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Barrick signs deal to end Mali gold mine dispute

21-02-2025 BAMAKO/ OTTAWA: Canadian miner Barrick Gold has signed a new agreement with the Malian government to end an almost two-year-old dispute over its mining assets in the West African country, four people familiar with the developments told Reuters on Wednesday. Barrick has signed the agreement and it is now …

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US SEC seeks India’s help in Adani fraud probe

21-02-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ NEW YORK: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has asked Indian authorities for help in its investigation of Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and his nephew over alleged securities fraud and a $265-million bribery scheme, a court filing showed on Tuesday. The regulator …

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SpaceX rocket debris crashes into Poland

21-02-2025 WARSAW: At about 03:30 GMT on Wednesday, the sky across northern Europe was illuminated by an object zooming through the air in flames. “I immediately thought of a sci-fi movie where it looked like a troop formation about to attack,” Simon Eriksson, a workman from Malmo, told the Swedish …

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Israeli army’s Jenin raid enters 2nd month

21-02-2025 JERUSALEM/ JENIN: The Israeli army has continued with its large-scale military raid in the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, forcing thousands to flee their homes. Wednesday marks 30 days since Israeli forces began their assault on Jenin which then spread to other parts …

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Trump calls Ukraine’s Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’

21-02-2025 WASHINGTON/ KYIV: US President Donald Trump has escalated his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling him a “dictator” and saying he “better move fast” on a deal to end the war with Russia. Trump also spoke to a tech conference in Miami, teasing that federal spending cuts made …

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Trump appears to blame Ukraine for starting war

20-02-2025 WASHINGTON: US Donald Trump has taken aim at Ukraine after its President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said it was a “surprise” his country had not been invited to talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war with Russia. Saying he was “disappointed” by Ukraine’s reaction, he appeared to blame Ukraine for …

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