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19th Mar 2024

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BMW denies Dieselgate cartel allegations

German carmaker BMW denied on Sunday that it had conspired with Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Daimler to cheat on emissions tests. BMW said its cars "are not manipulated". The denial came after the German weekly Der Spiegel reported on Friday that the five carmakers had formed a cartel, laying the basis for the Dieselgate emissions cheating scandal. The EU commission said on Saturday that the allegation "is currently being assessed".

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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