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Namibia Votes With Ruling Party Facing Its Toughest Race Yet

International Business Times 

Namibia's vice president was among the first voters in elections Wednesday that could see her become the desert nation's first woman leader, even as her ruling SWAPO party faces a strong challenge to its 34-year grip on power.

Volkswagen says to sell operations in China's Xinjiang

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

German car giant Volkswagen said Wednesday it would sell its operations in China's Xinjiang region, where Beijing has been accused of widespread human rights abuses including forced labour. Rights campaigners have for years accused Beijing of a crackdown against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, including through forced labour and detention camps.

Nets building winning culture more important than top lottery spot

New York Post 

PHOENIX — After the Nets started this road trip the worst way possible, they have a chance to end it better than anybody could’ve imagined Wednesday in Phoenix. And get this, Nets fans: That’s a good thing. There’s a subset of Brooklyn fans — small, but loud — that wring their hands and clutch their...

'The Corrupt Solar Project': Adani embroiled in US findings of bribery scheme

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others, including his nephew, face U.S. charges for a $265 million bribery scheme involving Indian officials and renewable energy projects. They allegedly misled investors while raising over $3 billion, with $750 million coming from a 2021 Adani Green note offering.

Local Businesses Cautiously Optimistic About Summer

Scoop 

Today’s announcement from the Reserve Bank that the official cash rate will drop to 4.25% has created a cautious sense of optimism, however businesses will still need to see freed-up mortgages translate to discretionary spending.

Yevseyenko: Belarus will continue to oppose unilateral coercive measures, call for their abolition

BelTA (en) 

The diplomat recalled that the UN General Assembly resolution of 19 December 2023 “Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries” contains a clear and unequivocal call to the international community to take urgent and effective measures to exclude the use against developing countries of unilateral economic, financial and trade measures that are not authorized by the relevant United Nations bodies and do not comply with the principles of international law.

Wicked Bosses Set The Record Straight On Pay Disparity Rumours

Huffingtonpost.co.uk 

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked

The production company behind the film adaptation of Wicked has slammed rumours about a supposed pay discrepancy between its two leads.

For the past week, rumours have been circulating on social media suggesting that Ariana Grande was paid as much as fifteen times more than co-star Cynthia Erivo for their performances in Wicked, despite the latter being the lead in the film.

The New York Post was among the outlets to pick up on these rumours... Читать дальше...

Nearly 1,000 Khan Supporters Arrested As Police Break Up Islamabad Protest

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 

Supporters of Imran Khan have called of their massive protest in Islamabad demanding the release of the jailed former Pakistani prime minister after security forces launched a sweeping midnight operation in the capital, arresting hundreds of people.