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Why are India’s private firms not investing despite record profits?
Nikhil Inamdar BBC News, Mumbai Getty Private sector expenditure in overall investments in India’s economy dipped to a decadal low What will it take for India’s private companies to begin investing in building new factories and firms? It’s a question that’s confounded policymakers for years. As a share of gross domestic product (GDP), private investment…
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DR Congo conflict tests China’s diplomatic balancing act
Jack Lau Global China Unit, BBC World Service Getty Images Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have taken control of two major cities in eastern DR Congo in the past two months China’s efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied by a careful policy of maintaining neutrality – but the conflict in the…
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Gérard Depardieu denies allegations of sexual assault at combative trial
By his own recognition, Gérard Depardieu acts in a world that is no longer his own. On day three of his sexual assault trial in Paris, the French cinema star admitted that he was given to “rude” and “vulgar” language no longer regarded as acceptable. It got to the point a few years ago, he…
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Why China’s football dream lies in tatters
Getty Images The world’s most populous country is ranked 90th in the men’s Fifa world rankings – just ahead of Curaçao and Luxembourg On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China’s national football team hit its lowest ebb. With a minute left on the clock and trailing Japan 6-0, Chinese defenders were likely wishing…
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Four US soldiers missing for two days in Lithuania
The Lithuanian army says it is searching for four US soldiers missing for two days during drills in the Baltic state amid reports they had died. The four soldiers and their tracked vehicle had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon near the border with Belarus, the military said earlier. The US Army said the vehicle had…
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Zelensky hopes US will ‘stay strong’ in face of Russian demands
Jeremy Bowen International Editor in Paris Watch: BBC asks Zelensky about Russian conditions for a ceasefire deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes the US will “stand strong” in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Moscow said a maritime truce announced…
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to US
Donald Trump has announced new trade taxes of 25% on cars being imported to the US. The US President said the latest tariffs would come into effect on 2 April, with collections starting the next day. Trump said the measure would lead to “tremendous growth” for the car industry, promising it would spur jobs and…
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CHP says protests to continue until jailed mayor is freed
Orla Guerin Senior international correspondent in Istanbul EPA The rallies have been largely peaceful, but on Sunday, fierce clashes saw protesters fired upon with tear gas and rubber bullets The head of Turkey’s main opposition party has told the BBC that protests will continue “in every city” until either early presidential elections are called, or…
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Poland to suspend migrants’ right to apply for asylum
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said his government will temporarily suspend the right of migrants arriving in Poland via its border with Belarus to apply for asylum. Tusk made the announcement after the controversial bill, which will allow Polish authorities to suspend this right for up to 60 days at a time, was signed…
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Trump names right-wing media critic Brent Bozell as ambassador to South Africa
US President Donald Trump has named conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa, amid worsening diplomatic ties between the two countries. Mr Bozell ‘s nomination follows Washington’s expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, for remarks deemed critical of Trump. The Trump administration has condemned South Africa’s…
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