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Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports to Turkey Saturday: statement
Iraq's oil minister said Thursday that crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey would resume on Saturday, hours after a deal was finalised following years of dispute. Hours later, Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdel Ghani said crude exports would resume from Saturday.
How to cover Trump? CNN on defensive as media wring hands -- again
Donald Trump's airing of falsehoods and insults in a prime-time CNN appearance triggered a deluge of criticism of the network, as media organizations once again grapple with how to cover the rule-breaking Republican seeking to win back the White House.
Macron urges 'pause' in EU environment regulations
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged the EU to pause imposing environmental regulations, saying Europe had already done far more than other industrial powers. He called for "a European regulatory pause" in terms of environmental constraints, arguing that the EU had done "more than all the neighbours" and that it now "needed stability".
Ethiopia grants mobile money licence to Kenya's Safaricom
Ethiopia's central bank said on Thursday it had issued a mobile money licence to Kenyan telecoms giant Safaricom, the first granted to a foreign company in Africa's second most populous country. "This is the first mobile money licence granted to a foreign investor in Ethiopia," the National Bank of Ethiopia said in a statement.
Threats and shared gold after cheating row rocks eSports final
An eSports final at the Southeast Asian Games has been rocked by cheating allegations that led to the gold medal being shared between two countries on Thursday. Eventually the Southeast Asian Games Federation ruled that the gold medal would be shared.
Czechs announce major pension, tax reform to rein in debt
The Czech government presented an extensive tax and pension reform on Thursday designed to curb soaring public debt due to the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The government will cut spending in the government sector, curb subsidies, and raise the real estate tax and corporate income taxes from 2024.
Biden administration announces plan to curb emissions from power plants
President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's power stations, as part of the United States' efforts to combat climate change.
Finnish footbridge collapse injures 27, mostly children
Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed and they fell several metres onto a road, officials said. Rescue workers could be seen treating multiple people lying injured on the road shortly after the accident.
iPhone maker Foxconn's profits slump 56 percent in first quarter
Profits for Taiwanese tech giant and key Apple supplier Foxconn fell 56 percent in the first quarter, it announced Thursday, a plunge blamed on weakened demand due to a global downturn. During Thursday's earnings call, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu blamed the profit plunge on unspecified "asset write-off from non operational business".
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