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Ramaphosa is a Poster Child No More

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The gross blunder of President Ramaphosa in foreign policy – silencing those in ANC ranks who condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – is going to cost South Africa dearly. Although the US Ambassador to this country says we will reason friends it’s perfectly obvious that the majority of nations look …

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Gangsters on the Loose – Ukraine

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Gangsters in Ukraine Imagine you are living your life and one day a crowd of gangsters break down the doors of your home and start shooting indiscriminately. They seem to have no object except to destroy your place and they pitilessly kill your mother and two children in front of …

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Coronavirus updates: Race to increase testing as COVID-19 spreads in U.S. and elsewhere

Coronavirus updates: Race to increase testing as COVID-19 spreads in U.S. and elsewhere

  7m ago With CDC delays, states and hospitals race to implement virus testing There were only 15,000 coronavirus test kits available in the United States as of Wednesday, according to the Food and Drug Administration, which has authorized commercial labs to develop more tests. By the end of the week, those labs were expected…

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Here’s how billionaire investor Howard Marks is telling clients to ride out coronavirus volatility

Here’s how billionaire investor Howard Marks is telling clients to ride out coronavirus volatility

After the Federal Reserve’s damned-if-they-did, damned-if-they-didn’t interest rate cut, it seems Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is getting some credit for what looks like a stock rebound on Wednesday. The former Vice President’s comeback-kid performance in the Super Tuesday Democratic primaries has put him in a good position against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the…

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Netanyahu election lead shrinks, raising prospect of another Israel vote

Netanyahu election lead shrinks, raising prospect of another Israel vote

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel appeared headed into another political stalemate on Wednesday after nearly-complete results indicated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had failed to secure a clear majority for a right-wing bloc in parliament, despite his claim of victory. FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks to supporters following the announcement of…

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