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Indonesia’s delayed new capital risks ‘white elephant’ status

[ad_1] Indonesia’s would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but remains mostly silent. Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFPSource: AFP A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia’s would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit …

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Tough negotiations and uncertainty ahead of OPEC+ meeting

[ad_1] The meeting by the key OPEC+ members — called the V8 — could result in another boost in oil production, analysts say. Photo: JOE KLAMAR / AFP/FileSource: AFP Uncertainty loomed over what Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance would decide on crude output …

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‘Build, baby, build’: Canada PM’s plan to counter Trump

[ad_1] Cette image du 5 août 2020, gracieuseté de Trans Mountain Corporation, montre les travaux de construction de l’agrandissement du pipeline Trans Mountain, le premier depuis des décennies à être construit au Canada. Photo: Handout / Trans Mountain Corporation/AFPSource: AFP On the night he won Canada’s election, Prime Minister Mark …

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