Renewed fighting between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels has worsened regional tensions, with Ethiopia and Eritrea breaking diplomatic ties on Thursday. Heavy fighting resumed between federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) last week, and fighting has been ongoing across several fronts in northern Ethiopia. The geopolitics of the Horn of Africa […]
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Global life expectancy is close to the levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, but the outlook for years lived in good health is recovering more slowly, the WHO said Friday. Life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023 — close to the 73.4 years recorded in 2019 before the pandemic struck, the World Health Organization said […]
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A inflação na zona do euro atingiu em setembro 3,8% em termos anuais, o maior nível em três anos, devido ao encarecimento da energia provocado pela guerra no Oriente Médio, segundo dados da agência Eurostat publicados nesta sexta-feira (2). A alta de preços nos 21 países da moeda única foi bem superior ao dado de […]
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Swiss President Guy Parmelin announced Friday that he will quit the government at the end of the year, in a sudden move after more than a decade of ministerial service. Switzerland’s presidency rotates annually among the seven members of the government, called the Federal Council, of which Parmelin, 66, was the longest-serving minister. Parmelin told […]
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Die Bundesregierung geht davon aus, dass es im Streit um die Zuckersteuer zeitnah zu einer Einigung kommt. Die betroffenen Ministerien seien “bei dem Thema in guten Gesprächen”, sagte der stellvertretende Regierungssprecher Sebastian Hille am Freitag in Berlin. Er sei “zuversichtlich, dass wir auch bei dem Thema zu einer guten Einigung kommen”. Ein Sprecher des Bundesfinanzministeriums sagte, […]
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Die Kaufhauskette Galeria hat zum vierten Mal binnen sechs Jahren Insolvenz angemeldet. Der Antrag auf Insolvenz sei am Freitagvormittag beim Amtsgericht Düsseldorf eingegangen, sagte eine Sprecherin des Gerichts. Die Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft Verdi beklagte die “völlige Ungewissheit für die 12.000 Kolleginnen und Kollegen” in den 83 verbliebenen Filialen. Die Kaufhauskette war zuletzt im Zuge der Insolvenz des […]
Read MoreSpain’s parliament was to vote Friday on government housing decrees introduced after nationwide protests triggered by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, but there were doubts the measures would pass. The uncertainty followed a decision late Thursday by the Catalan separatist Junts party to oppose both measures, potentially depriving Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s coalition of […]
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An Indian pilot attacked by his co-pilot aboard a flight from the UAE to Israel said Friday that he “could not let all those people die”, in his first public remarks after he helped stop the plane from crashing. His actions on Wednesday helped avert disaster when he managed to open the cockpit door despite […]
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Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader, called Seoul “despicable” on Friday after it demanded an apology over a demilitarised zone blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers. Pyongyang has denied being behind a landmine blast that caused severe injuries to three soldiers last month inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the heavily […]
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