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China’s Xi Jinping backs ‘just cause’ of Palestinian statehood
ALJAZEERA
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to Beijing comes as China stakes out a greater role in the Middle East to counter US influence.

SHEIN se instalará en México; desde ahí atenderá a toda América Latina
FORBES MÉXICO
“SHEIN ha sido un éxito total” en México, aseguró el presidente de la compañía para Latinoamérica, Marcelo Claude, por lo que ahora la empresa asiática dará su segundo paso en dicho territorio con la instalación de varias plantas de manufactura para convertirlo en un polo de fabricación para el continente americano, algo que podría ocurrir este año.

Oman’s participation in G20 to boost investment, facilitate trade
ZAWYA
Oman on Wednesday underlined the importance of its participation in the G20 meetings in India, scripting its first involvement in this global platform.

A necessary ‘sacrifice’: Nigeria ends almost 50 years of fuel subsidies
FRANCE 24
More than two weeks after announcing the end of fuel subsidies dating from the 1970s, Nigeria's new President Bola Tinubu called the move a necessary "sacrifice" and promised Nigerians "massive" investment in public services in return.

IMF says Ghana's economy showing signs of stabilization
REUTERS
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Ghana's economy is showing signs of stabilization, with softening inflation, an increase in international reserves and a less volatile exchange rate.

Why South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is leading Ukraine peace mission
BBC NEWS
Seven African leaders have travelled to Ukraine and Russia on a peace mission, hoping to work towards ending the war, which has badly affected living standards across the continent.

Kenya Is Poised to Become the ‘Singapore of Africa’
THE WASHINGTON POST
Of all the countries in sub-Saharan Africa to be optimistic about, the most promising is Kenya. Economic and political forces are converging to put the continent’s seventh-largest nation in a relatively favorable position.

Courts in Japan Support Same-Sex Marriage, But Lawmakers Are Reluctant to Legalize It. Here’s Why
TIME
district court in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka ruled on Thursday that the East Asian country’s ban on same-sex marriage is “in a state of unconstitutionality.” With the Fukuoka court’s decision, the rulings on five lawsuits brought by same-sex couples in 2019 on marriage equality have all been handed down: now three local courts have ruled that the ban is not constitutional, while two have said it is. Those judgments, plus the overwhelming public opinion favoring same-sex unions, should put additional pressure on Japan’s lawmakers to end the ban and fully legislate marriage equality. Japan, which has fallen behind its peers in institutionalizing LGBT rights, has drawn flak for being the only G7 nation not to recognize same-sex partnerships.