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Nairobi attack a blow for Kenya tourism

Bloomberg The attack on an upmarket hotel complex in Kenya’s capital that claimed at least 14 lives may impact the East African nation’s key tourism industry, which was recovering from a wave of extremist assaults earlier this decade. Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia have claimed responsibility for the terror attack on 14 Riverside in Nairobi, their first significant assault in Kenya ...

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Venezuelan oppn plans showdown with Maduro

Bloomberg Venezuela’s opposition-dominated National Assembly is making a concerted effort to unseat autocratic President Nicolas Maduro, invoking constitutional measures that would seat an acting chief executive and offering blanket amnesty to military and government officials who help in bringing down the regime. In a matter of a week, Venezuela’s beaten down and divided opposition has rallied around a 35-year-old lawmaker, ...

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Saudi PIF to drive kingdom’s renewables growth

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund will develop the bulk of the kingdom’s proposed renewable power projects, turning it into one of the region’s biggest utility investors. The Public Investment Fund (PIF) will be responsible for developing 70 percent of the kingdom’s renewable power capacity, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said in a speech in Abu Dhabi. The rest will ...

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