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29th Mar 2024

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West criticised for 'almost zero' response to Ebola outbreak

The international community has done 'almost zero' to tackle the Ebola outbreak which has killed 1200 people in west Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières' operations director said Tuesday, the Guardian reports. "Leaders in the West are talking about their own safety – not helping anyone else," said Brice de la Vigne.

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EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania

Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European countries, the €60bn Modernisation Fund remains far from the public eye. And perhaps that's one reason it is often used for financing fossil gas projects.

'Swiftly dial back' interest rates, ECB told

Italian central banker Piero Cipollone in his first monetary policy speech since joining the ECB's board in November, said that the bank should be ready to "swiftly dial back our restrictive monetary policy stance."

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