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NEW DELHI. – US President Donald Trump failed Tuesday to strike a trade deal with India at the end of a visit big on photo opportunities but short on substance…
Egypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak dead at 91
CAIRO. – Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for three decades before he was ousted amid the Arab Spring protests in 2011, died Tuesday at age 91. The burly autocrat…
Iranian deputy health minister contracts coronavirus
TEHRAN/DUBAI. – Speaking from the quarantine, Iran’s vice health minister announces that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus(COVID-19), but expresses certitude that the country will overpower the epidemic…
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Zimbabwe preps for FAO Regional Conference
Zimbabwe will next month host the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Africa Regional Conference in Victoria Falls.
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- February 25, 2020
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South Africa’s spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers
Small informal retailers are a ubiquitous feature of any developing country’s urban landscape. Known as spaza shops in South Africa, they are an important, even vital, component in the townships. Numbering over 100,000 across the nation, they make critical contributions to local food security, self-employment and community cohesion.
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- February 25, 2020
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Falling exports bring German economy to standstill in fourth quarter
BERLIN – Shrinking exports held back German economic activity in the fourth quarter of last year, detailed data showed on Tuesday, confirming that Europe’s largest economy was stagnating even before the coronavirus outbreak began.
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- February 25, 2020
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Rand recovers as budget risk draws nearer
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand traded firmer early on Tuesday, recovering alongside fellow emerging markets currencies flattened in the previous session as investors worried about the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside of China.
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- February 25, 2020
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Zim mopane worms for Europe – Zimtrade
Zimbabwe has potential to earn significant revenue from exports of mopane worms to Europe where they are highly sought after, an official has said.
JUST IN – CAF bans all Zim stadiums
The Confederation of African Football have banned all the stadiums in Zimbabwe from hosting international football matches.
JUST IN – Hosni Mubarak: Former Egyptian President dies aged 91
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91.