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India
FOREIGN: India Vaccination Nears 100 Million Doses
India has administered more than 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccines amid a deadly second wave of infections. The country has been reporting an average of more than 90,000 cases of COVID-19 every day since 1 April. Everyone above the age of 45 is now eligible for jabs, which are ...
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Nigeria
Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Others To Grace National Pilot’s Book Launch
BY ABDULLAHI OLESIN, Ilorin The senate president, Ahmed Lawan, his predecessor, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki and speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, are among the dignitaries expected at the public presentation of a book, titled, ‘Roundtable Discussion On Economy And Restructuring In Nigeria,’ published by an Ilorin- Kwara State based ...
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Brasile USA
Mexico expects “constant and growing” waves of migrants from Central America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Mexico will register “constant and growing” waves of migrants in the coming years, the country’s foreign affairs secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Thursday, April 8, and suggested that the United States should allocate US$2 billion in development aid annually to stem the tide. Ebrard said that ...
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Brasile Argentina Regno Unito
Argentina decries UK military operations in the Falkland Islands
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Argentina rejects in the strongest terms the carrying out of military maneuvers, and the launching of missiles in particular, in Argentine territory illegitimately occupied by the United Kingdom," the Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Complaint to the United Nations For the government of ...
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Brasile
USDA raises estimates for Brazilian 2020/21 soybean harvest and export
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the previous season, according to the USDA, the largest global producer and exporter harvested 128.50 million tons. The USDA also raised its projection of exports from Brazil in its business year to 86 million tons, 1 million tons above the March estimate, versus 92.14 ...
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USA
Gambia: Foreign Partners Hail GRA for Attracting Investors
[The Point] European and Western partners including some United States investors monitoring the recent Banjul-Dakar bilateral agreement on Transit Trade Facilitation has commended the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) for attracting investors and strengthening the Africa-Europe Alliance for Better Transport and Mobility; as well as the Africa Connectivity Task Force, a ...
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Turchia
Foreign envoys praise Turkey's efforts to fight virus
Turkey’s Communications Directorate on April 8 posted online interviews on Turkey’s fight against coronavirus, with the ambassadors of five different countries praising Turkey’s efforts.
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Brasile
Brazil raises $620m in huge concession auction
SAO PAULO: Brazil wrapped up a massive auction Friday for concessions to operate 22 airports, a rail line and five ports with a total take of $620 million and planned investments of $1.75 billion in all.
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Cina
Arm’s battle with China CEO escalates, complicating SoftBank sale
The China dispute also raises questions about Beijing’s willingness to protect foreign investment in the world’s second-largest economy.
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Cina
China fines Alibaba Group $2.8 billion in monopoly probe
The penalty is equivalent to 4% of Alibaba’s domestic sales in 2019, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement on Saturday.