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Nigeria and other African countries said they are exploring investment partnerships in the Caribbean to drive growth in different sectors of the economy including agriculture and renewable energy. The call was made in Abuja on Tuesday at the ongoing African Caribbean investment summit organised by Aquarian Consult with a focus on St. Kitts and Nevis.…
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Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, defeating a challenge from opposition parties who accused her of being a puppet of her father, billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra. After a two-day censure debate in which the opposition attacked 38-year-old Paetongtarn’s management of the country and her inexperience, MPs voted down…
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China is the top threat to American interests globally, according to a US intelligence report released Tuesday, which said Beijing was making progress in its military and cyber capabilities. Beijing’s “coercive pressure” against Taiwan and “wide-ranging cyber operations against US targets” were indicators of its growing threat to US national security, said the Annual Threat…
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Vietnam said it plans to cut import duties on a range of goods including cars, liquefied gas and some agricultural products, as concerns escalate over potential US tariffs. The announcement on the finance ministry’s website late Tuesday came less than two weeks after Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the country was reviewing duties in…
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Estonian lawmakers will decide on Wednesday whether to amend the constitution to ban non-EU residents from voting in municipal elections, a measure targeting the Baltic state’s large Russian-speaking minority. The parliamentary vote is in response to security concerns over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Estonia has been a steadfast supporter of Kyiv since the invasion in…
