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Rusesabagina detained in Rwanda for probe

Bloomberg Rwandan authorities detained exiled Paul Rusesabagina, a former hotel manager who sheltered hundreds of people during the 1994 genocide and whose story was later adopted by Hollywood, on terrorism allegations. Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in the Oscar-nominated 2004 movie ‘Hotel Rwanda’, was shown to the media in handcuffs at the headquarters of the Rwanda Investigations Bureau. It wasn’t ...

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Germany expects contraction in 2020 won’t be as deep as feared

Bloomberg The German government expects the economic fallout from the coronavirus to be smaller than feared this year, according to a person familiar with forecasts to be published Tuesday. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition predicted in April that the economy would contract by 6.3% in 2020, its worst recession since the nation began a recovery after World War II, before ...

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99% of sovereign debt restructured in swap: Argentina

Bloomberg Argentina received widespread bondholder support to restructure its overseas debt, paving the way for the nation to emerge from the ninth default in its history. Investors holding 99% of the country’s $65 billion in international bonds will swap their securities for new notes, Economy Minister Martin Guzman announced in Buenos Aires. The “massive” support from bondholders will generate $38 ...

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