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The eight candidates to lead the WTO, who include Nigerian former foreign and finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will give a 15-minute presentation to the global trade body before facing a 75-minute grilling over their plans for the organization
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17.08.2024
WTO leadership contenders start to strut their stuff
Benoit Lwamba's mandate was set to expire in April 2021
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17.08.2024
Head of DR Congo's constitutional court resigns
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatens harsher measures against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline during a news conference at the State Department
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17.08.2024
Pompeo opens way for tougher sanctions on Russia-Germany pipeline
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on it in 2011
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17.08.2024
Ethiopia says rising waters at mega-dam a 'natural' part of construction
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Venezuela has seen a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, prompting the government to tighten containment measures
World 17.08.2024
Venezuela tightens COVID-19 measures in capital after surge
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is facing anger over corruption, Mali's worsening jihadist insurgency and the outcome of parliamentary elections
World 17.08.2024
West African neighbours seek to mediate in Mali crisis
Mass protests by Algerians angry at corruption and cronyism led to the resignation of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika last year
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Algeria ex-car boss gets 16-year jail term for corruption
Hansens Is said it had opposed changing the name of its Eskimo ice lolly but after careful consideration had decided to choose a more suitable name
World 17.08.2024
Danish ice cream maker drops 'Eskimo' name
A man in a facemask rides pastshuttered shops in a commercial area of Bangalore, India's IT hub
World 17.08.2024
Fear and anger as India's Bihar locks down again
Senegal closed its air borders in mid-March to help prevent the spread of coronavirus
World 17.08.2024
Senegal resumes international flights after four months
Decapitated: The Rhodes bust had already been targeted twice before
World 17.08.2024
Rhodes statue beheaded in South Africa's Cape Town
Belarus police said they have detained more than 250 people across the country after protests over the banning of several opposition candidates from the presidential election
World 17.08.2024
Belarus threatens opposition protesters with criminal charges
Billboards proclaim Beijing's new security law in Hong Kong
World 17.08.2024
Young Hong Kongers vow to take on Beijing after primary success
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