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Nigeria has been facing a shortage of petrol in recent months, leading to long queues at petrol stations. Reports based on a news item published in August claimed that “new” pump prices had made a litre of petrol suddenly 200 naira cheaper. But this is misleading; thanks to the shortage, prices have fluctuated by as […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An education bill that would give the South African government more control over white-minority schools poses a threat to the country’s new unity government, the second-largest political party, the Democratic Alliance, said Wednesday. The bill aims to give the government the authority to determine language and admissions policies in schools. In the

Members of the Bundestag stand up for Gerhart Baum (C,L), former German Minister of the Interior and FDP Member of Parliament, next to Bärbel Bas (MR), President of the Bundestag, during the ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Bundestag’s constituent session. Kay Nietfeld/dpa German lawmakers on Wednesday approved a major rescue package for the

The German Ministry of Economic Affairs published plans on Wednesday for the construction and modernization of gas-fired power plants that will support electricity generation from renewable energy sources. Power plants must also be designed in such a way that they can use hydrogen. “This will make the electricity system suitable for a large proportion of

Newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian aims to deepen ties with neighboring Iraq by signing a series of agreements during his first foreign trip to Baghdad, Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Wednesday. During Pezeshkian’s three-day visit, government representatives of both countries were scheduled to sign 15 cooperation agreements, IRNA reported. Pezeshkian

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanked Egypt for its role as a mediator in the war in Gaza during his visit to the country on Wednesday. In a joint statement with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, Steinmeier also called for further efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Volkswagen Group has said it is terminating employment contracts in Germany, a move that could lead to job losses at six German factories. Several media outlets in Germany report that the company has notified the IG Metall union of the termination of a series of employment contracts, including an agreement that guarantees jobs at six

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday called for a reconsideration of the European Union’s import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and for building bridges between China and the EU instead of confrontation. “We don’t need another war, in this case a trade war,” Sánchez said at the end of a visit to China, where

A screenshot of the fake post, taken on September 5, 2024 SAPS is the abbreviation for the South African Police Service, and Beitbridge is a border crossing between South Africa and neighboring Zimbabwe (archived here). This embedded content is not available in your region. The post was spread by many South African accounts. It was

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate voted early Wednesday morning to reform the country’s judiciaryremoving the biggest obstacle to a controversial constitutional amendment that would require all judges to stand for election. Critics fear the change would politicize the judiciary and threaten Mexican democracy. The vote came after hundreds of protesters forced their way into