Business
German startups rose 3% in 2023, but 2024 outlook is grim
The logo of KfW Bankengruppe stands on a stele in front of the bank's headquarters. Arne Dedert/dpaBusiness startups rose by around 3% in Germany last year, after a decline...
Chairman of Italy’s state-controlled shipbuilder dies
The chairman of Italy's state-controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri, Claudio Graziano, a retired general who once headed the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, has died aged 70, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia...
Mourners killed by car in Malawi VP’s funeral convoy
Four people, including a pregnant woman, were killed after a vehicle in the convoy carrying the body of the late Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima hit mourners, police say.Twelve other...
Chinese officials appear to block freed journalist
Cheng Lei, who was imprisoned in China for three years, sits at a diplomatic event in Canberra on Monday [EPA]Chinese officials appear to have blocked a formerly imprisoned journalist...
Zuma’s MK party to join South Africa’s opposition alliance
South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, has said his political party - uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) - will join the opposition alliance in parliament.He said it would co-ordinate resistance to...
Passenger plane lands safely in New Zealand after a fire shuts down an engine
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A passenger plane landed safely at a New Zealand airport on Monday after a fire shut down one of its engines, the nation’s fire...
Trains collide in eastern India, killing at least 5 with rescue work ongoing
NEW DELHI (AP) — A cargo train rammed into a passenger train in India's eastern state of West Bengal on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring several...
Takeaways from the AP investigation into the Palestinian families being decimated in Gaza
BEIRUT (AP) — To a degree never seen before, Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza is killing entire Palestinian families.Entire bloodlines, sometimes four generations from the same family,...
Muslims in Asia celebrate Eid al-Adha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims in Asia on Monday celebrated Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, with food and prayers for people in Gaza suffering from the Israel-Hamas...
China new home prices fall at fastest clip in nearly 10 years
By Liangping Gao and Ryan WooBEIJING (Reuters) -China's new home prices fell at the fastest pace in more than 9-1/2 years in May, official data showed on Monday, with...
