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		<title>Lebanese stream home as fragile Israel-Hizbollah ceasefire begins</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Thousands defy warnings and head south after deal that could bolster efforts to end US-Israeli war against Iran</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thousands defy warnings and head south after deal that could bolster efforts to end US-Israeli war against Iran<a href=https://www.ft.com/content/e878fae5-447d-4770-83b2-075d03e5202b>Original Article</a></p>
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		<title>Labour lambasted over defence</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Plus, will nationalist wins lead to independence calls in Scotland and Wales?</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Plus, will nationalist wins lead to independence calls in Scotland and Wales?<a href=https://www.ft.com/content/207146f5-4729-465f-93cf-7d479fdd22b6>Original Article</a></p>
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		<title>The main reason I’ve bought equities again</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>US stock valuations only make sense if you believe in AI</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com/the-main-reason-ive-bought-equities-again/">The main reason I’ve bought equities again</a> appeared first on <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com">Africa News Matters</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>US stock valuations only make sense if you believe in AI<a href=https://www.ft.com/content/8b98b87e-4c90-41e2-9ee1-7685ec80d990>Original Article</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com/the-main-reason-ive-bought-equities-again/">The main reason I’ve bought equities again</a> appeared first on <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com">Africa News Matters</a>.</p>
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		<title>Total comp: $4.6mn. Of which furniture discounts? Uh, $900k</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Digging into Arhaus’s compensation tables</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Digging into Arhaus’s compensation tables<a href=https://www.ft.com/content/afa4f683-0003-4c51-a4b6-303bd4a4bcd7>Original Article</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com/total-comp-4-6mn-of-which-furniture-discounts-uh-900k/">Total comp: $4.6mn. Of which furniture discounts? Uh, $900k</a> appeared first on <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com">Africa News Matters</a>.</p>
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		<title>Olly Robbins’ exit deepens turmoil at Foreign Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Top civil servant had returned to Whitehall from spell in private sector with zeal for cost-cutting and delivery</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com/olly-robbins-exit-deepens-turmoil-at-foreign-office/">Olly Robbins’ exit deepens turmoil at Foreign Office</a> appeared first on <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com">Africa News Matters</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Top civil servant had returned to Whitehall from spell in private sector with zeal for cost-cutting and delivery<a href=https://www.ft.com/content/c12defbe-6096-439e-8485-96deca5dffbc>Original Article</a></p>
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		<title>Green energy’s fossil fuel problem</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sulphur squeeze highlights sector’s exposure to the industry it seeks to replace</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com/green-energys-fossil-fuel-problem/">Green energy’s fossil fuel problem</a> appeared first on <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com">Africa News Matters</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sulphur squeeze highlights sector’s exposure to the industry it seeks to replace<a href=https://www.ft.com/content/d521676d-5dce-4855-a189-71f40dfa8e30>Original Article</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com/green-energys-fossil-fuel-problem/">Green energy’s fossil fuel problem</a> appeared first on <a href="https://africanewsmatters.com">Africa News Matters</a>.</p>
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		<title>What is a city without children?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As urban housebuilding strategies around the world increasingly push families out, the ‘sidewalk ballet’ — and heart — of community life is under thre..</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As urban housebuilding strategies around the world increasingly push families out, the ‘sidewalk ballet’ — and heart — of community life is under threat<a href=https://www.ft.com/content/c4063860-3944-4045-a15e-9f675320f8cb>Original Article</a></p>
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		<title>Deutsche Bank alerts regulators to potential Russia sanctions lapses</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>German bank found it had accepted deposits of more than €100,000 from individuals subject to EU sanctions restrictions</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>German bank found it had accepted deposits of more than €100,000 from individuals subject to EU sanctions restrictions<a href=https://www.ft.com/content/14f5c788-eb64-4033-8df8-ca33174b724e>Original Article</a></p>
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		<title>BBC in Iran: &#8216;Tehran does not think it has lost this war&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Lyse Doucet says Iranians want a solution to the long-running animosity with the US, but leaders is not willing to make a deal on Washington's terms.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lyse Doucet says Iranians want a solution to the long-running animosity with the US, but leaders is not willing to make a deal on Washington&#8217;s terms.</p>
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		<title>Energy independence could make America more aggressive</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Being a net exporter means that energy shocks no longer constrain US foreign policy in the ways they once did</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being a net exporter means that energy shocks no longer constrain US foreign policy in the ways they once did<a href=https://www.ft.com/content/2c2c6f08-d5c0-41e5-ab0c-1605dba64582>Original Article</a></p>
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