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UK govt proposes pay cut for N.Ireland lawmakers
UK govt proposes pay cut for N.Ireland lawmakers

The UK government on Monday introduced a bill to cut lawmakers' pay in Northern Ireland, where power-sharing is paralysed by a dispute over post-Brexit trade. Under a 1998 peace agreement which ended decades of sectarian violence over British rule in Northern Ireland, power must be shared jointly between a pro-UK unionist and pro-Irish nationalist party.

Recession-hit UK needs more migrant labour: business group
Recession-hit UK needs more migrant labour: business group

Britain needs more migrant labour to boost productivity as it faces a toxic mix of soaring inflation and shrinking growth, the country's main business lobby group warned Monday. "Britain is in the middle of stagflation -- rocketing inflation and negative growth -- for the first time that probably most of us can remember.

S.Africa court orders parole for anti-apartheid hero's killer
S.Africa court orders parole for anti-apartheid hero's killer

South Africa's top court on Monday ordered the release on parole of a Polish immigrant who shot dead Chris Hani, a prominent anti-apartheid hero in 1993, a death that nearly sparked a civil war. He said Walus must be released on parole within 10 calendar days from Monday.

I. Coast, Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices
I. Coast, Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices

Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's two biggest cocoa producers, said Monday there had been progress towards resolving a tug-of-war with chocolate giants on prices. Monday's joint statement was signed by the Ivorian Coffee-Cocoa Council (CCC), the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) and the Ivory Coast-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI).