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Carlos Ghosn’s Tokyo home raided by Japanese prosecutors

Japanese prosecutors have raided the Tokyo home of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn after he skipped bail before a trial on financial misconduct charges...

Jakarta floods kill 17 and force thousands to flee

Severe flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Indonesia’s capital have killed 17 people and displaced tens of thousands. Monsoon rains and rising rivers...

Landmark hearing in UK to decide if veganism is a ‘philosophical or religious belief’

A landmark legal hearing begins today in England, with a panel to decide if veganism is a “philosophical or religious belief” and thus protected...

Australia sends aid by sea and air to wildfire towns as death toll rises

Australia deployed military ships and aircraft on Wednesday to help communities ravaged by devastating wildfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide...

Militiamen withdraw from US embassy in Iraq

Iran-backed militiamen have withdrawn from the US embassy compound in Baghdad after two days of clashes with American security forces. But US-Iran tensions remain high...

Former Next boss David Jones dies aged 76

he former boss of Next, David Jones, has died at the age of 76, the British retailer has confirmed. Sir David was responsible for turning...

TS Eliot’s letters to ‘muse’ to be unveiled after 60 years

After more than 60 years spent sealed up in a library storage facility, about 1,000 letters written by poet TS Eliot to confidante Emily...

Big crowd gathers in Hong Kong for first pro-democracy protest of 2020

A huge crowd gathered in Hong Kong on Wednesday for an annual New Year’s Day protest march as the months-long pro-democracy movement extended into...

Pope sorry for ‘losing patience’ with well-wisher who grabbed his hand

Pope Francis has apologised for hitting the hand of a well-wisher who grabbed him and yanked him towards her. In his new year wishes to...

Navy ships and military aircraft called in to Australia’s wildfire crisis

Australia deployed military ships and aircraft on Wednesday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that destroyed homes and sent thousands of residents and...

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