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Deputy Ministry of Culture opens applications for ‘CULTURE II’ grants
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Synergies are the “magic word” when it comes to natural gas, says Energy Minister
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Impala Platinum halts some S.African mines after 11 workers died
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IMF keen to support Argentina, possibly through resilience trust – Georgieva
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Meta Platforms’ paid ad-free service targeted in Austrian privacy complaint
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