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SA citrus fruit sector eager to resolve impasse over new EU regulations
The EU last month introduced bolstered cold-storage measures to regulate the risks associated with false codling moth on citrus fruit.
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Possible for US, EU to avoid recession: Fed official
The United States and the European Union can avoid recession and achieve a soft landing by bringing inflation down to an acceptable level, a US central bank official said Tuesday.
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EU warns Russia's block on Ukraine grain could starve thousands
President Vladimir Putin's Russia invaded Ukraine in February and its forces have captured some Black Sea ports and bombarded others, including the key grain exporting outlet in the city of Odessa.
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DA calls on govt to intervene in citrus import crisis set to affect farmers
The party on Friday said a decision by the European Union standing committee on plants, animals, food and feed could lead to a loss of millions of rand in income and could potentially result in thousands of job losses.
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World reacts to Boris Johnson's downfall
Johnson, who quit as Tory leader following a series of scandals and an exodus of cabinet ministers, divided opinion on the world stage, eliciting strong reactions from many countries and their leaders.
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TikTok ad policy is 'clear abuse' of EU law: activists
"TikTok wants to strip away the rights of people who use the platform to bump its ad revenue," said Estelle Masse of Access Now.
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Morocco activists seek probe after 18 migrants die in surge to enter Spain
The latest deadly drama on the doors of the European Union took place at dawn on Friday when around 2 000 migrants approached the Moroccan border with the tiny territory.
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Xi Warns About 'Expanding Military Alliances' At BRICS Summit: State Media
Xi also took a swipe at the US and European Union sanctions on Russia in the speech on Wednesday, saying "sanctions are a boomerang and a double-edged sword".
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Russia threatens to retaliate as Lithuania bans rail transit to Kaliningrad
Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday that it had summoned Lithuania's charge d'affaires in Moscow to protest the "provocative" and "openly hostile" measures.
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Illegal migrant crossings to EU up 82%: Frontex
More than 40,000 illegal crossings were detected via the Western Balkans, three times more than last year. Most migrants were Syrians and Afghans.
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EU leaders ban most Russian oil, as Moscow advances in Donbas
Leaders of the 27-nation bloc had met to negotiate the long-sought deal earlier Monday in Brussels, amid concerns raised by Hungary and other neighboring countries reliant on Russian fuel.
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West lacking 'unity' over Ukraine war, Zelensky says at Davos
Washington and European countries have poured billions of dollars' worth of arms into Ukraine to help the country's outgunned forces beat back the better-armed Russian invaders.
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EU-wide mask rules for flights, airports eased from Monday
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said that under the new guidelines developed with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), masks were no longer considered essential for all flights and airports.
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EU eyes Russian oil import ban amid new bid to evacuate Mariupol
The EU also pledged to 'significantly increase' its support for Ukraine's neighbour Moldova, which has seen a series of attacks in a Moscow-backed separatist region, sparking fears the conflict could spread.
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EU targets Russian oil, Patriarch in new sanctions
The proposed measures include moves against Russia's biggest bank and the targeting of Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Earth's degraded land at 'breaking point' warns UN expert
Ibrahim Thiaw is the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), whose 197 parties 196 countries plus the European Union meet next month for the first time in three years, in Abidjan.
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EU vows a 'coordinated response' after Russia's Gazprom halts gas supply
The EU said Wednesday it was 'prepared' for Moscow to suspend gas supplies to the 27-nation bloc and is planning a 'coordinated' response after Russia's Gazprom turned off the taps to Poland and Bulgaria.
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EU needs to recycle more to hit green energy goals: report
The 27-nation EU aims to be 'carbon neutral' by 2050 and reduce greenhouse gases to a level where the amount produced is balanced out by the amount removed from the atmosphere.
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EU eyes deal to tame internet 'Wild West'
The legislation has faced lobbying from the tech companies and intense debate over the extent of freedom of speech.
