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Sudan cut off from $650 million of international funding after coup
By Aidan Lewis, Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan was unable to access $650 million in international...
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Depression rising among LGBT people in conservative-ruled Poland, survey finds
By Alan Charlish and Felix Hoske WARSAW (Reuters) - The number of Polish LGBT people with depression rose by more...
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IMF warns Bosnian Serb separatists against dismantling tax regime
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday warned Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic against dismantling the state tax...
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Cuba’s economic reforms allow small entrepreneurs to dream big
By Marc Frank and Mario Fuentes HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban entrepreneurs Henry and Yendri Garcia have long peddled home-made ice...
Read moreZambia’s ex-foreign minister arrested on corruption charges
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian anti-graft authorities on Tuesday arrested former foreign minister Joseph Malanji for possession of property suspected to...
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South African law change plan to allow land expropriation fails to pass
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A proposal to change South Africa's constitution to explicitly allow expropriation of land with...
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Japan to review budget balance timing early next year -PM Kishida
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will review the timeframe early next year for its target of balancing the budget, Prime Minister...
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Global finance system partly to blame for inequality – World Bank’s Malpass
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Monday said fiscal and monetary policies were operating...
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Japan PM vows to ensure workers’ wage hikes to guard against global inflation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Monday to ensure workers' wage hikes through tax breaks to...
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Western companies are blind to Ugandan investments – President Museveni
By Elias Biryabarema and Karin Strohecker KYANKWANZI, Uganda (Reuters) -Chinese private investment in Uganda is growing while Westerners are losing...
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Modi’s farm reform reversal to deter investment in India’s agriculture
By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's repeal of agriculture laws aimed at deregulating produce markets will...
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Pakistan receives $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan on Saturday received a $3 billion loan from Saudi Arabia, the...
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Donors eye Dec. 10 decision on shifting frozen funds for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have agreed to decide about a transfer...
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U.S. House to consider bill to clamp down on products from China’s Xinjiang
By Michael Martina and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider a bill as...
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U.S., allies ratchet up the economic pressure against Belarus
By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies, including the European Union, on Thursday...
Read moreBrazil Senate OKs easing budget cap to fund welfare program
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Thursday that will ease the government's spending cap...
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EU court told to dismiss Polish, Hungarian cash-for-democracy challenge
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top court should dismiss a challenge by Poland and Hungary to...
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Exclusive-World Bank backs using $280 million in frozen aid funds for Afghanistan
By Arshad Mohammed and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's board has backed transferring $280 million from a...
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Honduras’ Castro to seek new debt deal with IMF, opposes tax hikes
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran opposition presidential candidate Xiomara Castro will seek to negotiate a new debt deal...
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Who might upset Macron’s bid for a second term in office
PARIS (Reuters) - France's 2022 presidential election is Emmanuel Macron's to lose. All opinion polls show the incumbent president reaching...
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