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World Bank reiterates that between mid-2022 and mid-2023, global commodity prices plummeted by nearly 40 per cent. Kenyan consumers will have to bear the high cost of borrowing for much longer as Central Banks will not loosen their monetary policies any time soon, the World Bank has said. The lender says the continued tightening will be a result of the prevalent global economic shocks, such as the Middle East conflict.
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1 year ago Read more at The Exchange - Investment News in Africa

Tunisian side Esperance and Mamelodi Sundowns secured their places at next year's FIFA Club World Cup (Mundial de Clubes FIFA 25TM) the semi-finals matches of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League were played on Friday night. The final showdown will feature four representatives from CAF, with Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca already booked their spots as winners.
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Erling Haaland scored 44 goals last year. He ended 2023 one goal ahead of Harry Kane and one more ahead of Kylian Mbappe. The Europa League top scorer has also cruised into double figures in Ligue Un.
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Arjun Babuta surpassed the existing finals world record in men’s 10M Air Rifle. His stunning score of 254.0 in the OST T1 final on Thursday exceeded the mark set by fellow finalist and India teammate Divyansh Singh Panwar at the Cairo World Cup earlier this year. Other winners included Nancy (women’s 10,100M, 100M Air Pistol), Varun Tomar and Rhythm Sangwan, as per a press release from the National R
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to influence and arguably interfere with the upcoming US elections, despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's earlier commitment to not do so, according to CNN. Beijing has repeatedly said that it does not interfere in US elections based on its principle of non-interference in other countries.
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1 year ago Read more at Hindustan Times

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur dropped just four points from 24 arrows to down sixth seed Italy in a handsome margin.
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1 year ago Read more at The Economic Times

Wrestling Federation of India threatened to re-impose ban on India if an ad-hoc committee was brought back to run the sport. A number of court cases are also pending in the matter as elite wrestlers have challenged the legality of WFI's elections.
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1 year ago Read more at India Today

Mrs. Gloria Opoku Anti, Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, addressed the pressing issue of the impact of climate change on occupational health and safety. She emphasized the historical significance of climate and weather on human health and stressed the necessity for our collective action to combat the repercussions of the phenomena.
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Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said. At the same time, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres again called on the paramilitaristary Rapid Support Forces and government forces to refrain from fighting in the North Darfur area around its capital, El Fasher. The year-old war in Sudan has sparked “a crisis of epic proportions,” U
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1 year ago Read more at The Washington Post

International Court of Justice will rule Tuesday on case accusing Germany of facilitating genocide. a public sitting will take place at 3 pm (1300GMT) at the Peace Palace in The Hague. Nicaragua initiated proceedings against Germany at the world court accusing Berlin of providing political and military support to Israel.
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