Luke Baker

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Europe votes on ‘Super Sunday’ with far-right in focus

Article Luke Baker - 25 May 2014

Major EU member states vote on Sunday to elect the 751 deputies to sit in the European Parliament until 2019.

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EU freezes ousted Ukraine leaders’ assets, warns Russia over Crimea

Article Luke Baker - 6 Mar 2014

EU leaders have frozen assets belonging to deposed Ukraine leaders, and have warned Russia of sanctions if they do not pull troops out of Crimea.

EU summit works on short-term support for Spain, Italy

Article Luke Baker - 28 Jun 2012

European finance officials are working on urgent measures to ease financial market pressure on Spain and Italy, which are too big to bail out.

Europe’s leaders face testing month of crisis-fighting

Article Luke Baker - 31 May 2012

TS Eliot said that April was the cruellest month, but for Europe's leaders, it may prove to be June.

Europe’s leaders meet to sort through debt chaos

Article Luke Baker - 23 May 2012

Europe's leaders will try to breathe life into their stricken economies but disagreement over plans to alleviate debt chaos has been laid bare.

G20 summit fails to deliver bailout funds

Article Luke Baker - 4 Nov 2011

The eurozone won verbal support but no new money at a G20 summit for its tortured efforts to overcome a sovereign debt crisis.

Spain downgrade weighs down eurozone leaders

Article Luke Baker - 19 Oct 2011

A double-notch downgrade of Spain's credit rating has piled pressure on Europe's leaders to make progress on solving the region's debt crisis.

Nato to hand security to Afghan forces by end of 2014

Article Luke Baker - 20 Nov 2010

Nato says it will hand over security in Afghanistan by the end of 2014 but would not abandon the country in its fight against the Taliban.

Nato seeks missile defence agreement with Russia

Article Luke Baker - 20 Nov 2010

Nato will invite Russia to take part in a missile defence shield, a move that would herald the closest cooperation since the end of the Cold War.

Israel rejects UN call to end Lebanon blockade

Article Staff Reporter & Luke Baker - 30 Aug 2006

Israel rejected a call by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon, saying it will only end the seven-week-old siege once all aspects of a ceasefire are in place. Israel also will not withdraw its troops fully from southern Lebanon until the full implementation of the ceasefire.

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Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

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Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

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Recyling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

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Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

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POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

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CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

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Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

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JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'