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South African mobile operator MTN eyes $65 mln deal for Syrian businessJOHANNESBURG — MTN Group remains committed to negotiating a $65 million sale of its 75% stake in its Syrian unit, the South African mobile operator said on Sunday, despite the business being placed under judicial guardianship last week. MTN Syria was placed under guardianship by a court in Damascus over… Read more
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UK’s Sunak says public finances won’t be fixed overnightLONDON — British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday he would not rush to fix the public finances as he readied a budget plan which will pile more borrowing on top of almost 300 billion pounds ($418 billion) of COVID-19 spending and tax cuts. Sunak, who is due to… Read more
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The City Where Cars Are Not WelcomeAs automakers promise to get rid of internal combustion engines, Heidelberg is trying to get rid of autos…. Read more
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In Quest for Herd Immunity, Giant Vaccination Sites ProliferateA day at one mass site in Connecticut shows both the promise and the shortcomings of the approach, which is at the center of President Biden’s plan to bring the pandemic to an end…. Read more
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FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid vaccine for emergency useThe FDA has approved J&J's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the U.S. a third tool to fight the pandemic…. Read more
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Biden tells Congress Syria strikes are consistent with U.S. right to self-defensePresident Biden told Congress that his orders for airstrikes in Syria were consistent with the U.S. right to self-defense…. Read more
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Op-ed: A digital dollar would help the U.S. and its allies keep China in checkU.S. officials this week offered their most full-throated endorsement yet of a digital dollar. Meanwhile, China has accelerated efforts for a digital currency…. Read more
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Video published by the Russian space agency showed the Soyuz blaster launching against grey skies at 0655 GMT, carrying an Arktika-M satellite.Space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter Sunday that the launch was routine….
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Myanmar has been in chaos since the army seized power and detained elected government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her party leadership on Feb. 1, alleging fraud in a November election her party won in a landslide….
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The show also featured three U.S. governors as judges and several contestants ranging from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to someone faking old age….
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