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ANGER SPREADS IN EUROPE’S COUNTRYSIDE AGAINST HIGH COSTS – Spanish farmers burn tyres as they block access to Castellon port Spanish farmers blocked highways and disrupted access to port terminals as anger spread in Europe’s countryside against high costs, bureaucracy and competition from non-EU countries. Citrus farmers set alight a barricade with tyres, fruits boxes and a Turkish flag as they blocked access to the Mediterranean port of Castellon, protesting against imports from third countries. Around a dozen major highways were blocked on Tuesday morning all over the country, traffic authorities said. Over the past few weeks, farmers in European…

ALIBABA LIKELY TO REPORT THIRD QUARTER REVENUE GROWTH  – The group was among the top performers with gains larger than 7.5% China’s Alibaba group is expected to report a growth in revenue in the third quarter on, a day after it posted massive gains and amid a recovery of the country’s retail sector. The online giant Alibaba was among the top performers with gains larger than 7.5% as battered Chinese stocks leapt to their largest one-day gain in two years. The yuan also rose on a slew of signals that authorities are strengthening their resolve to support slumping markets. The…

IVORY COAST & DR CONGO TRAIN ON EVE OF AFCON SEMI – The winner will face either Nigeria or South Africa Hosts Ivory Coast and Democratic Republic of Congo completed training preparations on Tuesday (February 6) on the eve of their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final. Ivory Coast, rebounding from a group stage 4-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea that saw coach Jean-Louis Gasset sacked, now enter their home stadium in Abidjan with renewed confidence after knockout wins over Senegal and Mali. Congo, who drew four successive matches before their 3-1 quarter-final win over Guinea, view the semi-final as an opportunity…

BOLIVIA’S FIRST ZINC PLANT – Bolivia’s government signs deal for $350 mln in financing from China  Bolivia’s government signed a deal for $350 million in financing from the Export–Import Bank of China to build the South American country’s first zinc processing plant. The 20-year loan from China’s export-import bank will have an interest rate of 2%, according to Bolivia’s mining ministry. Bolivia last year awarded construction and supervision contracts for the mine to China’s Enfi-Crig consortium and to Chong-qing CISDI Engineering Consulting Co. Bolivia is among the top 10 zinc producing countries, yielding 490,000 metric tons in 2023, according to…

HAMAS RELEASES STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO GAZA TRUCE PROPOSAL – Hamas has proposed a three-stage ceasefire plan Hamas released a statement in response to a framework ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip. In the statement Hamas said it responded “in a positive spirit, ensuring a comprehensive and complete ceasefire, ending the aggression against our people, guaranteeing relief, shelter, and reconstruction, lifting of the siege on the Gaza Strip, and completion of a prisoner exchange.” Hamas has proposed a three-stage ceasefire plan in response to Qatari and Egyptian mediators in which the group would exchange Israeli hostages it captured on Oct.…

SWEDEN ENDS NORD STREAM SABOTAGE PROBE – Swedish prosecutors hand evidence to German investigators Swedish prosecutors said they would drop their investigation into explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines and hand evidence uncovered in the probe over to German investigators. The multi-billion dollar Nord Stream pipelines transporting Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea were ruptured by a series of blasts in Swedish and Danish waters in September 2022, releasing vast amounts of methane into the air. Danish police have said the pipelines were hit by powerful explosions and Swedish investigators have confirmed that traces…

Protesters who climb on war memorials could potentially face three months in prison and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures by the Home Secretary. James Cleverly, while announcing the plans, described ascending memorials as “an insult” that “cannot continue.” Last year, the Cabinet minister pledged to explore granting police additional authority to safeguard remembrance sites following an incident where pro-Palestine demonstrators climbed on the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London after a rally outside Parliament on Nov. 15. Downing Street characterized the behavior at the time as an “affront,” yet Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley stated…

Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign the Girona winger Sávio this summer, with documents to be signed in the coming days. Sávio has been a key player for Girona this season as the Catalan club have made an unexpected push for the La Liga title. He has been the subject of bids from Premier League and Bundesliga clubs, reportedly in the region of €30m (£25.7m). Girona are part-owned by City Football Group (CFG), the holding company that owns Manchester City and several other clubs around the world. Sávio joined another CFG-affiliated club, the French side Troyes, in 2022 before being loaned to…

It had been billed as Erling Haaland’s grand comeback to the Manchester City starting XI. Perhaps there could be a shootout with Ivan Toney, the Brentford striker, who is also ­re-establishing himself after rather longer on the sidelines in the wake of his betting ban. For a while, there was the ­glimmer that Neal Maupay could upstage them both when he gave Brentford a shock lead midway through a first half made memorable by the ­defiance of Mark Flekken in the home goal. But by the end, it was all about another attacker whose talent can seem utterly irresistible on nights like these.…

A tribunal judge has ruled that belief in a homeopathic lifestyle and bodily autonomy is a “protected characteristic” under the Equality Act in an unfair dismissal case for a former ambulance operations manager who lost his job for declining the COVID-19 vaccines. Paul Bailey, who worked for the NHS for five years, was dismissed in December 2021 after he chose not to receive the jabs. He is represented in his tribunal hearing by the Workers of England Union (WEU) and solicitor Robin Tilbrook. Both the union and Mr. Tilbrook expect Mr. Bailey to win his case against the West Midlands…