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India’s milk imports soar as disease hits local cattle stock

Reuters Reuters was the first to reveal that India’s milk product imports are rising and the country is planning to allow duty-free imports. Milk prices in the world’s biggest producer have risen at their fastest rate in a decade, reaching a record high due to lumpy skin disease in cows and a drawdown in market-ready…

The Yearslong Fight To Get Paul Rusesabagina Out of Rwanda

New York Times Paul Rusesabagina, depicted in the 2004 film about genocide in his country, was reunited with his family last week. It took years of pressure to get him out of Rwanda, where he was convicted on terrorism charges. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/world/africa/hotel-rwanda-rusesabagina-kagame.html

Why This Colombian Town Still Celebrates Christmas in February

New York Times The Afro-Colombian residents of Quinamayó have followed a unique tradition: celebrating Christmas 40 days after the traditional date, a custom begun under the subjugation of slavery. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/world/americas/colombia-february-christmas-quinamayo.html

A Sting Operation to Save Elephants, With No Stings

New York Times While live bees can be used as a deterrent to keep elephants away from farms, a new technology fills in for cases where a buzz without the sting is preferable. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/science/elephants-bees-buzzbox.html

Meet the 4 Astronauts of Artemis II

New York Times Three NASA astronauts and a Canadian will fly around the moon in 2024. Here’s what you need to know about them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/science/artemis-ii-mission-astronauts.html

Migrants Search for Bodies of Loved Ones After Mexico Fire

New York Times After a deadly fire in a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, some victims’ families and friends are still looking for answers about their loved ones. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/world/americas/fire-mexico-migrant-detention-center.html

Canada Earns a Spot Among NASA’s Artemis II Crew

New York Times A Canadian astronaut will join the Artemis II crew in return for Canada’s future delivery of a robotic arm to the American-led lunar Gateway project. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/science/artemis-ii-moon-canada.html

India regulator probing some Adani offshore deals for possible rule violations

Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that India’s capital market regulator, which is investigating the Adani group, has zeroed in on transactions between its companies and offshore entities linked to promoter Gautam Adani’s brother for possible violations of rules. These transactions should have been reported under India’s ‘related party transaction’ rules but were not. Reuters is the…

Russia shifts to Dubai benchmark in Indian oil deal

Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft (ROSN.MM) and India’s top refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS) agreed to use the Asia-focused Dubai oil price benchmark in their latest deal to deliver Russian oil to India. The larger volumes and change in Russian oil pricing highlight closer ties between Moscow and India, which…

Fight Over Corruption and Congo’s Mining Riches Takes a Turn in Washington

New York Times Dan Gertler, an Israeli billionaire, is pressing President Biden to remove sanctions that were imposed on him for bribe-fueled transactions in the impoverished African country. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/us/politics/dan-gertler-biden-congo-sanctions.html