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Analysis-As it reins in wasteful investment, China frets over growth
By Ellen Zhang and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's local governments have fallen behind on their debt issuance plans…
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People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning…
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S. Africa Forms Company to Expand Bulk Water Infrastructure
(Bloomberg) -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa approved a law to set up a new agency that will develop and manage the country’s…
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Union pact averts India port strike
A strike at India’s ports that further threatened the global supply chain was called off Tuesday after workers agreed to a new five-year…
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South Africa is investigating alleged corruption of more than $7B at top state-owned companies
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has active investigations into alleged corruption totaling more than $7 billion at some of its…
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Analysis-Mexico central bank has growing inflation challenge: extortion
By Noe Torres, Lizbeth Diaz and Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Beyond the common challenges like currency fluctuations and…
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China says it's investigating complaint it violated Japanese airspace
China says it is investigating a report from Japan that a Chinese army aircraft violated Japanese airspace, China's Foreign Ministry…
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Consumer sentiment in Germany drops significantly in August
Consumer sentiment in Germany has taken a significant hit this month due to rising unemployment, more insolvencies and a poor economic…
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Colombia flights back to normal after fuel stock worries
Airlines on Monday scrapped flights from Colombia, blaming dwindling fuel stocks, then reinstated most of them as industry officials and…
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Randolph County veteran to get new roof for free thanks to Greensboro roofing company
LIBERTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Randolph County veteran will soon have a new roof over his head because of some generous donations. 5 Star…
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In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil's capital, prompting federal response
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brasilia, Brazil's modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky…
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Aid by Trade raises cotton, cashmere production standards in 2023
Aid by Trade revealed in its 2023 annual report that 900,000 small-scale farming families cultivated an area of 1.7m hectares of cotton…
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Mexico City assembly OKs strongest rent control since the 1940s, limiting rises to inflation rate
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The legislature of Mexico City approved the most ambitious rent control law since the 1940s Thursday, limiting rent…
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Nio steps up swapping network rollout
Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) startup Nio Inc has announced it is stepping up the expansion of its battery-swapping network in…
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Who benefits from Lesotho’s ‘white gold’?
Here in Lesotho it is known as white gold – the water which plays such an important role in the country’s economy. The engineering marvel…
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China's Kaisa forecasts bigger H1 net loss on slower property deliveries
(Reuters) -Chinese property developer Kaisa Group said on Thursday it expects to report a bigger net loss for the first half of the year,…
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Pressure mounts against judicial overhaul in Mexico amid market concerns and striking judges
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is facing mounting pressure against his controversial proposal to overhaul the…
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Nigerians outraged by president’s new plane
Many Nigerians have reacted with outrage after a new plane was bought for President Bola Tinubu at a time when the economy is experiencing…
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Panicked African workers prevented from leaving Lebanon
“I want to go home,” Kenyan Eulita Jerop tells the BBC from Lebanon, where she is employed as a domestic worker. But the terms of her…
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Cleanup hopes for neighbors of Mexico's 'toilet bowl' wastewater dam
On the banks of a wastewater dam in central Mexico, under a dense cloud of mosquitoes, Yury Uribe is finally seeing hope after spending…
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Europe just slashed tariffs on cars made by Tesla in China
The European Union may have just given Tesla’s future sales in the region a boost by setting tariffs on its China-made vehicles…
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Goldman Sachs: Only a quarter of Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion capex plan will go into oil
In what Goldman Sachs Research calls a “capex super-cycle,” Saudi Arabia is expected to invest $1 trillion across six strategic sectors by…
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What’s the state of play in India’s potato chips market? – just-food deep-dive, part one
The State of Play in India's Potato Chips Market India's appetite for potato chips is growing rapidly - with some major players building a…
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Israel – the future of foodservice to 2021
Emerging Food Service Trends in Israel Barring a brief recession during the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, Israel’s economy has…