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Turkey's official inflation rate has crept back up to 67 percent, despite President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's shift towards mainstream economic policies. Germany's legalisation of recreational cannabis aims to curb the black market, but misses out on tax revenues.
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2 years ago Read more at FRANCE 24 English

ESCAP report attributes the lag to the Covid-19 pandemic and other ongoing global crises. The report particularly raises concern over the falling back of SDG 13 on climate action. It calls for a ramping up of investment in infrastructure and renewable energy sources.
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2 years ago Read more at Eco-Business

Strategy behind the divestment Neoen is owned 42 per cent by businessman Jacques Veyrat through his Impala SAS firm. Investment fund FSP holds a 6.9% stake and France’s state-controlled investment fund Bpifrance holds 4.39 per cent equity in the company. The move to sell a stake is part of a strategy to avoid conducting any rights issues in Paris that would dilute Impala’s holdings. In March last year, Neoen raised €750 million ($1.2 billion) through
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2 years ago Read more at The Australian Financial Review

BharatPe is a leading fintech player in India, offering a comprehensive suite of digital payment solutions for offline businesses. With the rise of mobile wallets, internet banking, and now UPI (Unified Payments Interface) users can access their funds seamlessly and make payments via QR codes, P2P transfers, NFC technology, or virtual cards. This eliminates the need for physical cash, simplifies bill payments, and facilitates transactions between individuals or when shopping for your favorite brands.
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2 years ago Read more at Forbes India

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP party suffered what analysts said was its worst defeat ever in local elections this weekend. The voters decided to establish a new political order in Turkey. In Ankara, Turkey, CHP mayor Mansur Yavas also bolstered his standing, topping his opponent.
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2 years ago Read more at Daily Mail

Germany became the biggest EU country to legalise recreational cannabis. Under the first step in the much-debated new law, adults over 18 are now allowed to carry 25 grams of dried cannabis and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home. The changes leave Germany with some of the most liberal cannabis laws in Europe, alongside Malta and Luxembourg, which legalised recreational use in 2021 and 2023.
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2 years ago Read more at NDTV

Rita Ora spent Easter hanging out with P.E. Nation founder Pip Edwards. Ora is famously married to New Zealand director Taika Waititi. The couple got married in 2022.
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2 years ago Read more at Geelong Advertiser

I started doing research on textile waste in Chile. I learned from an early age, or undergrad age, to be research-based. You have to get used to rejection and failure. You’re going to be unhappy with the other options.
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2 years ago Read more at The Creative Independent

Tim Tszyu has been dealt the first loss of his professional career in an 'utterly disastrous" bloodbath against Sebastian Fundora. It was a poor weekend across the board for the Aussies, with Liam Wilson also falling short in his interim world title bout on Saturday. The Gathering is live and exclusive on Stan pay per view.
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2 years ago Read more at Wide World of Sports

My novel, Six Truths and a Lie, is about what happens when the Islamophobia and anti-Arab prejudice ceases to exist as a part of the setting or a concept dissected in articles. I learned about real life stories not too different than those of my characters like the Holy Land Foundation Five. The next new Syrian Girl by Ream Shukairy is available from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
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2 years ago Read more at Literary Hub