Category: EUROPE
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Japan’s ‘nengajo’ New Year card tradition losing its charm
A Japanese year-end rite that can trace its roots back more than 1,000 years is disappearing as people have less free time, feel less connected to wor…
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Eurostar suspends ‘all trains’ between London and Europe
Eurostar suspended services in the tunnel that links Britain and and continental Europe. The company warned earlier of disruptions due to an overhead…
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What are the challenges facing the world economy in 2026?
From trade tensions and high debt burdens to fears of an AI stocks bubble, the global economy will face an array of risks that could dampen growth in …
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Sudan defying war to bring joy at AFCON 2025
A brutal civil war has been raging in Sudan since 2023. The national football team is participating in the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco with more …
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India overtakes Japan as 4th-largest economy, report says
India has pushed ahead of Japan as the world’s fourth-biggest economy after sustained high growth, New Delhi says. Economic pace has apparently picked…
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China fires rockets on second day of drills around Taiwan
China’s military exercises come less than two weeks after the US announced a record $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan. Taipei condemned the drills …
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Recognition of Somaliland by Israel divides the country
People gathered in several towns in the breakaway region of Somaliland on Sunday to celebrate its recognition by Israel — a decision condemned by the…
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Animated film ‘David’ showcases growing South African film industry
With the animated film ‘David’ breaking records, the South African studio which produced it wants to showcase the growing local film industry, the con…
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Iran: Protests over the cost of living
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said he had asked the Interior Ministry to “listen to the legitimate demands” of the protesters after several days …
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Bashar al-Assad disappears of Syrian banknotes as country brings in new currency
More than a year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, images of the former dictator persist throughout Syria, not least on the country’s banknotes. On D…