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Chile president receives draft constitution
Chile president receives draft constitution
World
by  AFP

Chile's constitutional convention on Monday handed its proposed new constitution to President Gabriel Boric ahead of a planned September referendum on adopting the text. He immediately signed a decree calling a referendum on September 4, where voting in the deeply polarized country of 19 million people will be obligatory.

Kellogg's loses court challenge against UK obesity strategy
Kellogg's loses court challenge against UK obesity strategy
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Cereals giant Kellogg's on Monday lost a High Court challenge against new UK rules limiting the prominence of sugary foods in English shops to tackle child obesity. But in a ruling on Monday, the court noted that no breakfast cereal manufacturer raised objections to the methodology during the consultation period about the rules.

Relief in Mali as post-coup sanctions are lifted
Relief in Mali as post-coup sanctions are lifted
Africa
by  AFP

Street markets in Mali's capital Bamako buzzed with excitement Monday after West African states lifted a six-month trade embargo imposed over the country's latest coup, allowing traders to once again shop abroad for goods.

UK drivers in go-slow protest over surging fuel prices
UK drivers in go-slow protest over surging fuel prices
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Protesters snarled up major UK roads on Monday with a slow-moving procession of vehicles to demand government action against rocketing fuel prices. On the roads, a social media campaign called Fuel Price Stand Against Tax mobilised drivers to drive deliberately slowly on motorways and other arterial routes, demanding the government slash fuel duty.

Central African Republic dives into crypto with the Sango
Central African Republic dives into crypto with the Sango
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Undeterred by the turmoil hitting crypto, the Central African Republic (CAR) -- one of the poorest and most troubled countries in the world -- has unveiled plans to launch its own digital currency. On April 27, Touadera's office abruptly announced that the CAR had adopted Bitcoin as legal tender alongside the CFA franc, a currency the country shares with five other central African economies.