South Africa plans new law to speed up power projects

By Carien du Plessis JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa is developing new legislation to speed up energy projects to add generating capacity and help end power cuts, a presentation by the country’s energy crisis committee showed. Ageing coal-fire power stations, underinvestment in new capacity and foot-dragging on policies to encourage private providers has left South …

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Vietnam president quits as Communist Party intensifies graft crackdown

By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned after the ruling Communist Party blamed him for “violations and wrongdoing” by officials under his control, the government said on Tuesday, in a major escalation of the country’s anti-graft campaign. Phuc, a former prime minister widely credited with accelerating …

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German investor morale positive for first time since Ukraine war – ZEW

BERLIN (Reuters) – German investor sentiment was in positive territory in January for the first time since the Ukraine war began as signs point to a milder recession over the winter months than initially feared, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday. The institute’s economic sentiment index rose to 16.9 from minus 23.3 in …

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Soldados israelíes “neutralizan” a un atacante palestino, según el ejército

RAMALA, Cisjordania, 17 ene (Reuters) – Soldados israelíes dispararon y “neutralizaron” el martes a un palestino que abrió fuego contra ellos en Cisjordania, territorio ocupado por Israel, informó el ejército del país, que no quiso precisar si el atacante resultó muerto. El Ministerio de Sanidad palestino dijo que el hombre murió a causa de sus …

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