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Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges
Middle East

Kuwait votes for parliament amid economic, virus challenges

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait began voting Saturday for its National Assembly, the first election since the death of its…
With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting
Middle East

With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting

PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron will seek to revive a French initiative on Lebanon when he hosts an international…
Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet
Middle East

Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s promise of a new economic era triggered a foreign-driven rally in the lira,…
Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk
World

Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk

PARIS (AP) — Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers…
Pandemic pushes Peru’s vital peasant farmers to the brink
World

Pandemic pushes Peru’s vital peasant farmers to the brink

PISAC, Peru (AP) — Under a punishing Andean sun, Nazario Quispe digs his plow into the soil where he is…
Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores
World

Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores

NEW YORK (AP) — After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small…
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
Egypt

UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has cost the seaside territory as much as US$16.7 billion…
Japan cuts capex view, says overall conditions remain severe in November report
World

Japan cuts capex view, says overall conditions remain severe in November report

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government cut its view on capital spending in November for the fifth time this year as…
COVID-19 exposed Kenya’s debt vulnerability though measures helped – IMF
World

COVID-19 exposed Kenya’s debt vulnerability though measures helped – IMF

NAIROBI (Reuters) – COVID-19 has exposed Kenya’s debt vulnerabilities though official measures including monetary policy easing have helped shield the…
Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port
Middle East

Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s authorities signed a contract this month with a German company to clear dangerous material stored for…
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