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19th Mar 2024

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German economy stagnates, finance ministry says

The German economy stagnated in the second quarter of 2022, the monthly report for August from the country's finance ministry said, according to Reuters. The gloomy figures cited the Ukraine war, rocketing energy prices, the pandemic and supply disruptions. "The outlook for the further development (of the economy) is currently noticeably gloomy," the report stated. It also noted a "high degree of uncertainty" in future predictions.

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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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