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JPMorgan Chase reports lower profits, gives cautious economic outlook
JPMorgan Chase reported a drop in second-quarter profits on Thursday, reflecting the impact of a weakening macroeconomic outlook that led it to set aside funds in case of bad loans. In the year-ago period, JPMorgan's profits were boosted by a $3 billion release in reserves.
Omanyala gets last minute visa reprieve for Worlds
Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala on Thursday said he would compete in the World Athletics Championships in Oregon after being granted a last-minute visa to travel to the United States. The Kenyan team had been due to leave for the United States in two batches on Monday and Tuesday, but several members including Omanyala did not receive visas.
Omanyala gets last minute visa reprieve for Worlds: coach
Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala will be able to compete in the World Athletics Championships after being granted a last-minute visa to travel to the United States, his coach said Thursday. Championship organisers Oregon22 and World Athletics on Wednesday said they were following up visa issues for some athletes, adding the Covid-19 pandemic had made international travel more challenging.
12 killed in Russian strikes in central Ukraine ahead of EU talks
Russian missiles struck the city of Vinnytsia in central Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least 12 people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called "an open act of terrorism". What is this, if not an open act of terrorism?"
Morocco's king endorses new Jewish organisations
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has authorised a reorganisation of the country's Jewish community, a "component" of national culture in the North African country, according to the royal palace. The measures were presented to a council of ministers meeting attended on Wednesday by the country's monarch and crown prince, at Rabat's royal palace.
Russia's war in Ukraine 'greatest challenge' to global economy: Yellen
Russia's war in Ukraine poses the greatest threat to the global economy, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday as G20 ministers prepare to start talks in Indonesia.
Libya's oil firm chief resists move to replace him
Libya's Tripoli-based government has named a new head of the state oil company to replace veteran technocrat Mustafa Sanalla, who refused to give up his post. Sanalla said late Wednesday he would not give up his post.
'A heart of love': Kinshasa locals reward honest cops
At dawn in a working-class district of Kinshasa, a driver slows to a halt and hands a fistful of small bills to a traffic cop. In Kinshasa, honest traffic cops are city institutions -- word of their integrity swiftly spreads through conversations or on social media, and many reap rewards in tips as a result.
Nigerian prison assault deepens security crisis, jihadist threat
The raid bore all the hallmarks of the Islamic State group. Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) broke from Boko Haram and the two factions engaged in infighting that led to the death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau last year.
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