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A tropical cyclone makes landfall in northern Madagascar, killing 18 people
A tropical cyclone that swept across Madagascar has killed 18 people and left four missing after making landfall on the north of the Indian Ocean island nation earlier this week, authorities said on Friday. The storm has also caused severe flooding that partly submerged entire villages, displaced or affected some 47,000 people and set off landslides that injured three people, the National Office for Disaster Management said. Cyclone Gamane hit northern Madagascar on Wednesday and has now weake
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Eskom Rebuts Report It Leads World Nitrogen Pollution
(Bloomberg) -- Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state power company, disputed the findings of a Greenpeace report that it operates many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Most Read from BloombergFed’s Preferred Inflation Metric Cools While Spending ReboundsTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineApple Plans New iPad Pro for May as Production Ramps Up OverseasBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FT
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EU moves to tighten rules on Ukrainian agricultural imports
European Union member states on Wednesday agreed to tighten restrictions on agricultural imports from Ukraine, following months of angry protests by EU farmers against what they say is unfair competition. According to diplomats, the new compromise stipulates that fewer goods than originally planned will be allowed to be sold duty-free into the EU. The products affected include eggs, poultry, sugar and maize. Goods affected by the restrictions will only be allowed to be imported into the EU duty
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The Week in Pictures: March 22-29
From the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, to the terrorist attack in Russia, to Easter celebrations in Europe, dpa international presents its Pictures of the Week.
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Chinese investigators arrive in Pakistan to probe suicide attack that killed 5 of its nationals
A team of Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join a probe into a suicide attack that killed five of its nationals earlier this week, officials said, as Pakistan continued its own investigations into the attack. The slain Chinese engineers and workers were heading on Tuesday to the Dasu Dam, the biggest hydropower project in northwest Pakistan, when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into their vehicle. Beijing condemned the attack and asked Pakistan to conduct
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Russia is rounding up more journalists a year after the arrest of Evan Gershkovich
Six journalists working for independent media outlets in Russia were detained in a span of just a few hours this week on the eve of the anniversary of the arrest of American journalist Evan Gershkovich in the city of Yekaterinburg.
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How President Joseph Boakai hopes to rid Liberia of its problems
Joseph Boakai tells the BBC he is trying to change the mindset of those who think government is a way to get rich.
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Jacob Zuma crash: Car of South Africa's ex-president hit by drunk driver
He was unhurt after a drunk driver collided with his armoured vehicle, police say.
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Lula dismays relatives of dictatorship’s victims by ignoring coup anniversary
Brazil’s president has nixed commemorations of the 1964 coup, possibly to avoid irking the military as senior officers facing jail for allegedly conspiring to stop Lula taking power after 2022 election
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Estonia thankful for decision to join NATO 20 years ago
Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has said the Ukraine conflict has shown what might have happened to his country had it not joined NATO 20 years ago. "It cannot be ruled out that without NATO membership our independence would now be at risk," Tsahkna said on Friday on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of joining the transatlantic defence alliance. "If Estonia had remained in the so-called grey zone, what we are currently seeing in Ukraine could possibly have happened on our territory
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Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say
Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine’s armed forces said. Air raid warnings rang out across the nation, with 10 Ukrainian regions coming under fire, the country’s interior minister, Ihor Klymenko, said. Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine in recent days, launching several missile barrages on the capital, Kyiv, and hitting energy infrastructure across the
3 min read - Worlddpa international
German federal properties remain empty in midst of housing shortage
More than 360,000 square metres of housing owned by the German federal government are vacant amidst a severe lack of housing in many German cities, information obtained by dpa showed. The properties amount to around several thousand flats which are supposed to house federal employees, according to the information. The government's property agency BIMA owns more than 18,000 square metres of vacant housing in Berlin alone. BIMA is one of the largest property owners in Germany. The figures were rev
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German bishop compares Navalny treatment to Jesus on Good Friday
A Catholic bishop in western Germany compared the treatment of late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to the trial of Jesus before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, in comments to mark the Easter holiday of Good Friday. According to the Bible, Jesus was presented to the people and then taken back inside the governor's palace, where he was hidden from public view. "When the Russian dissenter and fighter for freedom and peace, Alexei Navalny, died weeks ago, this is exactly what came to my mind," Bis
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False posts ahead of India vote target West Bengal chief with 'fake injury' claim
Ahead of India's general elections that begin April 19, critics of West Bengal state leader Mamata Banerjee shared a photo collage they falsely claimed depicted her faking an injury. But the pictures -- one showing her with a bloodied forehead while the other showing a different part of her face bandaged -- were from two separate incidents. A spokesman for Banerjee's Trinamool Congress party told AFP she was wounded when she slipped and fell at her home in March.
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Jacob Zuma barred from running in South Africa election
South Africa's ex-president has backed a new party seeking to take on the governing ANC.
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China's property crisis is bleeding into its banking sector, which is being asked to prop up developers
China's property crisis has hit the books of its four biggest lenders, which have seen a notable rise in non-performing loans.
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The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt. The usual funding safeguards will not apply
The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, according to the president of the bloc’s executive branch. The 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) intended for this is part of a larger package of 7.4 billion euros ($8 billion) in financial assistance to the North African country that the EU announced on March 17. Egypt has for years relied on cash handouts, often from wealthy Gulf A
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Dutch officials refute posts that pro-Palestinian protesters 'took over' train station sound system
Dutch transport officials refuted claims on social media that protesters "took over the loudspeaker" at the main train station of The Hague to criticise the government of the Netherlands for "contributing to a genocide" in Gaza. The misleading posts shared footage of a protest in the station, which featured an audio of the purported hijacked announcement. But authorities told AFP the announcement system in the station in The Hague was automatic and did not include a microphone that could be take
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Just under 1.4 million pure electric cars on German roads in 2023
The number of electric cars in Germany grew by almost 396,000 last year to just under 1.41 million, according to the Federal Motor Transport Authority. The authority said that means one in every 35 cars is a purely battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV). If you include the 2,000 or so cars with fuel cells and 922,000 plug-in hybrids, there were 2.33 million - or around one in 21 cars. The increase in pure electric vehicles was therefore slightly higher than in 2022, when just under 395,000 were
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Top UN court orders Israel to allow food and medical aid into Gaza
The court in The Hague says Gaza is "no longer facing only a risk of famine" but "famine is setting in".
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German experts: international law allows ground troops in Ukraine
According to the German parliament's lower house (Bundestag) Research Services, the deployment of ground troops by a NATO country in Ukraine would not automatically make all other NATO countries parties to the conflict. It is true that the state in question would itself become a party to the conflict, as emerges from an as yet unpublished state of affairs report of the parliamentary expert panel. "If the NATO member state acts unilaterally - i.e. not within the framework of a previously decided
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S. Africa Opposition Would Only Do ANC Deal to Avert ‘Doomsday’
(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance may consider entering a coalition with the ruling African National Congress to avoid the country being governed by more leftist parties after this year’s election.Most Read from BloombergFed’s Preferred Inflation Metric Cools While Spending ReboundsTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineApple Plans New iPad Pro for May as Production Ramps Up OverseasBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over
3 min read - WorldThe Guardian
Macron rekindles France-Brazil relationship in widely memed Lula visit
Photos of French president’s three-day trip to Brazil to reaffirm countries’ partnership delight internet observers
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Boao Latest: China to Fend Off Risk Spillover; Climate Hurdle
(Bloomberg) -- China will fend off the spillover impact of international financial risks and strike a balance between risk prevention and opening up capital account, deputy head of the country’s foreign exchange regulator Xu Zhibin said at the annual Boao Forum.Most Read from BloombergFed’s Preferred Inflation Metric Cools While Spending ReboundsTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineApple Plans New iPad Pro for May as Production Ramps Up OverseasBankman-Fried Is Sen
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Russia shuts down UN watchdog tracking North Korea sanctions
The group was investigating Russia's reported violations in using North Korean weapons in Ukraine.
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Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can't retire
At 53, Guan Junling is too old to get hired at factories anymore. Toiling in sweatshops and building apartment complexes they could never afford to live in, they played a vital role in China's transformation into an economic powerhouse. As they grow older, the first generation of migrant workers is struggling to find jobs in a slowing economy.
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Thailand Takes First Step to Legalize Casinos to Aid Economy
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand took the first step toward legalizing casinos, as the government looks to attract high-spending tourists to support Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy while also checking revenue leak from illegal gambling.Most Read from BloombergFed’s Preferred Inflation Metric Cools While Spending ReboundsTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineApple Plans New iPad Pro for May as Production Ramps Up OverseasBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Priso
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False posts claim '8 million Buddhists killed' in Indonesia anti-communist purges
Posts repeatedly shared in Myanmar falsely claimed Muslims massacred "eight million Buddhists" in Indonesia in 1965, completely wiping out Buddhism in the archipelago. Multiple scholars told AFP the posts, which shared unrelated photos, misrepresented mass killings in Indonesia in the mid-1960s which they said targeted communists and not Buddhists. The latest government data showed there were around two million Buddhists in Muslim-majority Indonesia as of 2022 .
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For years tourists have ridden boats through this sacred Australian natural wonder. A new ban will stop them in their tracks
Tour boats will soon be banned from passing through what naturalist David Attenborough has described as “Australia’s most unusual natural wonder,” a move that has received both applause and criticism from those affected by the upcoming restrictions.
5 min read - WorldThe Hill
Sexual violence in Haiti ‘severely underreported,’ ‘largely unpunished’ UN says
A report published Thursday on the situation in Haiti, which is facing intense gang violence, by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights found that sexual violence there is “severely underreported.” The report said that according to the U.N. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), gangs in the Caribbean country…
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Macron quips about cuddly 'wedding' pics with Lula
French President Emmanuel Macron joined social media users Thursday in their jokes that likened his cozy pictures with Brazilian President Lula to those from a wedding album."They are going to marry in the Amazon and have their honeymoon in Paris," joked one user on X, while others said pictures from the trip could make up a wedding album.
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Newspaper headlines: Water bosses a 'disgrace' and Easter honours 'row'
Thames Water's financial woes, a surprises set of honours and hunger in Gaza are on Friday's front pages.
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Against All Odds, Japan’s Toppled Moon Lander Is Still Alive
Tech Miracle In the wake of NASA's failed private Moon lander debacle, Japan's version is, somehow, alive and kicking. In a post on X-formerly-Twitter, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that SLIM, an acronym for "Smart Lander for Investigating Moon," is still alive and transmitting signals after it its incredible resurrection earlier this year. […]
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Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old is the only survivor
A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The Limpopo provincial government said the bus veered off the Mmamatlakala bridge in northern South Africa and plunged 50 meters (164 feet) into a ravine before busting into flames. The crash happened near the town of Mokopane,
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Russian network that 'paid European politicians' busted, authorities claim
Polish and Czech police say network used Russian money and popular website to push anti-Ukraine narratives.
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UN court orders Israel to provide more aid to the Gaza Strip
The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to immediately allow the delivery of significantly more humanitarian goods to the Gaza Strip. The United Nations' highest court in The Hague ordered on Thursday that more border crossings should be opened for the transport of food and medical aid. The court was responding to a request from South Africa in the ongoing genocide proceedings against Israel. At the end of January, the court had already ordered emergency measures and ordered Israel
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny
Authorities in Russia have detained six journalists across the country this month, including a journalist who covered the trials of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny for several years, media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders said Thursday. Antonina Favorskaya was detained and accused by Russian authorities of taking part in an “extremist organization” by posting on the social media platforms of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, the Russian human rights group OVD-Info
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine
Several central and Eastern European countries began marking on Thursday the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc. At the main airbase hosting Spanish and Portuguese fighter jets tasked with NATO air policing missions in the Baltic region, officials gathered to commemorate the event.
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Former German chancellor Schröder says West must negotiate with Putin
Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder says he can still imagine that his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin could contribute to ending the war in Ukraine. "We have worked together sensibly for many years. Perhaps that can still help to find a negotiated solution, I don't see any other way," Schröder said in an interview with dpa. Schröder has been friends with Putin since his time as chancellor from 1998 to 2005 and continues to work for the majority Russian companies operat
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UN high court again orders Israel to alleviate crisis in Gaza
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Israel to take more steps to protect civilians in Gaza and alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the coastal strip where Israeli troops are fighting against Palestinian militant group Hamas. The court ordered Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza, noting there is no…
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New post-Brexit tariff to apply to UK cars going to Canada
A post-Brexit deal has expired with no new agreement, which leaving UK exports to Canada subject to new tariffs.
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Oracle Faces Blacklisting by South African Government Over Tender
(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s Special Investigation Unit, established to tackle corruption and the misuse of public funds, asked the National Treasury to bar Oracle Corp. from doing business with the government because of what it says was a flawed tender.Most Read from BloombergFed’s Preferred Inflation Metric Cools While Spending ReboundsTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineApple Plans New iPad Pro for May as Production Ramps Up OverseasBankman-Fried Is Sentenced
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China built a mock-up of key area in Taiwan's capital city at a desert training site, satellite images show
The suspected target constructed at a military training site in the desert could highlight China's willingness to use force.
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Trudeau Promises Low-Cost Loans to Expand Child Care Spaces
(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will set aside C$1 billion ($738 million) to provide low-cost loans for expanding and renovating child care spaces.Most Read from BloombergFed’s Preferred Inflation Metric Cools While Spending ReboundsTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineApple Plans New iPad Pro for May as Production Ramps Up OverseasBankman-Fried Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Over FTX CollapseUBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cra
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Brazil Aims to Lower Electricity Bills With Eletrobras Funds
(Bloomberg) -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva intends to issue a provisional measure next week designed to lower Brazil’s electricity prices through the securitization of payments owed by the country’s largest power generation company, according to an official familiar with the plan.Most Read from BloombergFed’s Preferred Inflation Metric Cools While Spending ReboundsTesla’s $25,000 Car Means Tossing Out the 100-Year-Old Assembly LineApple Plans New iPad Pro for May as Production Ramps Up O
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of acts of genocide in its military campaign launched after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Israel denies it is committing genocide and
5 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143
Russia's top investigative body said Thursday that another suspect has been detained as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 143 people. A statement from the Investigative Committee said the latest person detained was involved in financing Friday's attack on the Crocus City concert hall in which gunmen shot people who were waiting for a show by a popular rock band and then set the building on fire.
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Mother and daughter polar bears join wildlife park
The bears, hand-reared at a Zoo in Germany, are part of a programme to conserve threatened species.
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What is famine, when is it declared and why are Gaza and Sudan at risk?
Conflict means millions of people in Gaza and Sudan are severely struggling to access food.
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
4 people die on Spain's coastlines after falling into sea during high winds
Four people have died after falling into the sea in three incidents on Spain's Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, emergency services said Thursday. The deaths came amid warnings of strong winds and widespread rain across many parts of the country and warnings of high waves on Portugal's coast to the southwest. Spanish police said an underage male of Moroccan nationality and a German adult died on the Mediterranean coast near the eastern city of Tarragona.
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