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    Pharmacist urges diabetics to skip evening starch, boost protein and fibre

    A pharmacist in Bulawayo told diabetes patients to cut back on starch during dinner and load up on protein plus fiber instead. Dean Bandile Dube from Diamond Pharmacy spoke at a Zimbabwe Diabetes Association meeting and said evening carbs should stay palm-sized at most. Leonard Moyo from the...
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    Zim hails Indonesian AI program as cattle insemination hits 90% success rate

    Zimbabwe's provincial minister, Ezra Chadzamira, said the artificial insemination grant from Indonesia worked out pretty well during a visit from Ambassador Arief Hidayat. The program got nearly 90 percent success rates on checked farms, and Chimombe farm alone ended up with 27 pregnant cows...
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    Smithfield and Billingsgate reborn on Albert Island, saving London’s food legacy

    London's ancient meat and fish markets just dodged permanent closure after the City of London Corporation picked Albert Island in the Docklands as their next spot. Smithfield and Billingsgate were almost toast when budget overruns killed a previous relocation plan to Dagenham, but the...
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    AI boom runs on debt, BoE warns of financial fallout risk

    Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey dropped a warning that tech companies are basically YOLOing into massive debt to build AI infrastructure, and if the bubble pops, it could wreck financial markets harder than people think. The central bank figures companies need to drop around 5 trillion...
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    Trump pardons narco-president, US kills suspects at sea

    Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who got convicted of smuggling 400 tons of coke into America over two decades. The guy walked out of a West Virginia prison after serving part of a 45-year sentence, while the US military has been blowing up boats in the Caribbean...
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    Mogherini accused in EU fraud probe, steps down as College of Europe rector

    Federica Mogherini got hit with fraud and corruption charges after European prosecutors accused her of rigging a tender process while she ran the College of Europe in Bruges. The former EU foreign policy boss allegedly knew about the selection criteria before a training program contract went...
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    HRW demands probe into Cameroon opposition leader’s death in custody

    Human Rights Watch wants Cameroon to figure out what actually happened when opposition leader Anicet Ekane died while locked up at a State Defense Secretariat facility. Ekane led the African Movement for New Independence and Democracy party and got arrested after the sketchy presidential...
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    UN demands Russia return Ukrainian children, calls transfers war crimes

    The UN General Assembly passed a resolution telling Russia to send back all the Ukrainian kids who got deported since the war kicked off. The vote landed at 91 for it, 12 against it, and 57 countries sitting on the fence. General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said Russia is breaking...
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    UK ditches juries for minor crimes, sparks legal uproar

    The UK government dropped plans to ditch jury trials for crimes carrying sentences under three years because the court system has a massive backlog that could hit 100,000 cases. Justice Secretary David Lammy said victims are stuck waiting years for their day in court, and these swift courts with...
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    Walkers teams with PE firm Vitruvian, Skadden and Freshfields lead deal

    Skadden jumped in to rep Walkers while Freshfields backed Vitruvian Partners on a deal where the private equity shop is co-investing in the offshore law firm's corporate services arm. Walkers Professional Services does back-office stuff for hedge funds and CLO managers, and the partnership means...
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    Incyte taps biotech legal vet Hoffman as new general counsel

    Incyte brought in Richard Hoffman as their top lawyer to replace Sheila Denton, who's bouncing after the holidays. Hoffman was grinding at Goodwin as a partner handling biotech stuff out of Boston, and he'll be running legal and compliance while sitting on the executive squad at the Delaware...
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    Kirkland snags two Weil antitrust partners for London squad

    Kirkland & Ellis grabbed two competition lawyers from Weil to beef up their London antitrust squad. Nafees Saeed made the jump as a partner, and Chris Thomas got bumped up to partner from counsel. Saeed does work for private equity shops and corporates on massive global deals, and he spent time...
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    Denyer Scholarship aids North East social welfare solicitors

    The City of London Law Society set up a scholarship for Stephen Denyer, their former director of strategic relationships, who passed away. Denyer used to work at Allen & Overy and was a big deal at the International Bar Association before he died. The scholarship kicks in with help from his...
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    Zuma-Sambudla’s half-sisters demand action, 17 SA men trapped in war scam

    Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's half-sisters went to Parliament asking for help getting back South African guys who got tricked into fighting for Russia in Ukraine. The siblings met with International Relations Committee chair Supra Mahumapelo in Johannesburg, and they told him some family members are...
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    Amazon Now zips in, 30-minute delivery shakes up quick commerce

    Amazon just dropped a 30-minute delivery thing called Amazon Now in Seattle and Philadelphia, targeting Prime members who need stuff fast. The service uses tiny warehouses near residential areas to cut down delivery distances, and it competes directly with Instacart and DoorDash in the...
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    Roets cries persecution, US cuts Afrikaner refugee deal

    Ernst Roets from Lex Libertas got dragged hard after claiming the Trump administration's refugee exemption for Afrikaners proves South Africa is falling apart. The exemption came after the US slashed refugee admissions to 7,500 spots and carved out priority access for Afrikaners facing alleged...
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    Zuma’s wallet on the chopping block, no more legal loopholes

    Jacob Zuma got slapped with another loss when a Gauteng High Court judge shut down his appeal attempt over having to pay back 28.96 million rand that taxpayers covered for his personal legal defense. Judge Anthony Millar basically said Zuma had zero shot at winning this and that higher courts...
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    Ramaphosa ditches handshakes for hard deals, eyes economic union

    President Cyril Ramaphosa told business leaders in Vilankulo, Mozambique, that South African and Mozambican companies need to stop playing it safe and start launching major deals together. He spoke at the South Africa–Mozambique Business Forum and said the cautious approach has to end because...
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    Qatar offers air ambulance, Khaleda Zia's health hangs in balance

    Qatar's got an air ambulance ready to fly Khaleda Zia out of Bangladesh for treatment, and their embassy confirmed it. The former prime minister's been dealing with a bunch of health issues like arthritis, diabetes, kidney and lung problems, and eye conditions. Medical specialists from the UK...
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    Khaleda Zia fights for her life, nation holds its breath

    Khaleda Zia is fighting for her life in a hospital, and millions across Bangladesh are praying for the former prime minister's recovery. She was moved to intensive care at Evercare Hospital after her health got worse, which has left the whole country worried and upset. People have even offered...
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