VIENNA, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Banana trees that fit in a test tube. Burgers made without a cow in sight. Fish farmed in the desert. Robots picking fruit. Welcome to the brave new world of food, where scientists are battling a global time-bomb of climate change, water scarcity, population growth and soaring obesity […]
Read More (Updates key players after injury rules out Sergio Romero) May 24 (Reuters) – Factbox on the Argentine national team ahead of the 2018 World Cup: FIFA ranking: 5 (till June 7) Previous tournaments: Argentina have played in 16 World Cup tournaments and have won the title twice — at home in 1978 and in Mexico […]
Read More NAIROBI, May 24 – The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. – – – – – GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares moved lower on Thursday as investors fretted about new setbacks in U.S.-China trade talks, but negative sentiment was tempered by U.S. […]
Read More May 24 (Reuters) – For other diaries, please see: Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions Political and General News U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington —————————————————————————————- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————————————- THURSDAY, MAY 24 CAPE TOWN – South Africa Reserve Bank starts its three day monetary […]
Read More ABUJA, May 24 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity including torture, rape and killing civilians during its fight against Islamist insurgency Boko Haram, human rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday. The crimes were perpetrated for years and have continued despite a presidential inquiry established last August whose findings […]
Read More TORONTO, May 23 (Reuters) – Canada’s largest city said on Wednesday it is activating an emergency contingency plan to shelter refugee claimants as it prepares for an influx of migrants this summer, a rare move that underscores the strain caused by the inflow of asylum seekers. Toronto will house 800 asylum seekers in college dorms […]
Read More ALGIERS, May 23 (Reuters) – Algeria will expel 105 Malians for being members of the Ansar Eddine militant group, an official source said on Wednesday, the first such action in the North African country against the group. “It is a decision of Algiers’ court,” the official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. The […]
Read More LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – Spot trade was slow due to some outages as various Asian tenders closed with at least one mopping up some of the overhang of Nigerian crude grades, while more offers surfaced for medium to heavy Angolan grades. NIGERIA * Some 20 cargoes remain from the June loading programme, out of […]
Read More (Corrects capacity of pipeline in paragraph 2) LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – Flows of crude oil along Nigeria’s Trans Forcados pipeline have started to ramp up again after an outage of almost a week, several trading sources said on Wednesday. The pipeline, which usually carries around 200,000 to 240,000 barrels of oil per day, was […]
Read More LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – Flows of crude oil along Nigeria’s Trans Forcados pipeline have started to ramp up again after an outage of almost a week, several trading sources said on Wednesday. The pipeline, which has the capacity to carry up to 850,000 barrels per day of oil, was closed to repair a leak […]
Read More LONDON, May 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Foreign trafficking survivors wishing to stay in Britain say their health has suffered as they struggle to cope with insensitive staff, a lack of information and years in limbo, without the right to work, due to a backlog of asylum claims. Rose, who was 21 when she was […]
Read More LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday a declaration of force majeure remained in place on shipments of Nigerian Bonny Light crude oil, while exports at the Forcados shipping hub were running as normal. Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC), said on May 17 it had […]
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