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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen proposes extra aid to Ukraine this year of up to nine billion euros ($9.5 billion) to help it cope with the ravages of war. SOUNDBITE
Tokyo, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Japan registered a current surplus of 1.67 trillion yen ($ 14.9 billion) in August, its 86th consecutive month in positive terms.The figure represents a decrease of 20.1 percent compared to August 2020, as well as 19 percent less than the surplus in July, according to preliminary data published by the Finance Ministry.Trade balance in August showed a deficit of 372.4 billion yen, in contrast to the surplus of more than double that value registered a year earlier. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF TOKYO, JAPAN.
Seminyak, Aug 7 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesia's virus-battered tourism sector has suffered economic losses of around $5.9 billion so far this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association. (Camera: MADE NAGI).SHOT LIST: TOURISTS AT THE SEMINYAK BEACH RESORT AREA AT THE SOUTHERN END OF BALI, INDONESIA.
Janez Lenarcic, EU Commissioner for crisis management, announces that international donors pledged 6.9 billion euros ($7.7 billion) to face the ongoing humanitarian challenges of the nine-year Syrian crisis. SOUNDBITE
Premium car brand Audi is to invest $79.5 billion dollars over the next five years in self-driving electric cars.
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.
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