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A third of Puerto Rico remains in the dark for the second day By Reuters

A third of Puerto Rico remains in the dark for the second day By Reuters

© Reuters. (Reuters) – More than a third of all homes and businesses in Puerto Rico remained without power on Friday, the second day of a massive outage on the Caribbean island that may have…

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What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services

What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services

Each agricultural season, small-scale maize farmers in southeastern Uganda face the same dilemma. Should they shell out a few extra shillings and buy commercial maize seed from the nearby agro-input shop, or should they just…

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Turkish central bank makes early payout to government

Turkish central bank makes early payout to government

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has paid out its profits to the government early, following an extraordinary general meeting held today (January 18).…

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State aid: Commission adopts Temporary Framework to enable Member States to further support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak

State aid: Commission adopts Temporary Framework to enable Member States to further support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak

The European Commission has adopted a Temporary Framework to enable Member States to use the full flexibility foreseen under State aid rules to support the economy in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. by :…

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Your digital footprints are more than a privacy risk – they could help hackers infiltrate computer networks

Your digital footprints are more than a privacy risk – they could help hackers infiltrate computer networks

When you use the internet, you leave behind a trail of data, a set of digital footprints. These include your social media activities, web browsing behavior, health information, travel patterns, location maps, information about your…

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Access Bank et Stanbic IBTC sanctionnées pour dissimulation de transactions en cryptomonnaies

Access Bank et Stanbic IBTC sanctionnées pour dissimulation de transactions en cryptomonnaies

(Agence Ecofin) – La Banque centrale du Nigeria (CBN) a sanctionné à hauteur de 500 millions de nairas (1,2 million $) Access Bank et à 200 millions de nairas (481 114 $) Stanbic IBTC pour avoir dissimulé des…

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Kenya Pipeline Company lance un câble à fibre optique et fait son entrée dans le secteur de l’Internet

Kenya Pipeline Company lance un câble à fibre optique et fait son entrée dans le secteur de l’Internet

(Agence Ecofin) – La demande en connectivité à haut débit continue de croître au Kenya comme à travers toute l’Afrique. Des sociétés opérant dans d’autres secteurs comme l’énergie et l’électricité mettent leurs infrastructures à disposition…

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U.S. curbs Russian access to foreign fertilizers and valves By Reuters

U.S. curbs Russian access to foreign fertilizers and valves By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A tractor sows sunflower seeds and fertilizes the soil with chemicals at “Leninskoye znamya” (Lenin banner) collective farm, about 40 km (25 miles) southwest of Rostov-on-Don, April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Vladimir Konstantinov/File…

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Shell raises Russia writedown to as much as $5 billion By Reuters

Shell raises Russia writedown to as much as $5 billion By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: General view of a Shell petrol station sign, in Milton Keynes, Britain, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Shell (LON:) will write down up to $5…

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How multinationals avoid taxes in Africa and what should change

How multinationals avoid taxes in Africa and what should change

In developing countries, and the sub-Saharan region especially, the scale of unmet basic needs is enormous. It is estimated that 3 billion people in the developing world subsist on less than US$2 a day per…

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