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a row of white electric cars plugged into charging stations

Germany brings back EV subsidies to boost market

Germany has today reintroduced electric car subsidies as it seeks to accelerate the transition to less polluting vehicles, drawing praise from industry groups but criticism from environmentalists who demanded greater efforts.

Business • 19 Jan

Two young children walk away from the camera down a dirt track. They are carrying large bags of aid over their shoulders.

Yemen humanitarian crisis set to worsen in 2026 - UN

The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is set to get much worse in 2026 as food insecurity increases and international aid evaporates, the United Nations has warned.

World • 19 Jan

Maria Corina Machado presents her Nobel medal to Donald Trump

Trump not thinking 'purely of peace' after Nobel snub

US President Donald Trump told Norway's prime minister he no longer needed to think "purely of peace" after failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in a message published Monday.

World • 19 Jan

Signs reading "Beach Closed" and "Shark Sighted" are put on at Long Reef Beach in sydney

Shark mauls surfer in Sydney, third attack in two days

A shark mauled a surfer off an ocean beach in Sydney in the Australian city's third shark attack in two days, authorities have said.

World • 19 Jan

Euro banknotes, a calculator with inflation written on it

Euro zone inflation eases to 1.9% in December

Euro zone inflation eased to 1.9% in December, revised data showed today, after smaller food and drinks price increases.

Business • 19 Jan

Flags of the European Union in front of the Berlaymont Building

What is the EU's anti-coercion 'bazooka'?

Calls are growing louder for the European Union to deploy its powerful "anti-coercion instrument" in response to US President Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs in the standoff over Greenland.

World • 19 Jan

Trump heads into Davos storm, with an eye on home

Donald Trump returns to the Davos ski resort this week after unleashing yet another avalanche on the global order. But for the US president, his main audience is back home.

Business • 19 Jan

People kneel in prayer in a buddhist temple

China's Buddha artisans carve out living from dying trade

In a dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped a block of wood into a foot as dozens of half-completed life-sized Buddha statues looked on silently.

News Lens • 19 Jan

Newly-finished cars rolling off the production line at the Great Wall Motors' factory in China

China's 2025 economic growth among slowest in decades

China's economy grew at one of the slowest rates in decades last year, according to official data released today, as officials struggle to overcome persistently low consumer spending and a debt crisis in the country's property sector.

Business • 19 Jan

Sign on a beach warning that a shark has been sighted

Boy critically injured in Sydney Harbour shark attack

A teenage boy was critically injured after being attacked by a shark while swimming in Sydney Harbour, leaving him with serious leg injuries, authorities said.

World • 19 Jan

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Germany brings back EV subsidies to boost market

Yemen humanitarian crisis set to worsen in 2026 - UN

Trump not thinking 'purely of peace' after Nobel snub

Shark mauls surfer in Sydney, third attack in two days

Euro zone inflation eases to 1.9% in December

What is the EU's anti-coercion 'bazooka'?

Trump heads into Davos storm, with an eye on home

China's Buddha artisans carve out living from dying trade

China's 2025 economic growth among slowest in decades

Boy critically injured in Sydney Harbour shark attack