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China's state-owned Cosco had originally sought a 35-percent stake in the Hamburg port

Germany Allows Smaller Chinese Stake In Hamburg Port

Under the compromise reached by Scholz's cabinet, Chinese shipping giant Cosco will be allowed to buy a stake "below 25 percent" in a container terminal owned by HHLA, the economy ministry said in a statement.
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman did not single out the US in his comments about emergency stocks

Saudi Blasts Release Of Oil Reserves 'To Manipulate Markets'

Prince Abdulaziz did not single out the United States in his comments about emergency stocks, but last week US President Joe Biden announced he was putting the final 15 million barrels on the market from a record release of US strategic reserves.
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (right) and Vice President Riek Machar are historic foes

South Sudan VP Rejects Ouster From Ruling Party

The world's youngest nation has lurched from crisis to crisis since it proclaimed independence from Sudan in July 2011, and is held together by a fragile unity government between historic foes President Salva Kiir and Machar.
The Berlin-Paris axis has been the foundation of EU compromise for decades

Berlin-Paris Ties Under Strain As EU Faces Harsh Tests

Amid disagreements over energy, foreign policy, arms procurement and more, a joint cabinet meeting has been pushed back to January, while a parliamentary gathering of French, German and Polish MPs was cancelled at the weekend.
The Wider Image: New front in Ethiopian war displaces thousands, hits hopes of peace talks

Ethiopia Peace Talks Start In South Africa

The talks, mediated by the African Union, begin as the government has been making significant gains on the battlefield, capturing several large towns in Tigray over the past week.
Flooding is frequent during Nigeria's rainy season but this year, more than 600 people have died and 1.3 million others were forced to leave their homes

Aid Slowly Reaches Nigerian Flood Victims

Aid is slowly coming to southern Nigeria after the biggest floods since 2012 killed more than 600 people and affected nearly three million others, according to official figures.

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