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IMF to provide Zambia with $184 million as board review completed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Monday its executive board completed a review that would provide Zambia with immediate access to about $184 million. The access to the funds brought Zambia’s total disbursement under the 38-month extended credit facility arrangement to about $1.3 billion, the IMF said in a statement. (Reporting by …

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Barrick Gold threatens to suspend Mali operations over blocked exports

(Reuters) -Barrick Gold will suspend operations in Mali if gold shipments continue to be blocked, the company said on Monday as it struggles to reach agreement with authorities on a new mining code in the West African country. Conditions at the miner’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex have “deteriorated significantly”, Barrick said, adding that employees have been imprisoned …

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Oil sags on soft Chinese spending, investor pause before US Fed rate move

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil futures slipped from the highest levels in several weeks on Monday on weakness in consumer spending in China, the world’s largest oil importer, and as investors paused buying ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Brent crude futures settled at $73.91 a barrel, down 58 …

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Meta contractor dismissed threats to moderators by Ethiopia rebels: court documents

By Ammu Kannampilly NAIROBI (Reuters) – A contractor hired by Facebook’s parent company Meta dismissed threats to content moderators by Ethiopian rebels angered by their work, according to new evidence filed in a case challenging the dismissal of dozens of moderators in Kenya. Last year 185 content moderators sued Meta and two contractors, saying they …

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Women held as sex slaves in Sudan’s South Kordofan, Human Rights Watch says

CAIRO (Reuters) – Women from Sudan’s South Kordofan state have been repeatedly raped and some held as sex slaves by fighters from the warring Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday. The RSF did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It has regularly denied …

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