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THE government must urgently come up with measures to stimulate demand in the economy to prevent deflation, an economic research firm has said.
Platinum strike talks resume
Government-led talks to end platinum strikes that have crippled output of the metal in South Africa resumed as the rand trades close to its weakest level in more than five…
Tata boss dies, suicide suspected
Karl Slym, managing director of India’s biggest automaker Tata Motors Ltd, died after falling from a hotel room in Bangkok in what police said may have been suicide.
Google buys DeepMind
London – Google said yesterday that it had agreed to buy British artificial intelligence start-up company DeepMind for an undisclosed amount.
Ericsson, Samsung settle patent dispute
Stockholm – Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson and South Korean technology group Samsung have agreed to drop a long-running dispute over patents, the Swedish firm said yesterday.
AU lifts Madagascar suspension
Antananarivo – The African Union lifted its suspension of Madagascar’s membership yesterday after a new president took office following the island’s first election since a coup five years ago.
Tunisian new PM announces interim cabinet
TUNIS – Tunisian new Prime Minister Mehdi Jemaa announced Sunday night the lineup of his interim cabinet comprising 21 ministers and seven deputy ministers.
Afghanistan to free 37 prisoners soon, despite US protests
Kabul — Afghanistan said yesterday it expects to release within two weeks a first batch of alleged Taliban prisoners whom the US says are responsible for dozens of Nato and…
10,000 US children hurt, killed in school shootings each year: study
Ten thousand children are either killed or injured in school shootings in the United States each year, according to a new study. Over 7,000 children, wounded by gunshots, are sent…
Rebel leaders leave Bangui amid CAR violence
Top members of the rebel coalition loyal to the Central African Republic’s former president have left the capital Bangui, witnesses said, as eight people were reported killed in mob violence.