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‘Ethiopia at high risk of yellow fever outbreak’

Bloomberg Ethiopia, already battling Covid-19, is at high risk of a second scourge after yellow fever was reported in the south of the nation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The first two cases were reported on March 3 in the SNNP Region and had risen to six by April 6, the WHO said in an emailed statement. “The high ...

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Germany has a winning hand again in Europe

On Thursday, the European Union’s leaders will gather to decide on a joint response to the economic crisis caused by Covid-19. The central question will be whether the euro zone is ready to issue some form of mutualised debt to relieve pressure on the bloc’s most fragile member states. The chances of anything resembling so-called “euro bonds” are extremely slim. ...

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Facebook, Ambani can be happy together

When naming his telecom foray in 2016, Mukesh Ambani chose the mirror image of OIL, the commodity that has made him India’s richest man. In hindsight, Jio was a good choice. The week that oil prices turned negative, the refining tycoon won a $5.7 billion investment from Facebook Inc for his digital assets, Jio Platforms Ltd. Like his wordplay, the ...

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