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Blinken Meets Xi as China and the U.S. Try to Rein in Tensions
THE NEW YORK TIMES
U.S. diplomats visited Beijing to try to ensure that competition “does not veer into conflict.” The talks pave the way for a possible Biden-Xi meeting.

Fabricantes taiwaneses de chips se apuntan a invertir en el Corredor Interoceánico
FORBES MÉXICO
Una delegación taiwanesa de 20 directivos fabricantes de chips, semiconductores y electrónicos está en México para conocer de primera mano las oportunidades y ventajas competitivas ofrecidas por invertir y establecer plantas de producción en el Corredor Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec.

Indian rupee seen mostly resilient to yuan-fuelled decline in Asia FX
REUTERS
The Indian rupee is expected to not to be too affected by the further slide in the Chinese yuan and by the broad weakness in Asian currencies.

Putin dialoga sobre el plan de paz que impulsa África
LA JORNADA
La misión de paz que impulsan siete países de África continuó ayer su intento de mediación al entrevistarse en San Petersburgo con el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, un día después de hacerlo en Kiev con el mandatario de Ucrania, Volodymir Zelensky.

Mnangagwa, Chamisa, others to vye for Zimbabwean presidency
ALJAZEERA
Eleven of the initial 22 candidates were disqualified from the August 23 election, mostly for failing to pay a $20,000 fee to appear on the ballot.

Tunisia is working with the IMF on a 'fair' reform programme
ZAWYA
The Tunisian authorities are working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a "fair" economic reform programme that takes account of vulnerable groups, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), Marouane Abassi, said in Tunis on Thursday.

La comunidad LGTBIQ de Uganda batalla por mantener la atención médica para el VIH pese a la nueva ley homófoba
EL PAÍS
Activistas, seropositivos y personas de riesgo empiezan a ver los efectos negativos de esta polémica norma, denuncian maltrato médico y amenazas y temen que los programas de tratamiento y divulgación desaparezcan por falta de fondos

Unraveling Pakistan’s economic crisis
ASIA TIMES
Pakistan is on the brink of an economic meltdown that threatens the nation’s fragile financial credibility and paves the way for potential political, humanitarian, and social upheaval. Marked by widespread civil-disobedience movements, dwindling foreign-exchange reserves, soaring prices of essential commodities such as wheat, onions, milk and meat, persistent power blackouts, and an upcoming election, Pakistan faces a perfect storm of challenges.