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Baltimore Harbor Explosion: Cargo ship catches fire Near Francis Scott Key Bridge | WATCH
Times Now
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August 19, 2025
A cargo ship caught fire in Baltimore Harbor. (Picture credit: X) A cargo ship caught fire in Baltimore Harbor on Monday evening, close to the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Officials confirmed that no injuries have been reported so far. The Maryland...
Chinese and Indian automakers race to Africa’s richest nation amid US trade barriers
Business Insider Africa
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August 17, 2025
South Africa has recently witnessed a wave of announcements from carmakers such as Leapmotor, LDV, and Tata Motors, all signaling plans to expand into Africa’s richest nation. The flurry of activity reflects growing momentum in the continent’s...
Underutilization Threatens Billion Naira ICT Investment In Tertiary Institutions – TETFund
New Telegraph
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August 18, 2025
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has warned that the billions of naira already invested in ICT infrastructure would be a waste if tertiary institutions in the country fail to embrace technology in teaching, research, and administration....
IM Bank eyes organic growth as half-year profit hits Sh11.7b
The Standard
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From left: I&M Bank Group CFO David Ngata, Regional CEO Kihara Maina, I&M Bank Kenya CEO Gul Khan and Gauri Gupta during the release of the FY2024 results in Nairobi, on March 26, 2025. [File, Standard] I&M Group is banking on organic growth as it...
Kotak International obtains SCA license to operate in UAE
GCC Business News
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August 18, 2025
Kotak Mahindra International Limited (KMIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, has been granted a license by the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), to conduct Investment Fund Management and Portfolio Management...
GIFT City and FinTechs Fuel India’s Next Wave of Global Investment
Mint
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August 18, 2025
The traditional Indian investment portfolio is undergoing a transformation. A new generation of investors is looking beyond domestic assets and want to expand their ambit to global options, driven by a desire for diversification, a hedge against a...
VinFast Parent Commits $14B To Seaport Project On Home Soil, While EV Unit Bets Big On India For Scale And Exports
Asianet Newsable
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August 4, 2025
Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup is making big infrastructure moves at home while its electric vehicle unit, VinFast, looks abroad, especially to India, for growth and manufacturing scale. In the latest filing, Vingroup stated that it will invest...
Commentary: India’s maritime vision: from SAGAR to Indo-Pacific to MAHASAGAR
News India Times
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August 11, 2025
INDIA –SRILANKA ANNUAL BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE (SLINEX-23). PHOTO: Posted On: 04 APR 2023 11:45AM by PIB.GOV.IN A decade ago, on 12 March 2015, while commissioning in Mauritius the gleaming Offshore Patrol Vessel Barracuda, built in Garden...
Digital from India: Leapfrogging...
Capital Ethiopia
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August 17, 2025
At the 2nd Voice of the Global South Summit hosted virtually by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 17th November 2023, one key focus area was on, “Sustain the momentum of exchange and sharing of ideas and best practices between member...
India's Kotak International granted licence for investment activities in the UAE
The National News
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Kotak International, the global investment management unit of India's third-largest private bank Kotak Mahindra, has received a licence to conduct investment activities in the UAE, allowing it to tap into the country's substantial Indian expat...
Expections At United Nation General Assembly 80th Session Kudus Research And
Modern Ghana
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th Session by way of anticipate and forecasting possibly to discuss major issues at the UNGA and also at the United Nation Security Council among other issues of interest to the United Nation General Assembly 80th Session. The UN General Assembly...
The true cost of the Chagos surrender deal is just the latest in a long line of fibs, says Patrick Christys
GB News
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August 11, 2025
Can you trust a word Sir Keir Starmer says? It turns out the Chagos Islands surrender deal is going to cost 10 times more than Labour told us. It's going to cost £35billion to give our territory to Mauritius without a single shot being fired, and...
New pandemic looms as threatening virus variant emerges; travel restrictions introduced
Daily News Hungary
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August 18, 2025
Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox emerged as another global health threat, first causing a worldwide outbreak in 2022. Now, health officials warn the virus is staging a comeback—spreading rapidly, particularly among younger people....
Cameroon: Sonara adopts 2-year plan to restart Limbe refinery by 2027
Business in Cameroon
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August 18, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s National Refining Company (Sonara) approved on August 13 the Acceleration Plan for Restructuring and Rehabilitation Measures for Refining Restart within 24 months (Parras 24). The initiative agreed upon during a...
India Strengthens Global Trade Footprint with Five Key FTAs, Pursues Talks with EU, US
Knowledge & News Network
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August 11, 2025
New Delhi, Aug 11 (KNN) India has significantly strengthened its international trade relationships over the past five years by signing five major Free Trade Agreements while advancing negotiations on several additional accords, according to...
B Lab Africa Pre-Summit Webinar Ignites Action for Purpose-Driven Partnerships to Shape Africa’s Future
South Africa Today
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August 18, 2025
The B Lab Africa Pre-Summit 2025 Webinar, themed Africa’s Readiness in Action: Forging Purpose-Driven Partnerships for a Regenerative Future, brought together a diverse and influential mix of entrepreneurs, SMEs, investors, policymakers, and...
‘Deal Backs Fire’: Grand Gedeh Lawmaker Demands Strict Oversight in Proposed Takeover of Putu Iron Ore Project
Front Page Africa
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August 11, 2025
Capitol Hill, Monrovia, Liberia – the imminent takeover of the Putu Iron Ore Mining Concession by the Iron Ore Group (IOG) faces stiff resistance as Representative Jacob C. Debee, II of Grand Gedeh District #3, has called on the Government of...
China records more cases of deadly chikungunya virus as country battles 'largest outbreak ever'
Daily Mail
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August 11, 2025
Cases of chikungunya virus continue to rise in China, as the country battles its largest-ever outbreak of the illness. Another 1,387 cases of Chikungunya virus were confirmed last week, Chinese authorities said, with almost all in the southern...
Bybit Introduces Global Credit Incentive for TradFi Platform Adoption
FinTecBuzz
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August 4, 2025
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is launching a global campaign to accelerate adoption of its newly enhanced Bybit TradFi* platform. Previously known as Gold & FX, the revamped service enables users to...
Absa Bank’s Inspire Me Conference strengthens support for women-led SMEs
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
Absa Bank has hosted the 2025 edition of its flagship Inspire Me Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. The annual pan-African gathering brought together women entrepreneurs, business leaders, policymakers and strategic partners to share their journeys,...