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Head of South Africa’s power utility alleges murder attempt

Escom CEO Andre de Ruyter told police he was poisoned with cyanide following his resignation in December The outgoing CEO of South Africa’s state power company Eskom, Andre de Ruyter, has told the country’s police that he survived an alleged attempt to poison him with cyanide at the end of 2022.

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Argentina and China expand currency swap deal – media

The countries commit to expanding the use of the yuan on the Argentinian market for bilateral trade China and Argentina have formalized the expansion of a currency swap deal, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing the Central Bank of Argentina. The step is expected to boost the South American nation’s drained forex reserves.

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UK mulls unprecedented arms supplies to Ukraine – Sky

Britain may soon announce a delivery of ten Challenger II tanks to Kiev, Sky News reports citing both Ukrainian and UK sources. While symbolic, the first-ever delivery of Western-made battle tanks is meant to encourage the US and Germany to do the same, the outlet said.

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