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France urges Turkey to stop Syria shelling
Turkey has targeted Kurdish positions in Syria for the second day in a row, despite growing international pressure to end the cross-border artillery fire. Ankara demands that Kurdish fighters leave the border region.
Malawi’s Zomba prison band up for Grammy glory
As the music industry prepares to recognize its top artists at the Grammys, an unlikely line-up of convicted criminals is tipped to take home the recording industry’s most prestigious prize.
EU steel workers march in Brussels against cheap Chinese imports
Thousands of protestors have rallied in Brussels to demand that EU officials do more to secure jobs and stop the flood of cheap Chinese imports. The EU has until year’s end to decide on China’s market status.
Denmark’s ‘jewellery law’ has brought in no money
In the first week that Danish police were allowed to confiscate cash and valuables under a controversial bill passed last month, the total sum seized was zero kroner.
Germany orders two-year-old girl to leave within a week
German authorities have given a 20-month-old girl a week to leave the country, arguing that because she never lived in Albania there is no proof she faces danger there, local media report.
Breastfeeding can cut child deaths, save Rs 4Kcr/yr
While the enormous health benefits of universal and sustained breastfeeding of children are well known, new evidence suggests that there is a significant economic cost as well.
Japan’s economy shrinks again as Abenomics is blown off course
Economy shrank at an annualised rate of 1.4% in the last quarter of 2015 – a contraction that was more severe than many had forecast
Japan’s economy shrank at an annualised rate of 1.4% in the last quarter of 2015, new figures showed on Monday, dealing a further blow to attempts by the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, to lift the country out of stagnation.
Related: Market turmoil: Asian stocks soar despite Japan shrinking 1.4% – live
‘Islamic State’ and economy force Kurds out of Iraq
People are leaving Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan en masse. The reasons range from the rise of the “Islamic State” to issues as comparatively mundane as the economy. Birgit Svensson reports from Irbil.
Study: ‘Major decline’ in Antarctic penguin population
About 150,000 penguins have perished in Antarctica after a huge iceberg cut off their access to the sea, forcing them to trek dozens of kilometers to find food. Scientists warn the birds could be gone within 20 years.
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