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BRASïLIA. – Brazil’s central bank on Wednesday raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 9 percent in a bid to curb surging inflation, it said. The…
Conmen on the prowl in New York
Film: Now You See Me Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Melanie Laurenty, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman. Director: Leterrier, Louis
‘Urban Unplugged’ returns tonight
Entertainment Reporter “URBAN UNPLUGGED” returns this Friday at the usual place — the Zimbabwe German Society in Milton Park – featuring soulful Plaxedes Wenyika alongside Sanii Makhalima of Msindo Productions…
Ethiopian Airlines to boost Dreamliner fleet
ADDIS ABABA. – Ethiopian Airlines will increase its fleet of 787 Boeing Dreamliner airplanes despite the difficulties the aircraft had faced this year, the airline’s CEO said yesterday. “We like…
German jobless rate shows surprise increase
FRANKFURT. – German unemployment registered a small unexpected rise in August, as government-sponsored job schemes were wound down, but the labour market remains stable overall, official data showed yesterday. With…
When polluted Mukuvisi turns out to be a blessing
Sarudzai Mupangi Features Writer Lillian MADZIMURE of Glen Norah C happily washes her clothes in the Mukuvisi River while three of her little children play in the water a few…
General Mujuru was a loving man: VP
TWO weeks ago, the Mujuru family commemorated the second anniversary of the death of General Solomon Mujuru (Retired) at his Ruzambu Farm in Beatrice. Various activities were lined up for…
Spain’s two-year recession eases
MADRID. – Spain’s two-year, job-wrecking recession eased in the second quarter of 2013, official data showed yesterday, as Madrid anticipated an imminent, export-powered end to the downturn. Activity in the…
The silent killer
Jeffrey Moyo Features Writer ZIMBABWE’S health services are struggling to cope with a growing tide of patients suffering from an age-old condition — diabetes. A shortage of drugs, especially insulin,…
SAA partners South American giant
JOHANNESBURG. — South African Airways has implemented a code share agreement with TAM Airlines, one of the largest carriers in South America. Following the agreement, SAA will place its designator…