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BEIJING — China’s central bank yesterday pumped the biggest amount of funds since September into the financial system in open market operations in an effort to ease a liquidity strain. The…
Spain seizes 3 tonnes of cocaine
Madrid. — Spanish police said yesterday they had seized three tonnes of cocaine and arrested 12 suspected drug smugglers from Spain, Britain and the Netherlands in a major drugs bust…
Real fans smile again
MADRID. — Depressed by a disappointing 2015, smiles had returned to the faces of Real Madrid fans yesterday as they cheered their idol Zinedine Zidane during his first training session…
Kagame takes swipe at US
Kigali. — Rwandan President Paul Kagame has hit back at the United States for criticising his decision to seek a third term in office, repeating his earlier stand that foreigners…
‘No IMF programme needed for Nigeria’
Africa’s biggest economy Nigeria, battling a revenue shortfall caused by the global oil shock, does not need assistance from the International Monetary Fund, the group’s head said yesterday. “Let me be…
Worker dies in mine accident
Business Reporter Aquarius Platinum Limited yesterday said a worker had died in an accident at Mimosa Platinum mine in Zimbabwe. The statement added that no one else was injured and a…
Schoolboy makes history
MUMBAI. — A Mumbai schoolboy made history yesterday when he became the first batsman in any class of cricket to score 1 000 runs in a single innings, with Indian…
Hughes on English managers
LONDON. — Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has no doubt that British soccer managers are not winning major competitions only because the top jobs in England do not come their…
Lyft defies predictions, continues to grow
SAN FRANCISCO. — It’s Saturday night in San Francisco’s Mission District. Two women stand outside a dive bar in the December chill, looking at their phones. Two Toyota Priuses pull…
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