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Prince Harry to release memoir January 2023
Britain's Prince Harry will release his memoir in January next year, the book's publisher announced Thursday. On the book's website, created by the publisher, it is described as a window into how the prince responded to the death of his mother Diana 25 years ago, and how his life has been affected since.
Russia's 'disposable soldiers' fighting for Bakhmut
With Russian artillery exploding around him, a Ukrainian soldier takes shelter in a tunnel and recounts the scene at the front line in Bakhmut, just a kilometre away. Ukrainian officials say Prigozhin has been sending thousands of soldiers recruited in Russian prisons to the front line, with the promise of a salary and an amnesty.
Profits crash at Volvo Cars on rising material costs
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars on Thursday rising raw material costs and inflation drove down profits in the third quarter. Chief executive Jim Rowan said the company was hit hard by rising raw material prices, record inflation, higher interest rates and the war in Ukraine.
Tens of thousands attend funeral of killed Pakistani journalist
Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral Thursday of a Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country. The funeral at Islamabad's main mosque drew up to 40,000 mourners, according to police at the scene, with people spilling into the gardens and surrounding streets.
'No trust': Clandestine world of Ukraine prisoner swaps
The five captured Russian soldiers stumbled out of the Ukrainian van with their heads covered in black balaclavas. - 'Anything can go wrong' - World headlines occasionally light up with news of mammoth Russian-Ukrainian exchanges that often involve high-value captives.
Brewer AB InBev cheers best quarter of the year
The world's top brewer AB InBev said Thursday that it enjoyed its best quarter of the year as sales volumes rose, triggering a jump in profits. While surging inflation has been putting pressure on consumers everywhere, the maker of Budweiser and Corona beers still managed to boost its sales volumes in the July-September quarter.
Danske Bank sets aside nearly 2 bn euros for expected fines
Danske Bank, which is under investigation by Danish and US authorities, said Thursday it had set aside an additional 14 billion kroner (1.9 billion euros) to cover expected fines related to massive suspected money laundering via its Estonian branch.
Namibia asks Germany to negotiate genocide deal
Namibia said Thursday it had asked Germany to renegotiate the genocide agreement reached last year between the two governments, but gave no details of the changes being sought. Germany last year acknowledged it had committed genocide in colonial-era Namibia and promised more than a billion euros (dollars) in financial support to descendants of the victims.
Russia paves way for toughening of 'LGBT propaganda' law
The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, approved amendments to toughen a notorious 2013 "gay propaganda" law on Thursday, as Moscow presses with a conservative drive at home while its troops battle in Ukraine. The bill still needs to be approved by the upper house of Russia's parliament, the Federation Council, before it can be signed into law by President Vladimir Putin.
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