South African business confidence index rises in November

South African business confidence index rises in November

Workers inspect cars newly manufactured from a nearby plant before being loaded on a cargo ship at a port, in East London, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights JOHANNESBURG, Dec 13 (Reuters) – South African business confidence rose in November, as tourism and merchandise import … Read more

Netanyahu speaks to Putin, voices disapproval of Iran ties

Netanyahu speaks to Putin, voices disapproval of Iran ties

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Russian … Read more

South Africa’s Aspen expands further into Asia with Sandoz China deal

South Africa’s Aspen expands further into Asia with Sandoz China deal

An Aspen Pharmacare logo is seen at outside company offices in Woodmead, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights JOHANNESBURG, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Aspen Pharmacare (APNJ.J) is expanding further into China through a deal to buy the Chinese business of Swiss group Sandoz (SDZ.S) for up to 92.6 million … Read more

Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on barracks

Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on barracks

Sierra Leone’s President and ruling party candidate Julius Maada Bio speaks to journalists after casting his vote for national elections at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Unidentified gunmen attack military armoury in Sierra Leone Government says attack repelled, situation under control Sporadic gunfire still … Read more

Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia

Finland to close all but northernmost border crossing with Russia

HELSINKI, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Finland will close all but the northernmost crossing point on its border with Russia from midnight on Friday in a bid to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the month, more than 600 people without … Read more

Wall St ends down after recent gains; retailers, tech weak

Wall St ends down after recent gains; retailers, tech weak

Best Buy down on weak outlook Kohl’s slips on quarterly sales miss NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated on Tuesday and the S&P 500 snapped a five-session winning streak, with retailers down after some disappointing outlooks and technology shares falling. Indexes stayed lower after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed … Read more

Finland mulls more border restrictions as asylum seekers ‘impossible’ to return

Finland mulls more border restrictions as asylum seekers ‘impossible’ to return

Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HELSINKI, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Finland said on Monday it had become impossible to return asylum seekers who did not meet the criteria for protection and said that … Read more

Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat

Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat

[1/3]Liberia’s opposition Unity Party Joseph Boakai waves to his supporters as holds his final campaign rally for the presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia October 7, 2023. Reuters/Carielle Doe/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Boakai ahead by 28,000 votes Supporters celebrate his likely victory Final results still expected MONROVIA, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Liberia President George Weah … Read more

Environmental groups urge funding halt for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

Environmental groups urge funding halt for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

TotalEnergies signs are seen at a petrol station in Nice, France, October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights CAPE TOWN, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Banks and other financiers should withdraw their support of TotalEnergies’ (TTEF.PA) $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mozambique, environmental lobby groups urged in a letter sent to … Read more

Kenyan shilling eases; dollar demand elevated across all sectors

Kenyan shilling eases; dollar demand elevated across all sectors

A teller arranges Kenya shilling coins and notes inside the cashier’s booth at a forex exchange bureau in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NAIROBI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The Kenyan shilling lost ground against the dollar on Wednesday, traders said, due to elevated hard-currency demand across all sectors … Read more