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Merz admits ‘deviation’ from promise not to work with the far-right
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Merz admits ‘deviation’ from promise not to work with the far-right

Friedrich Merz, Chairman and top candidate for chancellor of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) greets supporters during an election campaign event at the Schinkelhalle.Credit: Carsten Koall/dpa The conservative bloc's candidate for German chancellor admitted on Tuesday that his move to get a parliamentary motion passed with backing from the far-right AfD was a "deviation" from what he had agreed with two key parties running the government. "I know that, of course, this was a deviation from what I had offered the rest of the coalition ... shortly after it had fallen apart," Friedrich Merz said at an election campaign event in Potsdam. Merz, the candidate for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party CSU, said he had promised the Social Democrats (SPD) an...
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Mauritius ex-PM bailed after ‘suitcases of cash’ arrest
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Mauritius ex-PM bailed after ‘suitcases of cash’ arrest

Mauritius' former Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been released on bail following his dramatic arrest on Saturday on money laundering charges. He had been detained along with three others after the anti-corruption agency said it had seized suitcases of cash and luxury watches in raids on 10 locations, including Jugnauth's home. The former prime minister's lawyer said he denied the charges against him. Jugnauth's arrest came 100 days after his landslide defeat in elections, with his successor Navin Ramgoolam vowing to root out corruption. But few Mauritians expected the Financial Crimes Commission (FCC) to move so quickly, or to arrest the former prime minister on such serious charges. Some people took to the streets of the capital, Port Louis, to celebrate by lighting firec...
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Detained Ugandan opposition figure treated in clinic overnight
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Detained Ugandan opposition figure treated in clinic overnight

Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, on hunger strike for a week, has been returned to prison after being in a clinic overnight, his allies have said. The 68-year-old was rushed to a private medical facility in a prison ambulance as his health was deteriorating, his lawyer Erias Lukwago wrote earlier on Facebook. Besigye was charged in a military court with illegal possession of a firearm, threatening national security, as well as treason, which carries the death sentence. He denies the accusations. The news about his health came hours after a cabinet minister said he had seen Besigye in jail. He urged him to resume eating and pledged to drop his military trial. Another leading opposition politician, Bobi Wine, along with human rights activists, went to the...
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Villagers killed execution-style in Sudan, activists say
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Villagers killed execution-style in Sudan, activists say

More than 200 unarmed civilians have been killed in a cluster of villages in Sudan over three days by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that is involved in a brutal conflict with the military, a local rights group has said. The Emergency Lawyers network said the attacks happened in al-Kadaris and al-Khelwat towards the north of White Nile state—areas where the military had no presence. RSF fighters were guilty of "executions, kidnappings, enforced disappearances, and property looting," the network added. The RSF, which was allied to the military before the civil war broke out in April 2023, has not commented on the allegations. The two had come to power together in a coup but fell out over an internationally backed plan to move towards civilian rule. Some senior RS...
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Late German president Horst Köhler remembered at state memorial
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Late German president Horst Köhler remembered at state memorial

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lauded his predecessor Horst Köhler as a dedicated public servant at a state memorial in the Berlin Cathedral on Tuesday. Köhler died on February 1 at the age of 81. He was chosen in 2004 to become the country's ninth president, succeeding Johannes Rau. Before that he was managing director of the International Monetary Fund in Washington. Steinmeier praised Köhler as an "energetic and tireless servant of our community until the last days of his life." "We Germans mourn the loss of Horst Köhler. We are grateful that he was among us and worked for us. We miss him," Steinmeier added. Germany's top leaders were on hand for the state ceremony and a preceding church service, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the presidents of the Bundestag,...
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World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa
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World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa

Muhsin Hendricks, who came out as gay in 1996, once said that his need to be authentic "was greater than the fear to die" Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims. He was killed on Saturday morning after the car in which he was travelling near the southern city of Gqeberha was ambushed. "Two unknown suspects with covered faces got out of the vehicle and started firing multiple shots at the vehicle," police said in a statement. News of Hendricks' death has sent shockwaves through the LGBTQ+ community and beyond, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the globe. Julia Ehrt, executive...
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Zayed Sustainability Prize Opens Global Call for Transformative Solutions
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Zayed Sustainability Prize Opens Global Call for Transformative Solutions

• The US $5.9 million fund empowers small and medium sized enterprises, nonprofits, and high schools to develop sustainable solutions and transform their communities • Across 6 key categories – Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action and Global High Schools –winners will be recognised for their groundbreaking impact and receive the prestigious award The UAE’s Zayed Sustainability Prize, a portfolio entity of Erth ZayedPhilanthropies which has impacted 400 million lives worldwide byadvancing innovative solutions to pressing global challenges, has officially announced its call for submissions for 2026. Marking 17&nb...
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC announces record annual revenue of AED 30.98 billion and an unprecedented EBITDA of AED 15.70 billion for the year 2024
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC announces record annual revenue of AED 30.98 billion and an unprecedented EBITDA of AED 15.70 billion for the year 2024

Full Year 2024*Q4, 2024*AED 30.98 billionAED 15.70 billionAED 7.45 billionAED 3.95 billion+6.18% YoY+6.25% YoY+6.13% YoY+11.11% YoYvs. 2023 Revenuevs. 2023 EBITDAvs. Q4, 2023 Revenuevs. Q4, 2023 EBITDA *Figures are rounded. Ratios are based on actuals. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC (ISIN: AED001801011) (Symbol: DEWA), the Emirate of Dubai’s exclusive electricity and water services provider, which is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), today reported its full year 2024 preliminary and unauditedconsolidated financial results. DEWA Group recorded consolidated full year revenue of AED 30.98 billion, EBITDA of AED 15.70 billion and net profit after t...
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Iraq Reiterates Constant Position in Support of Morocco’s Territorial Integrity  
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Iraq Reiterates Constant Position in Support of Morocco’s Territorial Integrity  

The Republic of Iraq reiterated, on Saturday, its constant position in support of the Kingdom of Morocco's territorial integrity, praising the international momentum in favour of the autonomy plan for the resolution of the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.   This stance was expressed by Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, during a joint press briefing following his talks in Rabat with Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita.    This official position was highlighted in the joint communiqué by both parties.   The Iraqi foreign minister commended Morocco's efforts to reach a realistic political solution based on consensus, in accordance with the relevant United Natio...
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Breast cancer less common but more deadly in men, study shows
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Breast cancer less common but more deadly in men, study shows

Men are less likely to develop breast cancer than women, but are more likely to die from the disease, according to an analysis in Germany.  Some 80.4% of women and 69.6% of men are still alive five years after diagnosis, says the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) in Germany, based on cancer registry data.  As men are rarely diagnosed with breast cancer, little information is available about diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.  Male breast cancer accounts for less than 1% of all breast cancer diagnoses, according to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. In Germany, 70,550 women and 740 men were newly diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, says the country's Robert Koch Institute (RKI). Women have a 13.2% chance of developing breast cancer...
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