070 trains were cancelled each month. Belgian railway company...

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW STONE FRUIT
The 2025 stone fruit season across key global regions is marked by contrasting trends in production, pricing, and market dynamics. Weather impacts, shifting acreage, and strong demand continue to shape outcomes for producers and exporters alike....

Summer fruit becoming more important at Belgian cooperative
Summer is here. That means hearty winter meals are making way for fresh, quick-to-eat dishes. Belgian cooperative REO, which sells its summer fruit via auction and commercial brokerage, is responding to that demand. Summer products, led by...

Belgium plans largest ammunition order, announces early NH90 helicopter retirement
The crews of Belgian Air Force NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters get instructions during Storm Tide 24, a simulated multinational noncombatant evacuation operation, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, May 21, 2024. (U.S. Army) BELFAST — Theo...
General : EU Keen To Broaden Trade With ASEAN – Kallas
By Rohani Mohd Ibrahim KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- The European Union (EU) is keen to develop and diversify trade portfolios with ASEAN, recognising the increasing importance of the bloc, said Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for...

Belgium warned over ‘tsunami’ of packages from China
BRUSSELS – A Belgian state watchdog has warned that the country is drowning under a flood of small packages from China, as the European Union grapples to control the influx. Belgium’s Central Economic Council said the number of low-value parcels...

Airbus Helicopters hosts European delegations to showcase next-gen capabilities, as Belgium walks away from NH90 TTH fleet
As Airbus Helicopters continues to press forward with plans for a pan-European next-generation rotorcraft, another customer of the NH Industries (NHI) NH90 – a current multi-national programme – has decided to prematurely retire its fleet. Working...

How teenagers lured into cocaine trade with designer clothes and bikes
Aged as young as 13, they are often paid with what teenagers want most — designer labels, iPhones or fat bikes — to pick up cocaine shipments for some of Europe’s most-prolific drug gangs. As cocaine cartels switch to smaller shipments, often...

Super trade for suckler stock at Ballymena Mart, prices to £4700
Thursday 3rd July 2025: 240 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in an improved trade. Beef cows sold to 396p for 770kg at £3049, Friesian cows to 270p for 810kg at £2187. Beef heifers to 412p twice for 590kg at £2430 and 740kg for £3048....

Belgium agrees six new partnerships to support Ukraine’s recovery
Belgium will sign six new strategic partnerships to support the recovery of Ukraine at a conference in Italy, Foreign minister Maxime Prévot has confirmed. According to Prévot, Ukraine “deserves our continued commitment”. The two-day Ukraine...

Which European economy stands to suffer the most from US tariffs?
Germany and Ireland are standing out as the two most exposed EU economies threatened by higher US tariffs, as Brussels works towards a trade deal with Washington, amid reports that pharmaceutical tariffs could be as high as 200%. When US President...

Belgian rail to award “contract of the century” for 600 new trains on 23 July
Belgian rail operator SNCB will decide on 23 July whether to award a multi-billion-euro contract for 600 new trains to a Spanish company, federal mobility minister Jean-Luc Crucke (Les Engagés) has announced. The tender process for the replacement...

Gruelling 320-mile fundraising ride from Worcester to Belgium smashes target
Staff from Worcester-based Atwell International took on the four-day G2G Cycle Challenge, pedalling from Gheluvelt Park in Worcester to Gheluvelt near Ypres in Belgium to raise funds for St Richard’s Hospice, the Alzheimer’s Society, and the...

Blackburn Rovers' transfer trade is logical but comes with huge caveat
Ryan Alebiosu is set to become the club's third summer signing, with Joe Rankin-Costello reportedly set to join Charlton Athletic to make room. It is yet another piece of foreign recruitment from Rovers, following the captures of Sidnei Tavares...

Rebuilding Ukraine: Belgium Announces 6-Point Support Plan
Belgium announced six “new strategic partnerships” to support Ukraine’s reconstruction during Thursday’s Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome. The partnerships include “five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Ukrainian ministries” to boost...

EU Initiates Deficit Procedure Against Austria: Finance Minister Marterbauer Remains Confident
Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) remained optimistic despite the initiation of proceedings, as reported by "DerStandard" in a video report, emphasizing that all decisions concerning the budget “are made in Austria and not in...

Literary genius learnt her trade in Bournmouth
Born Flora Jane Timms in 1876 into rural poverty in Oxfordshire, she was a bookish child who, despite scant formal education, harboured a deep desire to write. Her early life saw her working as a post office clerk across southern England. In 1903,...

European Stocks Close Broadly Higher On Trade Deal Hopes
European stocks closed on a positive note on Thursday with the undertone remaining firm amid expectations the European Union and the U.S. will strike a trade deal soon. Investors also looked ahead to the earnings season that is set to start next...