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28th Mar 2024

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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has been jailed for four years for incitement and breaking a natural disasters law, The Guardian writes. It is the first sentence to be handed down to Myanmar's ousted leader since the junta seized power. Aung San Suu Kyi, 76, has been accused of a series offences, such as unlawful possession of walkie-talkies. Her lawyer has previously described the cases as "absurd".

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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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