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US solar cell maker Suniva investing $350 million in South Carolina expansion
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (339+ words) April 14 (Reuters) " U. S. solar manufacturer Suniva said on Tuesday it will invest $350 million in a South Carolina cell factory, with production starting in early 2027. The facility will represent "a substantial expansion of the United States" capacity to "produce solar cells, the…...
Eswatini court rules first Trump deportees in jail have right to lawyer
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (304+ words) JOHANNESBURG, April 10 (Reuters) " A court in Eswatini has ruled that the first five migrants the Trump administration sent to the African kingdom have a "right to a lawyer, after they were denied "legal representation on their transfer from the U. S. to…...
Pope Leo heads to Africa on ambitious tour to urge help for continent
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (710+ words) VATICAN CITY, April 9 (Reuters) " Pope Leo leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa, in an ambitious tour to urge global leaders to address the needs of the continent where more than a fifth of the world's…...
South Africa seeks local production of Gilead's HIV prevention drug
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (439+ words) LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) " South Africa is asking local drugmakers to start a process to make Gilead Sciences" long-acting HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, domestically, in a push to bring production to the region where it is most needed. The "government is…...
S. Africa first-quarter business confidence climbs but risk from Middle East conflict looms
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) March 4 (Reuters) " South African business confidence climbed 3 points in the first quarter, helped by a stable government, supportive interest rate "environment and foreign exchange rate tailwinds, a "survey published on Wednesday showed, while warning that the Middle East conflict could…...
IMF urges South Africa to adopt clearer debt rule
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (487+ words) JOHANNESBURG, Feb 11 " The International Monetary Fund has urged South Africa to adopt a clearer and more binding limit on government debt, warning that risks to the country's economic outlook are tilted to the downside despite signs of gradual "improvement. In…...