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Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker into India, dies at 94
Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious penny pincher who led Japan’s Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market,...
Brazil bridge collapse death toll rises to 9, with 8 other people unaccounted for
SAO PAULO (AP) — A woman's body has been found after a bridge linking two northern states in Brazil collapsed, bringing the death toll so far to nine.Brazil’s navy...
German rail operator records around 4.9m passengers over Christmas
Around 4.9 million passengers travelled on long-distance trains in Germany over the Christmas holidays, the country's national rail operator Deutsche Bahn told dpa on Friday.This was 8% more than...
Lebanese fear collapse of ‘fragile’ Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire
One month after the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel came into force, there is growing concern in Lebanon about its possible collapse."We are sitting on a time bomb: We...
Nigeria denies colluding with France to destabilise Niger
Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.In a Christmas Day interview, Gen Tchiani accused France...
World Health Organization head caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen airport
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has revealed he was inside an airport in the capital of Yemen when Israeli forces launched a deadly strike on the facility.On...
Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank en route to Spain, a Malian minister says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank as they tried to reach Spain earlier this month, Mali’s Minister for Malians Living Abroad said.In a...
NATO to boost military presence in Baltic after cables ‘sabotage’
NATO will bolster its military presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage of an undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia this week, the Western military alliance's...
‘Tears of joy’ – Sudan capital gets first aid convoy since war began
A convoy carrying food aid has arrived in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, for the first time since civil war erupted in April 2023.The country is currently experiencing the "world's worst...
Kenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who were apparently abducted as four people were...
