“With no viable peace in sight, the Sudanese are trapped in a humanitarian crisis of industrial proportions,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. “Two out of three people need aid, that’s 30 million people…This, of course, demands a massive ramp-up of international support; what we see instead is donors pulling […]
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Athens/Abu Dhabi – April 2025 | UAE-based Masdar has completed its full acquisition of Greece’s TERNA ENERGY, marking a pivotal moment in Europe’s renewable energy sector. The €3.2 billion transaction, now the largest energy deal in Greek history, gives Masdar 100% ownership of TERNA and strengthens its foothold across the continent’s green energy transition. The […]
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Mumbai, India – April 2025 | In a landmark push toward sustainable transport, GreenLine Mobility Solutions, backed by the Essar Group, has announced a $1 billion investment to expand its green logistics fleet and infrastructure across India. The investment includes $275 million in equity from promoters and prominent investors, including Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, and […]
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Milan, April 2025 – In a landmark move uniting two of Italy’s most iconic luxury fashion houses, Prada has agreed to acquire Versace for €1.25 billion (approx. A$2.25 billion), according to an official announcement. The deal marks a major shift in the global fashion landscape and is expected to close in the second half of […]
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HARARE – April 2025Zimbabwe has issued its first compensation payments to white farmers displaced during the country’s controversial land reform programme more than two decades ago. The government confirmed on Wednesday that US$3 million has been disbursed, marking the initial implementation of a US$3.5 billion compensation deal signed in 2020. The payments, covering 378 farms […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — April 2025A key U.S. Senate committee has approved former President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the federal government’s $42 billion broadband expansion initiative, advancing the selection to the full Senate for confirmation. The Senate Commerce Committee voted on Thursday to move forward with the nomination of Mark Hollinger, a former telecom executive […]
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Moscow, April 7, 2025 – Worsening wildfires across Siberia have destroyed at least 65 buildings, including 33 residential homes, as strong winds continue to hamper firefighting efforts in multiple regions, according to Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM). The most severe damage has been reported in the Republic of Khakassia, as well as the Krasnoyarsk […]
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Washington, D.C., April 2025 — Melanie Krause, the Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has resigned following the implementation of a controversial agreement between the IRS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that permits the sharing of immigrant tax data for immigration enforcement. The agreement, formalized on April 7 through a Memorandum […]
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Beijing to immediately release Taiwanese publisher Li Yanhe—known by his pen name Fu Cha—following his secret sentencing in China earlier this year. Detained since March 2023, Li’s case has raised serious concerns over freedom of expression, the rule of law, and China’s broader crackdown on dissent, particularly among […]
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Introduction At Grab, we operate a set of services that manage and provide counts of various items. While this may seem straightforward, the scale at which this feature operates—benefiting millions of Grab users daily—introduces complexity. This feature is divided into three microservices: one for “writing” counts, another for handling “read” requests, and a third serving […]
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