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Nigeria’s powerful ex-minister charged with corruption
Former aviation minister Hadi Sirika is charged along with his daughter and son-in-law.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Chinese President Xi to sign bilateral agreements with Hungary
Chinese President Xi Jinping was greeted with military honours in Budapest on Thursday ahead of talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Hungary is the last stop on Xi's trip to Europe, which took him to France and Serbia earlier in the week. Xi and Orbán are due to sign more than a dozen bilateral agreements on Thursday afternoon, the government in Budapest said. Hungary is the only European Union country participating in China's Belt and Road infrastructure and investment initiative.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Poland lifts immunity of a judge who defected to Belarus, paving way for an arrest warrant
A disciplinary court in Poland on Thursday lifted the immunity of a judge who fled the country to neighboring Belarus, an autocratic ally of Russia, paving the way for an international arrest warrant for him on espionage allegations. Poland launched an investigation this week after Belarus media said the judge, Tomasz Szmydt, arrived in the country and asked for protection. Politicians in Poland, which is a NATO and European Union country, vowed to take immediate steps to strip Szmydt of his i
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation
Not everyone in Malmo was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to town. Protesters waving green, white and red Palestinian flags packed the historic Stortorget square near Malmo’s 16th-century town hall before a planned march through the city for a rally in a park several miles (kilometers) from the Eurovision venue. Chanting “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” and “Israel is a terror state,” the demonstrators set off smoke flares in the Palestinian colors during a noisy, pea
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Death toll from floods in southern Brazil rises to 107
The death toll from the severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 107, according to civil defence officials in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Thursday. Another 136 people remain missing, and 374 have been injured, officials said. The floods forced more than 230,000 people to leave their homes, and an estimated 1.4 million people or more were affected across 425 towns in the state. Brazil's air force has brought 25 tons of relief supplies to the region, including medicine, wate
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Polish defense minister fends off criticism after he says he keeps an emergency backpack ready
Poland's defense minister said Thursday that since early in Russia's war against Ukraine he has kept an emergency backpack ready, drawing detractors who said his comments did not send a reassuring message about the country's safety. The comment from a high government official reflected the anxieties that have taken hold in Europe, particularly among those in central and eastern Europe close to the war in Ukraine. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who is both defense minister and deputy prime minister
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
A company that hauled $43 million in silver bars from the 'Indian Titanic' wasn't even given a salvage fee by a court
Argentum Exploration lost a legal battle with South Africa over salvage fees for $43 million in silver bars it pulled from the wreck of the SS Tilawa.
3 min read - WorldBBC
Possible genocide committed in Sudan, report says
The RSF is accused of committing ethnic cleansing against Massalit and other non-Arab communities.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
India says Canada yet to provide evidence of its involvement in the killing of a separatist leader
India said Thursday that Canada has informed it about the arrest of three Indian men who have been charged with the murder of a Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year, but insisted that no relevant information or specific evidence about Delhi's involvement has been shared by the Canadian authorities till date. India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal told reporters that the two countries were discussing the issue but accused Canada of provid
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Ukrainian minister dismissal results in German talks cancelled
Ukraine's parliament on Thursday dismissed the deputy prime minister responsible for reconstruction, resulting in the cancellation of a meeting with German Development Minister Svenja Schulze who had travelled to Kiev to meet him. Schulze went to Kiev specifically to prepare for an international reconstruction conference for Ukraine in Berlin in June. Oleksandr Kubrakov, 41, had been minister of infrastructure since 2021 and deputy prime minister since 2022. His ministry was also responsible for
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Putin claims West trying to undermine history of Soviet victories
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the West in remarks at the military parade in Moscow to mark the 79th anniversary of Allied victory over Adolf Hitler's Germany. The West is trying to distort the memory of the Soviet Union's victory in the war, Putin said in Moscow on Thursday. The truth disturbs "those who build their colonial policy on hypocrisy and lies," Putin claimed. "Revanchism, the mockery of history, the effort to justify today's imitators of the Nazis - this is part of the ge
1 min read - WorldAFP
Old video shows attack on Botswana minister’s car, not a robbery in Nigeria
As Abuja experienced an upsurge in violent crimes in recent months, a social media account claimed that a video showed a robbery at a traffic stop in Nigeria's capital city. But the claim is false: AFP Fact Check found that the video had been online since February 2022 and was of an attack on Botswana’s health minister Edwin Dikoloti.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Poland is strengthening its border with Belarus to deter illegal migration
Poland's defense minister said Thursday his country is strengthening the metal barrier along its border with Belarus to deter illegal migration. “We are mending the barrier on the Polish-Belarusian border, we are strengthening this barrier,” Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on private Radio Zet. “The spending on these purposes is the highest in (Poland’s) history.”
1 min read - WorldCNN Business
Air India Express cancels scores of flights after about 100 cabin crew call in sick
Dozens of cabin crew at Air India Express called in sick earlier this week, forcing the budget carrier to cancel 85 flights since Tuesday evening and disrupting the travel plans of thousands of passengers.
2 min read - WorldBloomberg
Xi Touts China-Hungary Relations as a Good Blueprint for Europe
(Bloomberg) -- President Xi Jinping is set to announce a range of new investments in Budapest as he touts Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Hungary as a model for what the European Union’s relationship could look like with the world’s second-largest economy. Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio ClosingsAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t Track‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USArm Slides as Tepid Outlook Fuels
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Huge fire at a chemical storage tank in Thailand kills one and injures 4
At least one person was killed and four others were injured after a huge fire broke out at a chemical storage tank in an Eastern Thailand industrial park on Thursday. Fire workers estimated it might take more than 10 hours to be able to fully extinguish the flames, according to the Rayong province’s public relations department. About 400 workers and residents have been evacuated to a temporary shelter, the department said.
1 min read - WorldBBC
Cyril Ramaphosa - South African union leader, mine boss, president
Behind the South African leader battling to preserve his party's 30-year reign.
7 min read - BusinessHotel Management Network
IIHM and Mayfair Hotels & Resorts sign memorandum of understanding
The International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and Mayfair Hotels and Resorts aim to enhance the hospitality sector in India.
1 min read - WorldBloomberg
A Powerful Satrap Stands in the Way of Modi’s Victory in India’s East
(Bloomberg) -- Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for the big vote.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio ClosingsAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t Track‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USArm Slides as Tepid Outlook Fuels Concerns Over AI SlowdownHi, this is Devidutta Tripathy. I run Bloomberg’s South Asia breaking news team from New Delhi and hai
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Poll Jitters Hit Indian Stocks as Nifty Breaks Crucial Support
(Bloomberg) -- Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio ClosingsAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t Track‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USArm Slides as Tepid Outlook Fuels Concerns Over AI SlowdownIndian stocks suffered their w
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Israeli police raid Al Jazeera offices in Nazareth
Israeli police have raided the offices of broadcaster Al Jazeera in the city of Nazareth, confiscating equipment belonging to the Arab-language TV channel. The raid comes several days after the Israeli government banned Al Jazeera, both blocking access to Al Jazeera's content in Israel and banning the broadcaster from operating. Israel's communications minister signed a closure order for the broadcaster on Sunday, and Al Jazeera's office in the Ambassador Hotel in East Jerusalem was raided that
1 min read - WorldCNN Business
Asia’s most powerful billionaires are getting drawn into the world’s biggest election
Two of the planet’s richest businessmen are becoming embroiled in India’s increasingly divisive election campaign.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
China's Xi receives ceremonial welcome in Hungary ahead of talks with Orbán
Chinese President Xi Jinping received a ceremonial welcome in Hungary's capital on Thursday ahead of a day of talks with Hungarian officials which are expected to result in further Chinese investments in the Central European country. Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok received Xi in an opulent courtyard of Budapest's Buda Castle, where the two men walked down a red carpet beside a ceremonial honor guard and listened to the Chinese and Hungarian national anthems. Numerous Chinese and Hungarian of
3 min read - WorldCNN Business
Big Chinese cities are making it easier to buy homes to boost depressed property market
Two major cities in China have eliminated all remaining curbs on home-buying, in yet another sign that local governments are trying to revive the beleaguered real estate sector and spur growth in the world’s second-largest economy.
3 min read - WorldBBC
Nigeria, twins and a love-hate relationship
Two communities with different views about twins that meant the difference between life and death.
7 min read - WorldBBC
Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
Benin's president accuses Niger of treating his country like an "enemy", as tensions escalate.
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Private Equity, Business Groups Rip Canada’s Capital-Gains Tax Hike
(Bloomberg) -- Some of Canada’s biggest business groups are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reverse his government’s plan to raise the tax inclusion rate on capital gains.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio ClosingsAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t Track‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USArm Slides as Tepid Outlook Fuels Concerns Over AI SlowdownThe government should cancel the proposed tax hike,
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German far-right lawmakers injured in attack in Stuttgart
Two lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party were attacked and injured in front of the state parliament in Stuttgart before a celebratory event to mark the 75th anniversary of Germany's constitution, police said on Thursday. Suspected opponents of the party blocked the information stand of the AfD's state parliamentary faction on Wednesday afternoon on the square in front of the city's opera house and held up banners. Members of the parliamentary group were verbally and p
1 min read - USBBC
Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique
Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust and returned it to authorities in Mozambique.
1 min read - WorldBloomberg
Ukraine Lawmakers Vote to Dismiss Two Cabinet Ministers
(Bloomberg) -- Ukraine’s parliament voted to dismiss the infrastructure and agriculture ministers, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy overhauls his government to manage an economy reeling under a third year of war.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio ClosingsAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t Track‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USArm Slides as Tepid Outlook Fuels Concerns Over AI SlowdownThe removal of Ole
1 min read - WorldBBC
Malawians who abandoned Israeli farms deported
They went to Israel as part of a deal to provide agricultural workers after the 2023 Hamas attacks.
2 min read - WorldAFP
Chinese cities lift curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites
Two of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday they would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.Several of the biggest cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have partly lifted curbs but have resisted dumping them entirely.
3 min read - BusinessPower Technology
IPCL and E2S Power to develop thermal energy storage system
Thermal energy storage system technology developed by E2S Power will play a key role in India's pursuit of net zero emissions.
1 min read - BusinessINSIDER
The West is freaking out that China is making too much stuff, and it looks like China might be starting to agree
The West has been complaining that China is overproducing goods and dumping them on the global markets, incurring the ire of Beijing.
3 min read - WorldBloomberg
China’s First Oil Shipment From Niger Stymied by Border Dispute
(Bloomberg) -- China’s first shipment of crude from Niger has been blocked by a border dispute between the landlocked West African nation and its southern neighbor.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio ClosingsAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t Track‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USArm Slides as Tepid Outlook Fuels Concerns Over AI SlowdownBenin barred exports of the fuel from its port after junta-led Nig
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Warm and breezy today
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – It gets hot quickly today with highs near 90 degrees. Some areas farther inland may reach the mid 90s, with heat index values in the upper 90s. We will feel a breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico through the day, and we should stay rain-free. A weak front drifts south […]
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Convicted auto thief busted with cache of car keys in Brentwood
(KRON) — A Brentwood police officer found a cache of keys belonging to different makes and models of vehicles after the officer pulled over a car without a rear license plate, police said. The license plate violation traffic stop happened at 4 p.m. Sunday near Lone Tree Way and Canada Valley Road. Police said the […]
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Chinese city lifts curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites
One of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday it would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.Several of the biggest cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have partly lifted curbs but have resisted dumping them entirely.
2 min read - WorldBloomberg
Australia Backs $47 Billion Gas Sector’s Role in Transition
(Bloomberg) -- Australia is calling for the development of new natural gas resources to ensure it remains affordable and the nation continues as a major exporter, the latest shift by the center-left Labor government toward greater support for the fossil fuel.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio ClosingsAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t Track‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USArm Slides as Tepid Outlook Fu
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Sweden's Eurovision brings kitsch in the shadow of Gaza
After a run-up in the shadow of the war in Gaza, the Eurovision Song Contest final gets underway on Saturday in Sweden's Malmo, where representatives from 26 countries will compete."There should be demonstrations, people should voice their opinions, people should boycott," Magnus Bormark, who is competing for Norway with his group Gate, told AFP. Gate, like eight other contestants, have publicly called for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
4 min read - BusinessReuters
Japan real wages fall in March, marking 2 years of decline
Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages in March fell 2.5% from a year earlier, marking declines for two straight years, labour ministry data showed on Thursday. The pace of declines accelerated from the previous month's 1.8% drop as the rising costs of living outpaced nominal wages, the data showed. Japan is seeing early signs of achieving a positive cycle of rising wages and inflation.
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Business leaders on America's anti-Israel college campus protest crisis
Anti-Israel agitators have set up encampments, disrupted university operations and demanded their schools fully divest from Israel at more than 50 campuses.
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Hundreds of Jewish Columbia students express pride for Israel and their Jewish faith in open letter
Hundreds of Jewish Columbia University students signed on to an open letter to the university community on Wednesday, declaring that they are “proud to be Zionists” while speaking out against the anti-Israel protesters that have engulfed the Ivy League campus since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. The letter, titled “In Our Name,” was authored by... Read More
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Zelensky compares defence against Russia to WWII fight against Nazis
On the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has compared his country's current defence against a Russian invasion to Ukrainian efforts to defeat Nazi Germany. "Eighty years ago, millions of Ukrainians fought to defeat Nazism forever," he said in a video message recorded during his Wednesday visit to the town of Yahidne in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv, the scene of an alleged Russian war crime in 2022. "But today Ukrainians are onc
4 min read - WorldSemafor
Xi lands in Hungary as EU security rift deepens
Xi Jinping is wrapping up his Europe visit with a stop in Hungary, highlighting the divide in security policy between eastern and western Europe.
3 min read - WorldBBC
Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals
Hundreds of Gaza’s water and sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed.
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Armenia's prime minister talks with Putin in Moscow while allies' ties are under strain
Armenia's prime minister visited Moscow and held talks Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between the estranged allies. Putin hosted Nikol Pashinyan for talks following a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union, a Moscow-dominated economic alliance they both attended earlier in the day.
2 min read - WorldBBC
Egypt probes shooting of Israeli-Canadian man
A group claiming responsibility for the attack says it was in response to Israel's actions in Gaza.
2 min read - WorldBBC
Russia ramps up attacks on Ukraine’s power plants
BBC Verify has been tracking Russia's attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
China's Xi arrives in Hungary for talks on expanding Chinese investments
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hungary late Wednesday, the final stop on his five-day European tour, where he's expected to finalize a number of agreements with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that will deepen China's economic footprint in the region. Xi is set to spend two nights in the Hungarian capital Budapest where he will meet with Orbán and Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok. Talks will center on future Chinese investments in the Central European country, which has courted deep econ
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