Views: 1 US President Joe Biden is in a tough spot as the Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna, gambling on a successful outcome but facing growing bipartisan concern that even if a deal is reached it may be insufficient to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. The subject has been somewhat on mute in Washington after […]
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Views: 8 On 01 February 2022, Total Energies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) announced the Final Investment Decision on the Lake Albert Development. On 01 February 2022, Total Energies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), and the
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Views: 0Egypt on Wednesday swore in its first Coptic Christian to lead the country’s high court. © Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP Egypt swears in first-ever Coptic Christian to head country’s high court Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in Judge Boulos Fahmy to preside over the Supreme Constitutional Court, according to The Associated Press. Fahmy
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Views: 3 The dramatic triumph of China’s women footballers at the Asian Cup has sparked calls on social media for equal pay, with commenters contrasting their performance with the dismal men’s side. Xiao Yuyi’s stoppage-time goal clinched a remarkable 3-2 comeback win over South Korea in the final, sealing a record ninth Asian title for
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Views: 2 Cuba on Monday marks 60 years under a US economic blockade that has deeply affected the communist nation’s fortunes and shows no signs of being lifted. © YAMIL LAGE Cuba has little production capacity, and relies on imports for about 80 percent of its food needs© YAMIL LAGE Since 2000, food has been excluded from
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Views: 5 BERLIN (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Sunday she was “very sceptical” that the country could maintain its troops in Mali amid growing tension between the West African country and its international partners. © Reuters/INTS KALNINS FILE PHOTO: German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht visits Rukla military baseGermany has some 1,200 troops
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Views: 1A plane carrying a few dozen elite U.S. troops arrived on Sunday in Poland near its border with Ukraine after President Biden ordered the deployment of troops to Eastern Europe amid mounting fears of a possible Russian invasion. © Associated Press/Czarek Sokolowski Dozens of elite US troops land in Poland Hundreds more from the 82nd Airborne
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Views: 1Moody’s lowered Ghana’s long-term debt by a notch to Caa1 from B3 on Feb. 4, citing an increasingly difficult task the government faces in addressing its liquidity and debt challenges amid weak revenue generation constraints. Ghana to Appeal Moody’s Credit Rating Downgrade on Data Used (msn.com)Ghana to Appeal Moody’s Credit Rating Downgrade on Data
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Views: 2 A fire started by an arsonist broke out overnight at the cathedral where South Africa’s spiritual father and anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu is buried, a church leader announced Sunday. The fire was detected in the basement of a section of St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town at around 2 am (midnight GMT).
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Views: 1 Australia’s foreign minister called Sunday for the “immediate release” of economist Sean Turnell, who has been detained by Myanmar’s military junta for the past year. © Handout Australian economist Sean Turnell, seen here in July 2021 at a Myanmar prison, was working as an advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi’s government at the time
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