U.S. and G-7 Allies Detail Infrastructure Plan to Challenge China
By Alex Leary & Tarini Parti | The Wall Street Journal
The U.S. and allies Sunday laid out plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars for infrastructure projects in developing countries in an attempt to challenge autocracies and address a similar program by China.
U.S. and Allies Launch Initiative to Help Pacific Island Nations
By Demetri Sevastopulo | Financial Times
The U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Japan have launched a fresh initiative to help Pacific Island nations, in an effort to increase their presence in a maritime region that is increasingly targeted by China.
South Africa Reels From Mysterious Deaths of at Least 21 in Nightclub
By Jennifer Hassan | The Washington Post
Police in South Africa are investigating the deaths of at least 21 young people whose bodies were found inside a nightclub in the city of East London over the weekend—with no immediately apparent cause
Ecuador President Announces Fuel Price Cut Amid Days of Protests
By The Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
Ecuador’s president has announced a cut in petrol prices amid two weeks of anti-government protests against the soaring cost of living in the country.
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