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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China takes new measure to promote de-dollarization

The Chinese authorities have extended trading hours for the onshore yuan as part of the state goal to broaden cross-border use of the national currency and boost yuan trading activity, Bloomberg reports.

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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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