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Pakistan begins restoring power after second major grid breakdown in months

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government began restoring power to millions of people on Monday after a breakdown in the grid triggered the worst electricity outage in months and highlighted the weak infrastructure of the heavily indebted nation. An inquiry has been launched into the outage, which began at around 7:00 a.m. local …

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Maruti Suzuki India to recall 11,177 Grand Vitara SUVs to fix seat belt defect

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s top carmaker Maruti Suzuki on Monday said it was recalling 11,177 Grand Vitara vehicles to address a possible defect in rear seat belt mounting brackets, its second recall within a week. In a rare case, the brackets may loosen in the long run and impair the seat belt’s functionality, Maruti said. …

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South Africa defends planned military drills with Russia and China

By Carien Du Plessis PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa’s foreign minister on Monday deflected criticism of joint military drills planned with Russia and China, saying that hosting such exercises with “friends” was the “natural course of relations.” Naledi Pandor made her comments during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who was visiting South Africa …

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Indian securities tribunal gives relief to NSE in colocation case

(Reuters) -India’s appeals tribunal on Monday set aside a ruling by the markets regulator against the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the country’s largest stock exchange, in a colocation case of 2019, according to an order published on the tribunal’s website. The tribunal ordered the NSE to pay the 1-billion-rupees ($12.3 million) penalty for system lapses …

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Former McDonald’s restaurants reopen without branding in Kazakhstan

ALMATY (Reuters) -Several restaurants which used to operate under the McDonald’s brand in Kazakhstan reopened on Monday with no branding to serve fast food under generic names such as “Cheeseburger”, weeks after the U.S. company left the local market. Former licensee Food Solutions KZ said in a statement it would maintain “the high quality and …

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