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Month: October 2023

Germany’s Deutsche Bahn sells European subsidiary Arriva to infrastructure investor I Squared

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s state-owned railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, says it has agreed to sell its European public transport subsidiary, Arriva, to U.S.-based infrastructure investor I Squared Capital. Deutsche Bahn didn’t disclose the value of the planned sale in Thursday’s announcement. It said the transaction should be completed next year. The company is selling Arriva

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Stunning photos of leopards are helping to protect this elusive big cat

By Callum Sutherland, CNN (CNN) — As their populations dwindle worldwide, photographing leopards in the wild is becoming increasingly difficult. It is also becoming harder to imagine a secure future for one of nature’s most captivating animals. Through her Remembering Wildlife project, British photographer Margot Raggett is fighting against this trend. She started the initiative

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Russian-American journalist charged in Russia with failing to register as a foreign agent

By The Associated Press A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent. Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva is the second U.S. journalist to be detained in Russia this year. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was

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Radio Free Europe journalist charged in Russia with failing to register as a foreign agent

A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent. Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva is the second U.S. journalist to be detained in Russia this year. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested for alleged spying

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Russian and North Korean ministers laud expanding ties amid suspicions about weapons transfers

By The Associated Press The foreign ministers of Russia and North Korea hailed their countries’ deepening cooperation during talks in Pyongyang on Thursday, days after the United States said the North had transferred munitions to Russia to boost its warfighting capabilities. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov flew to Pyongyang on Wednesday for a two-day trip.

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Indonesian presidential candidates register for next year’s elections as supporters cheer

By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of noisy, flag-waving political supporters have created a celebratory atmosphere outside Indonesia’s election commission as candidates started registering for next year’s elections. The world’s third-largest democracy is holding legislative and presidential elections on Feb. 14, 2024. Anies Baswedan, an opposition candidate and

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