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UN calls for Mali to probe alleged executions by army and Russian mercenaries
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — United Nations experts on Wednesday urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and forced disappearances by the army and Russian mercenaries, following...
Syria says it rejects ‘foreign intervention’ after Israeli strikes
Syrian authorities have decried “foreign intervention” in Syrian affairs after Israel launched air attacks on a town near Damascus where government forces and several other groups had taken part...
German gunmaker Heckler & Koch enters drone defence business
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Business group says power outage in Spain caused €1.6bn in damages
The massive power outage on Monday caused economic damage in Spain amounting to approximately €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion), according to the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE).This corresponds to...
German VW plant hits 1 million electric vehicles as cutbacks loom
The Volkswagen logo is seen on the roof of the VW brand tower in Wolfsburg. Moritz Frankenberg/dpa Electric car production at Germany's Volkswagen (VW) factory in the eastern city...
Minister warns against blaming Spain’s blackout on renewable energy
Spain’s environment minister has warned against attempts to blame Monday’s unprecedented blackout across the Iberian peninsula on the increasing use of renewable energy, defending the reliability of the national...
South Africa to hold inquiry into whether justice during apartheid era was blocked
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered an inquiry Wednesday to establish whether previous governments led by his party intentionally blocked investigations and prosecutions...
‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency
“It felt like chaos,” said Iñigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern Spain.With no electricity from noon on Monday, the building’s emergency generators were kept for the critical...
BT plans put 140 jobs at risk
Telecommunications giant BT is planning to close its office in Londonderry with the potential loss of around 140 jobs in the city.In an email to the city's MP Colum...
Mali coup leader wins backing to be president for next five years
Gen Assimi Goïta has pivoted Mali towards Russia [AFP]Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has won the backing of key political allies to be declared president for the next...
