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US to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela
The United States said Wednesday it will snap back sanctions on Venezuela's crucial oil industry after President Nicolas Maduro's government continued its repression of opponents.
Russian 'cyber sabotage' a global threat: security firm
A cyber group with links to Russian military intelligence is set to become a significant global threat after playing an increasing critical role in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a leading cybersecurity firm warned Wednesday.
World Bank aiming to connect 250 mn Africans to energy grid by 2030
The World Bank has significantly scaled up its ambition to connect Africans to the electricity grid by 2030, from 100 million to more than 250 million, the Bank's president said Wednesday. "Back in COP28, the World Bank made a commitment to connect 100 million Africans to affordable energy by 2030," World Bank president Ajay Banga told an event at the Bank's headquarters in Washington.
US to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela: officials
The United States is to snap back sanctions on Venezuela's crucial oil industry after President Nicolas Maduro's government continued its "repression" of opponents, US officials said Wednesday. "The areas in which they've fallen short include... what we see as a continuing pattern of harassment and repression against opposition figures," the official added.
At IMF, Brazil and France renew push for 'fairer' international taxation
The international community must do more to make the world's richest companies and individuals pay their "fair" share of taxes, Brazil and France's finance ministers said Wednesday.
Meta shouldn't force users to pay for data protection: EU watchdog
Facebook owner Meta and other online platforms must not force users to pay for the right to data protection enshrined in EU law when offering ad-free subscriptions, the European data regulator said Wednesday. - Meta 'out of options' - When Meta announced its ad-free subscription model, it insisted it was in line with what regulators and EU courts wanted.
Court orders Pakistan to restore social media site X: lawyer
A Pakistan High Court ordered the government on Wednesday to restore access to social media platform X within a week, a lawyer said, after more than two months of disruptions.
Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GPD by nearly a fifth
Climate change caused by CO2 emissions already in the atmosphere will shrink global GDP in 2050 by about $38 trillion, or almost a fifth, no matter how aggressively humanity cuts carbon pollution, researchers said Wednesday.
Designer of France's high-speed train Jacques Cooper dies
Jacques Cooper, designer of France's first ultra-fast TGV train that shattered world speed records when it came into service in 1981, has died aged 93, his former employer Alstom said Wednesday.
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