A man whose job it is to help preserve Japan’s cultural heritage has accidentally smashed his car into the country’s oldest toilet at a centuries-old Buddhist temple. The communal loo…
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Indonesia: Stadium where 131 died to be demolished
Indonesia has announced plans to demolish the stadium where at least 131 football fans died and hundreds were injured in a stampede this month. President Joko Widodo said the Kanjuruhan…
Ethiopia: Federal army seizes three towns in Tigray
Ethiopia says its soldiers have seized three towns in the northern Tigray region from forces it has been fighting in the 23-month civil war. It has promised to take “maximum…
Kenya: 85 Kenyan women died within 3 months in Saudi Arabia – ministerial candidate
Eighty-five Kenyan women working abroad – mostly in Saudi Arabia – have died in the past three months, a politician has told parliament. Alfred Mutua, who is currently being vetted…
France: Remains of a 12-year-old girl found in a box
A 12-year-old schoolgirl’s body was found on Friday in a container in the courtyard of her apartment building. The girl, named Lola, had spent the day normally at school. Her…
Russia: Plane crashes into apartment block killing 13
At least 13 people have now died after a Russian fighter-bomber plane crashed into an apartment block in the southern Russian town of Yeysk, officials say. The two pilots of…
Germany: U-turn on phasing out nuclear power amid energy crisis
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered the country’s three remaining nuclear power stations to keep operating until mid-April, as the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hurts the…
Denmark: Massive tear in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline
At least 50 metres (164ft) of an underwater pipeline bringing Russian gas to Germany is thought to have been destroyed by a blast last month. Video shot by a Norwegian…
South Africa: President Ramaphosa scraps free electricity, water for ministers
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn controversial perks for cabinet ministers and their deputies that saw their homes supplied with free electricity and water. The benefits caused a public…
Uganda: President Museveni says son will stay off Twitter
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, will no longer comment on government affairs on Twitter. It follows a social media storm a fortnight ago when…