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Africa’s Throwing Away Dollars It Can’t Afford in Currency Rout
Africa is battling the global currency markets with one hand tied behind its back. With foreign-exchange reserves equal to less than a...
Uganda Raises Benchmark Rate to 16% to Halt Currency Slump
Uganda’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for a fourth consecutive time to halt the currency’s depreciation and curb...
Chinese man buys 12,000 yuan engagement ring in coins after promise to childhood sweetheart
Two jewellery shops in Fuyang, Anhui province, refused Liang Liang's request to buy a ring using change weighing 150kg, before a third...
Bank of England votes 8-1 to keep UK rates at record low
UK interest rates have been held at 0.5% again by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). MPC members voted 8-1 to keep...
Hiroshima marks 70 years since atomic bomb
Residents in the Japanese city of Hiroshima are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped by a US...
Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion
Egypt is opening a major expansion of the Suez Canal, which deepens the main waterway and provides ships with a 35km (22 mile) channel...
The Bankruptcy Of The Planet Accelerates –
24 Nations including our own Ghana Are Currently Facing A Debt Crisis There has been so much attention on Greece in recent weeks, but...
Hundreds missing as migrant boat capsizes off Libya coast
Rescuers are searching for hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean after a boat carrying as many as 700 people capsized off the coast...
India blocks access to 857 porn sites
India has blocked free access to 857 porn sites in what it says is a move to prevent children from accessing them. Adults will still be...
What does China's manufacturing slowdown mean?
A key private survey shows that Chinese manufacturing slowed to a two-year low in July, dashing hopes the economy may be steadying. DW...
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