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Malaysia defers special parliament sitting citing virus risk

Bloomberg The final day for Malaysia’s special parliament sitting on Monday has been postponed indefinitely because of the risk from a recent outbreak of Covid cases. The deferment follows a risk assessment by the health ministry, which found that the parliament’s locality is at risk of the spread of infections, according to a letter from the House of Representatives secretary ...

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Biden hosts Cuban-American leaders to discuss Cuba protests

Bloomberg President Joe Biden hosted a meeting at the White House with Cuban-American leaders to discuss the largest demonstrations in decades that erupted in Cuba earlier this month. The meeting came the same day the administration announced sanctions against a Cuban police force and its leaders in response to violence against the demonstrators. Biden told the group that additional penalties ...

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Peru’s Castillo names Francke as finance minister after delay

Bloomberg Peru President Pedro Castillo named former World Bank economist Pedro Francke as his finance minister and swore him in following a delay that unnerved investors. Francke advised Castillo on economic policy during the campaign and vowed to largely maintain the country’s macro-economic policies while putting more focus on social issues. He’ll be tasked with trying to maintain investor confidence ...

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