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MUFG and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a $520 million facility, following Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) agreement to support and cover the arrangement. Afreximbank will use the $500 million proceeds from the signed agreement with MUFG Bank for its Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA). READ: Africa’s…

In 2005 John Howard was a political man of steel. Having come to power in 1996, he had scraped to victory on a minority vote in 1998 despite promising a GST he once swore he’d never introduce.He then slumped again under fire over petrol tax only to stage a staggering…

Bhubaneswar: ‘Money cannot bring back our Pari. We do not want financial assistance but justice’ – said the mother of the 5-year-old girl ‘Pari’ of Nayagarh after she learnt of the Rs 10 lakh compensation recommendation made by OSCPCR for them. Reportedly, chairperson of Odisha State Commission for Protection of…

Ousted lawmaker Sixtus Leung said on Saturday that he fled Hong Kong to seek political asylum in the United States because he feels unsafe after being followed by someone in the SAR. Speaking in an online conference with the media, Leung said he felt someone had tailed him in Hong…

Dec 11, 2020Associated Press Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a trained physician who opted out of the 2020 season to help COVID-19 patients, was chosen as the co-winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year.Duvernay-Tardif shares the honor with soccer player Alphonso Davies, a…

It’s almost as if the power-hungry King of Albany, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to finish off New York City restaurants. As reported by The New York Times, indoor dining in the Big Apple will once again be barred, courtesy of Fredo’s big brother. Gov. Cuomo shuts down…

People who are vaccinated to protect themselves against COVID-19 and experience an adverse event after the immunization will be eligible for compensation through the program, the federal government said.  The federal government says that the chances of someone experiencing a truly serious adverse reaction after vaccination are 'extremely rare —…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nabis Holdings Inc. (CSE: NAB) (OTC: NABIF) (FRA: A2PL) (“Nabis” or the “Company”) today announced that it has amended its previously announced proposal (the “Proposal”) under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the “BIA”), pursuant to which the Company will implement…

DALLAS (AP) — Amber Ramirez hit six 3-pointers and scored 18 points and No. 13 Arkansas rolled to a 79-47 win over SMU on Wednesday night.Makayla Daniels added 13 points and Chelsea Dungee had 12 for the Razorbacks (6-1), who showed no letdown coming off a win over then No.…

Orlin Wagner/Associated PressDivision II Fort Hays State earned its first win of the season Tuesday—over 2019 Big 12 regular-season champion Kansas State.Per a statement from the school, Kansas State was originally scheduled to play Butler on Saturday in the Big 12/Big East battle, but that game was canceled because of…