Donald Trump is safe after his Secret Service detail opened fire at a man who was wielding an assault rifle at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course Sunday in what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt. A suspect in custody was identified by federal officials as Ryan Routh, 58.
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Huge diamond: Lucara has recovered another mammoth diamond from a mine in Botswana, the second major find for the Canadian company in a month. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3XIOE7H
Climate impact: Severe floods in Nigeria have affected more than 610,000 people, leaving at least 201 dead with more heavy rains expected in the region this week. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3B2ym0G
Visa dilemma: South Africaβs plan to attract more professionals to its skills-starved economy through a so-called nomad visa for remote workers has been slowed by the need to amend tax regulations. Read more: https://bloom.bg/4gkD6ip
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Climate impact: Severe floods in Nigeria have affected more than 610,000 people, leaving at least 201 dead with more heavy rains expected in the region this week. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3B2ym0G
Visa dilemma: South Africaβs plan to attract more professionals to its skills-starved economy through a so-called nomad visa for remote workers has been slowed by the need to amend tax regulations. Read more: https://bloom.bg/4gkD6ip
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Crisis deepens: Floods across 14 central and West African nations have affected at least 4 million people β rendering many of them homeless β killed about 1,000 and are devastating crops in a region thatβs already short of food and plagued by insecurity. https://bloom.bg/4eqkaNd
Rare culling: Zimbabwe will proceed with its first elephant cull in decades after the southern African nation suffered a severe drought, with plans to target around 200 from its herds of over 100,000. https://bloom.bg/3TUSwQT
Rates turn: The tide is turning on interest rates in Africa's largest economies. Central banks in South Africa and Nigeria are set to change course on rates for the first time in years β and at least five others are poised to follow. https://bloom.bg/4einWsc
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Rare culling: Zimbabwe will proceed with its first elephant cull in decades after the southern African nation suffered a severe drought, with plans to target around 200 from its herds of over 100,000. https://bloom.bg/3TUSwQT
Rates turn: The tide is turning on interest rates in Africa's largest economies. Central banks in South Africa and Nigeria are set to change course on rates for the first time in years β and at least five others are poised to follow. https://bloom.bg/4einWsc
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Tupperware Brands has filed for bankruptcy following a years-long struggle with sales declines and growing competition. Read more: https://bloom.bg/4d6oXSR
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π·: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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War and money: Gold-rich Sudan discussed boosting cooperation in the mining sector with Russia, as Moscow strengthens ties with the North African nationβs military-led government amid a 17-month civil war. https://bloom.bg/3XKJ5pc
Water threat: Floods in Africa are displacing millions of people from Guinea on the west coast to the Central African Republic more than 2,000 miles to the east, prompting warnings of dam bursts and disease. https://bloom.bg/4e4iKs3
Growth quickens: Ghanaβs economy expanded at its fastest pace in five years in the second quarter, outstripping economistsβ estimates after better performances in its three largest sectors. https://bloom.bg/3zbvwWE
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Water threat: Floods in Africa are displacing millions of people from Guinea on the west coast to the Central African Republic more than 2,000 miles to the east, prompting warnings of dam bursts and disease. https://bloom.bg/4e4iKs3
Growth quickens: Ghanaβs economy expanded at its fastest pace in five years in the second quarter, outstripping economistsβ estimates after better performances in its three largest sectors. https://bloom.bg/3zbvwWE
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China created a new class of white-collar workers in record time. Now, just as swiftly, many of their dreams are being crushed by Xi Jinping's decision to reshape the world's second-largest economy.
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π·: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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First cut: South Africaβs central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points, lowering them from a 15-year high and marking the first easing since the pandemic. https://bloom.bg/3BjDg9n
Vote nears: One of Tunisian President Kais Saiedβs two opponents in October elections was sentenced to 20 months in prison, a move his campaign said was a bid to sideline challengers in a vote already marred by the mass arrest of critics. https://bloom.bg/4e7Dn6t
Cocoa price: Ivory Coast, the worldβs top cocoa producer, is considering raising farmgate prices for the coming harvest above rival Ghana, although growers in both countries would still be fetching well less than the global market. https://bloom.bg/3MQ1OJO
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Vote nears: One of Tunisian President Kais Saiedβs two opponents in October elections was sentenced to 20 months in prison, a move his campaign said was a bid to sideline challengers in a vote already marred by the mass arrest of critics. https://bloom.bg/4e7Dn6t
Cocoa price: Ivory Coast, the worldβs top cocoa producer, is considering raising farmgate prices for the coming harvest above rival Ghana, although growers in both countries would still be fetching well less than the global market. https://bloom.bg/3MQ1OJO
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Food crisis: The worst floods in decades across a swath of West and Central Africa are deepening a record food-insecurity crisis in a region where the United Nations says 55 million people are already going hungry. https://bloom.bg/3Bdn5dZ
Trash-eating flies: As flooding worsens and garbage blocks drains and waterways in Nairobi, residents are breeding millions of flies to consume that waste and help keep streets and homes dry. https://bloom.bg/3XOiVlz
Powering Africa: A plan to bring electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030, backed by an initial pledge of $30 billion from the World Bank and the African Development Bank, has begun to be implemented. https://bloom.bg/4esKZAq
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Trash-eating flies: As flooding worsens and garbage blocks drains and waterways in Nairobi, residents are breeding millions of flies to consume that waste and help keep streets and homes dry. https://bloom.bg/3XOiVlz
Powering Africa: A plan to bring electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030, backed by an initial pledge of $30 billion from the World Bank and the African Development Bank, has begun to be implemented. https://bloom.bg/4esKZAq
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Apollo has offered to make a multibillion-dollar investment in Intel, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would be a vote of confidence in the chipmakerβs turnaround strategy. Read more: https://bloom.bg/4eQGdgv
π·: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
π·: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Citigroupβs expansion plan in China has hit a roadblock with US regulators after the Federal Reserve imposed a penalty on the bank for its data management and risk controls, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3XsTS60
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Market optimism: South Africaβs new business-friendly government has triggered a wave of investment announcements and positive sentiment not seen in years. https://bloom.bg/4ezzdo0
Opposition detained: Tanzania police arrested leaders of the main opposition party after they asked supporters to join banned street protests. https://bloom.bg/3XCkkKx
Vote delay: A group of lawyers in South Sudan are challenging the governmentβs decision to postpone elections for two years that were due in December, a move they say is unconstitutional. https://bloom.bg/3TDtyoI
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Opposition detained: Tanzania police arrested leaders of the main opposition party after they asked supporters to join banned street protests. https://bloom.bg/3XCkkKx
Vote delay: A group of lawyers in South Sudan are challenging the governmentβs decision to postpone elections for two years that were due in December, a move they say is unconstitutional. https://bloom.bg/3TDtyoI
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Chinaβs central bank unleashed a blitz of policy support for the economy, as policymakers make their broadest push so far to hit this yearβs annual growth target of about 5%. More here: https://bloom.bg/3BqLxZd
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From Siberia to Brazil, wildfires are moving below ground β under ice, rainforests and peatlands β where they smolder and emit massive amounts of pollution. They're also triggering dangerous feedback loops. Read The Big Take here: https://bloom.bg/4ezbK6b
π·: Government of Alberta
π·: Government of Alberta
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Hong Kong is planning to lower the amount of tax it levies on spirits, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Asian financial center seeks to regain its edge as a premier destination for nightlife, dining and shopping. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3NiTzq5
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π·: Lam Yik/Bloomberg
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China said it launched an ICBM with βa dummy warheadβ into the Pacific Ocean, a rare move that could raise tensions in East Asia. More here: https://bloom.bg/3XBcSPT
π·: Pool/Getty Images AsiaPac
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Chinaβs economy just got a massive adrenaline shot but economists say turning the slump around will require much, much more. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3Xy09xs
π·: Xie Huanchi/Xinhua/Getty Images
π·: Xie Huanchi/Xinhua/Getty Images
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π Donald Trump says the US dollar is under attack. Is that true?
On todayβs Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha and Saleha Mohsin break down what Trump means β and the possible consequences for Chinaβs yuan https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy
π·: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
On todayβs Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha and Saleha Mohsin break down what Trump means β and the possible consequences for Chinaβs yuan https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy
π·: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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Office in Dubai: Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is setting up a family office in Dubai, joining other high-net worth individuals flocking to the Middle Eastβs financial hub. https://bloom.bg/3MXA1XW
Currency shock: Zimbabweβs latest attempt at a new currency is cracking β and central bank Governor John Mushayavanhu is being left to deal with the fallout. https://bloom.bg/3ZCuNbK
Middle Eastern funding: Kenya is in talks for a $1.5 billion loan from Abu Dhabi, the latest in a series of bailouts it's extended to African countries in recent years. https://bloom.bg/3XSOQRP
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Currency shock: Zimbabweβs latest attempt at a new currency is cracking β and central bank Governor John Mushayavanhu is being left to deal with the fallout. https://bloom.bg/3ZCuNbK
Middle Eastern funding: Kenya is in talks for a $1.5 billion loan from Abu Dhabi, the latest in a series of bailouts it's extended to African countries in recent years. https://bloom.bg/3XSOQRP
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OpenAI is discussing giving Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman a 7% equity stake in the company and restructuring to become a for-profit business, people familiar with the matter said.
It would be the first time Altman is granted ownership in the artificial intelligence startup. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3BgooZr
π·: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
It would be the first time Altman is granted ownership in the artificial intelligence startup. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3BgooZr
π·: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted following a federal corruption investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter, a stunning development that calls into question the political future of the man in charge of running the biggest US city. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3zp13o6
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π·: Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation
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