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Reuters:Yellen tells Indonesian finance minister: ‘No business-as-usual’ for Russia

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Views: 0 ASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told her counterpart from Indonesia that there will be no “business-as-usual” for Russia in the global economy given its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Wednesday. Yellen told Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati during a meeting on Tuesday that […]

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The Guardian:Barack and Michelle Obama to end exclusive podcasting deal with Spotify, reports say

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Views: 0 © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Ashlee Rezin Garcia/AP Barack and Michelle Obama are leaving Spotify amid reports of frustration over the terms of their multimillion dollar deal to exclusively make podcasts with the streaming giant, according to Bloomberg. The Obamas announced in 2019 they would partner exclusively with Spotify to release podcasts through

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Belgian minister resigns to care for sick husband

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Views: 0 Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmès says she will temporarily step down to care for her husband, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer. Ms Wilmès, who also serves as deputy prime minister, will take leave until “the end of the summer”, when her family will reassess the situation. She says she made the

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Reuters:Putin cancels Russian plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade instead

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Views: 0 (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin called off plans for the Russian military to storm the sprawling Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol and said on Thursday he wanted Ukrainian forces there to be hermetically sealed in instead. © Reuters/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO A view shows a plant of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works

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Man Utd confirm appointment of Ten Hag

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Views: 0 Manchester United have announced Erik ten Hag as their new manager from the end of this season. The 52-year-old Dutchman will move to Old Trafford from Ajax in the summer, having signed a contract that will take him through until June 2025, with the option of a further year. The move is subject

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Associated Press:Rights group demands probe into Sri Lanka police shooting

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Views: 0 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A leading human rights group is demanding the Sri Lankan authorities conduct a prompt and impartial probe into a police shooting that left one person dead and 13 others injured during protests over fuel price hike amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. The New York-based Human

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Russia says British fighters captured in Ukraine are being looked after

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Views: 0 © Reuters/RUSSIAN STATE TV CHANNEL ROSSYIA A still image from Russian state TV footage that it said shows a captured British fighter at an unknown location (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that British fighters who had been captured in Ukraine were being fed, watered and given necessary help. “Don’t worry, the

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Bloomberg:Netflix Breaks Its Own Rules After Subscriber Losses Batter Shares

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Views: 0 (Bloomberg) — Netflix Inc. is throwing out all of its old rules after losing customers for the first time in a decade, saying it will introduce an advertising-supported option and crack down on people sharing passwords. The plans are intended to help staunch the loss of subscribers that pummeled the streaming service Wednesday,

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African Mining Indaba media release – President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend Mining Indaba 2022

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Views: 0 20 April 2022: The President of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa, is confirmed to attend the 2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba, taking place in Cape Town from 9 – 12 May 2022. The President will deliver a Keynote Address on Tuesday, 10 May. The President’s attendance, along with Minister of Mineral

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Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease

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Views: 0 Globalisation is not working – in an age of insecurity, we need more local solutions © Chen Si/AP Photo FILE – Workers in protective gear register residents for COVID testing in the Jingan district of western Shanghai, China, Friday, April 1, 2022Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes on Wednesday as

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