HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s economy could grow 6% this year, better than a previous forecast for 3.8% growth, thanks to a strong performance by agriculture and easing power shortages, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Friday. “We are saying 3.8% growth is an underestimate. The growth should be higher than that and close to 6%,” …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is set to hold a presidential election in February next year, with three men so far vying for the top job in the world’s third-largest democracy and its most populous Muslim-majority country. Here are details of the candidates announced so far: PRABOWO SUBIANTO This will be the former special forces commander’s …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said he would sign some of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ legislation once provisions are added to “rehabilitate” gay people, vowing not to cede to international pressure. Museveni told lawmakers at a meeting on Thursday that he supports the bill they passed last month but would send it back …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is sending a military aircraft to stand by at a U.S. military base in Djibouti in east Africa, ready to fly in to neighbouring Sudan and evacuate its nationals there when that is possible, the South Korean military said on Friday. Twenty-six South Koreans live in Sudan, which has been …
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By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s ruling party on Friday endorsed provincial governor Ganjar Pranowo as its candidate for the presidency, an expected move backed by popular incumbent Joko Widodo, who will leave office next year after a decade in power. Ganjar, governor of one of Indonesia’s most populous provinces, Central …
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(Reuters) – Integrated energy and chemicals firm Sasol Ltd said on Friday it expects market volatility to persist into its fourth quarter due to slower global economic growth and infrastructure challenges in South Africa. In its third quarter production update, Sasol, the world’s biggest producer of fuels and chemicals from coal and gas, reported a …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s position as a nuclear weapons state will remain an undeniable reality as it builds up its forces until military threats from the United States and its allies are eliminated, state news agency KCNA said on Friday. It was quoting comments by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Standard Bank Group said its first quarter attributable earnings rose by 37.8%, helped by higher interest rates and growth in transactional volumes. Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender by assets, said higher average interest rates and a larger balance sheet supported the group’s net interest margin and net interest income growth …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s parliament, not a court of law, is the best place to debate the issue of same-sex marriage, an influential government minister said on Friday, as the country’s top court heard appeals asking for such unions to be recognised. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has already opposed these appeals, some from gay …
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By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Automakers keen to make a splash at the Shanghai auto show showed off vehicles boasting features from crystal balls to in-car karaoke systems and 3D dashboards, as competition to attract drivers heats up in the world’s largest auto market. At the first such showcase in China since the country’s …
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