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UTM Leader Dalitso Kabambe Vows Economic Reforms, Blasts Corruption at Blantyre Rally
Face of Malawi
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July 8, 2025
221 words • approx. 2 min read United Transformation Movement (UTM) leader Dalitso Kabambe has blamed corruption and poor leadership for Malawi’s continued economic decline, saying the current government is full of greedy individuals enriching...
Russia Condemns Attack on Stockholm Trade Mission
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, Russia called in the Swedish Chargé d’Affaires in Moscow to voice a strong objection over what it described as “another attack” on its diplomatic presence in Sweden. This response came after a drone incident on July 5 that...
AudioUK urges Government to support podcasting as creative industry
Radio Today
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AudioUK has launched a new campaign calling on the UK Government to formally recognise podcasting and audio as a key part of the UK’s creative industries. The policy push follows concerns that the sector was overlooked in the recently published...
Donald Trump says US is close to reaching trade deal with India
The Statesman (India)
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July 8, 2025
United States President Donald Trump said that the US is close to reaching a trade deal with India. His remarks came even as he announced tariffs on 14 nations. Trump made these remarks while he was speaking to reporters as he hosted Israeli Prime...
Bharat Bandh: Why Centre must listen to the concerns of trade unions
The Indian Express
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July 8, 2025
India is likely to witness one of the largest nationwide strikes tomorrow, with multiple Central Trade Unions calling for a Bharat Bandh against the new labour codes, besides expressing concerns over many issues like privatisation.Historically,...
Hikvision applies for judicial review of Canadian government ban, resumes operations pending ruling
Global Times
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Photo: CFP Chinese surveillance camera manufacturer Hikvision announced on its Canadian website on Monday that it has filed for a judicial review to challenge the government's decision to ban its operations and to defend its rights. Hikvision...
Ex-Tory minister Norman Tebbit who served in Margaret Thatcher's government dies
Sky News
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July 8, 2025
Norman Tebbit, the former Tory minister who served in Margaret Thatcher's government, has died at the age of 94. Lord Tebbit died "peacefully at home", his son William confirmed. One of Mrs Thatcher's most loyal cabinet ministers, he was a leading...
Bad Economy and Youth Unemployment Forcing People to Look For Survival- FDD
Zambian Observer
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July 8, 2025
Bad Economy and Youth Unemployment Forcing People to Look For Survival. While we, FDD, believe in the real operation and application of the rule of law, and whereas we don’t support illegal activities such as illegal mining, we find the killings...
Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist on whether the OCR will be cut tomorrow
Newstalk ZB
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July 8, 2025
The Reserve Bank is expected to take a breather when it reviews the Official Cash Rate on Wednesday, before pushing on with cuts later in the year. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to keep the Official Cash Rate...
Vietnam, Indonesia agree to sign rice trade deal as shipments plunge
Channel News Asia
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July 8, 2025
HANOI: Vietnam will soon sign an agreement with Indonesia to boost long-term rice shipments, the Vietnamese government said on Tuesday (Jul 8) in a statement, after exports plunged in the first half of the year. The statement came hours after...
Danish Minister for Economic Affairs Expects Bulgaria to Be Welcomed Into Euro Area on Tuesday
Bulgarian News Agency
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Danish Minister for Economic Affairs Stephanie Lose Tuesday said that she expects Bulgaria to be welcomed into the euro area later in the day. Lose will chair a meeting of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) on behalf of...
Japan's current account surplus sets record for May as trade deficit shrinks
Japan Times
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July 8, 2025
Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥3,436.4 billion in May, the highest level for the month, thanks partly to a lower trade deficit reflecting falls in the prices of natural resources from abroad, Finance Ministry data showed Tuesday. The...
How Trump’s New Tariff Policy Affects 14 Countries and U.S. Imports
The Hans India
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July 8, 2025
In an announcement of a new round of Trump tariffs 2025, US President Donald Trump released a Trump's tariff list that will face higher tariffs on exports to the United States. In a tweet on Monday, Trump confirmed that letters had been sent to a...
Former minister joins data centre operator as board advisor
Cyprus Mail
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July 8, 2025
Cyprus-based data centre operator CL8 on Tuesday announced the appointment of Kyriacos Kokkinos, former Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, as executive advisor to its board of directors. The announcement mentioned that...
Belfast trade tech firm wins major UK award for export services
Belfast Telegraph
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July 8, 2025
Ubloquity was one of 12 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be recognised in this year’s Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards, organised by the Department for Business and Trade. The company, founded in 2021, was named winner in the...
Further US trade concessions will "cripple" UK farming - NFU
Farmers Weekly
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July 8, 2025
UK farming can not be expected to carry any further burden as a result of unfavourable trade deals with the US, according to the NFU. Any further agricultural concessions, it said, would cripple an already hard-pressed farming and growing sector...
Road schemes will ‘probably’ be finished in under a decade – Transport Secretary
Express & Star
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July 8, 2025
Three long-awaited road projects will “probably” be completed in less than a decade, the Transport Secretary has said after giving construction the green light following a hold-up. Heidi Alexander was unable to give a concrete timeline for when...
At least 10,000 people affected by Post Office IT scandal as bosses ‘maintained fiction’ Horizon data was accurate, report says – live
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
At least 10,000 people affected by Post Office IT scandal, inquiry report saysThis is what Sir Wyn Williams, the inquiry chair, says in his report about the human impact of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. It is almost impossible to ascertain,...
Blackford: SNP must offer bold economic vision as UK suffers ‘financial hangover’
The Herald (Scotland)
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July 8, 2025
Mr Blackford warned that the dire state of the UK’s public finances would have direct consequences for Holyrood, whose budget is heavily dependent on decisions taken at Westminster. Read more: “For the SNP Government, whose budget is largely based...
Markets Today: Trump Tariff Dilemma, EU Trade Deal and DAX Back Above 24000
OANDA Market Pulse
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Global stock markets were mostly steady or slightly higher on Tuesday as investors reacted calmly to the latest update on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans. On Monday, Trump sent letters to 14 countries, including major Asian trade...