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Kenya Protests Spread, Push Ruto to Take $1.6 Billion Budget Hit

(Bloomberg) — Police sealed off Kenya’s national parliament on Thursday as anti-tax protests spread to more towns days after the government said it would amend a raft of levies in the face of popular opposition. Most Read from Bloomberg After mass street protests kicked off on Tuesday in the capital, Nairobi, the government agreed to […]

Macron and African leaders push for vaccines ‘following Covid inequalities’

French president Emmanuel Macron is joining several African leaders to kick off a planned one billion dollars project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in access to them. The launch of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator, which will provide financial incentives to vaccine manufacturers, offered a […]

GOP shoots down Heinrich’s push to ban bump stocks

Jun. 18—U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich led the charge Tuesday for a ban on bump stocks, saying the gun accessory is nothing more than a deadly device tailor-made for mass shootings. “I know there are those who say, ‘Guns don’t kill people; people kill people,’ ” Heinrich, a Democrat from New Mexico, said on the Senate […]

IFC backs Epic Group’s green textile push in Bangladesh, India

Under the terms of the deal between IFC and Epic Group, the debt financing package includes a $70 m sustainability-linked loan and a $30m green loan – IFC’s first green loan with sustainability-linked features in the manufacturing sector. The funding will support Epic Group’s expansion in Bangladesh, including upgrading its washing and wastewater treatment facilities, […]

California Democrats break from leaders’ push to repeal retail theft bills over Prop. 47 changes

Assembly Democrats are fracturing over California legislative leaders’ decision to make changes to some retail theft bills that are designed to derail a controversial November ballot initiative aimed at toughening laws against such crimes. Some hardline progressive Democrats already disagreed with the legislation, but now moderates have joined them. “I don’t support the amendments,” said […]