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Bobi Wine: The ‘Ghetto President’ versus the strongman President
(CNN)In one corner is Bobi Wine, the charismatic and wildly popular musician, affectionately known in Uganda as 'the Ghetto President.'In the other is the real President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, who -- like many
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Ugandan pop star-turned-MP arrives in the US after his arrest in his home country
(CNN)Ugandan youth movement leader Bobi Wine has arrived in the United States for medical treatment after being blocked from travel earlier in the week by Ugandan police, the pop star-turned-MP confirmed in a tweet
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Mark Carney willing to lead Bank of England through Brexit aftermath
Mark Carney has indicated that he's willing to extend his tenure as governor of the Bank of England to help manage the consequences of Brexit next March. Carney confirmed he had discussed with the
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How Richard Liu built JD.com into a $45 billion tech giant
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com is often overshadowed by its bigger rival Alibaba. Now it's in the global spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Richard Liu, the billionaire founder and CEO of JD.com (JD), made
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A swine fever outbreak is the latest threat to China’s economy
The outbreak of a virus at Chinese farms is yet another problem for the country's slowing economy. Since the start of August thousands of pigs in the country have died or been culled after
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‘This is an emergency’: Argentina is getting rid of half its government ministries
Argentina is getting rid of half of its government ministries and hiking taxes on exports as it grapples with the collapse of its currency. President Mauricio Macri announced a series of austerity measures on
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‘This is an emergency’: Argentina is slashing half of its government ministries
Argentina is getting rid of half of its government ministries and hiking taxes on exports as it grapples with the collapse of its currency. President Mauricio Macri announced a series of austerity measures on
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The trade war is deepening the gloom at Chinese factories
Chinese factories are losing export orders and laying off workers as the trade war with the United States exacerbates an economic slowdown that started earlier this year. Growth in output from China's huge manufacturing
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The Japanese billionaire shaking up Silicon Valley
How billionaire Masa Son is shaking up Silicon Valley By Seth Fiegerman Not far from the storied venture capital firms on Sand Hill Road, there’s a palatial estate where Masayoshi Son, Silicon Valley’s newest
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Brazil’s National Museum burns weeks before improvements to fire system were set to begin
(CNN)Brazilian investigators said they don't know what caused a fire that ripped through the National Museum, destroying perhaps millions of items and a large part of the nation's cultural heart.One thing was clear as


