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CULTUREUNITED KINGDOM 'All Quiet on the Western Front' wins 7 BAFTAs 12 hours ago12 hours ago The movie based on the Western Front novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I, gained the Best Picture award, along with six other honors. https://p.dw.com/p/4Nict The German film "All Quiet on the Western Front'' won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British...

CONFLICTSNORTH KOREA North Korea 'fires ballistic missiles' off east coast 12 hours ago12 hours ago Japan said the ballistic missiles landed in the sea off its coast. The incident comes days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed off Japan's west coast. https://p.dw.com/p/4Niht North Korea launched more projectiles believed to be ballistic missiles in the early hours of Monday, which reportedly...

CATASTROPHEBRAZIL Brazil: Cities cancel Carnival due to deadly floods 10 hours ago10 hours ago Dozens people have died in floods which hit several cities in the north of Sao Paulo state. Pre-lenten Carnival festivities were canceled as the governor requested the army's support. https://p.dw.com/p/4Nivm Torrential rains hit coastal areas of Brazil's south east, triggering floods and landslides which killed dozens and left hundreds more...

CRIMEPAPUA NEW GUINEA Foreigners among those kidnapped in Papua New Guinea 3 hours ago3 hours ago Authorities have said that a group of people were kidnapped by armed criminals in the country's Southern Highlands region. The prime minister issued a warning to the bandits that there was "no place to run." https://p.dw.com/p/4NjFG The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) said on Monday that it...

POLITICSCHINA China says US claim it may arm Russia is 'false' 18 minutes ago18 minutes ago The US had said China was possibly considering supplying Russia with weapons amid the war in Ukraine. But Beijing insisted it was Washington that was "endlessly shipping weapons to the battlefield." https://p.dw.com/p/4NjHE China on Monday condemned claims by the US that Beijing was considering providing weapons to Russia...

POLITICSGERMANY MSC 2023 closes with call for more German defense spending 22 hours ago22 hours ago A Munich Security Conference dominated by Russia's war in Ukraine has ended. Its chairman, once Angela Merkel's foreign and security policy adviser, concluded with an appeal for Germany to ramp up defense spending. https://p.dw.com/p/4Nhcn Welcome to our coverage from the last day of the 2023 Munich Security Conference,...

/ Africa French army officially ends operations in Burkina Faso Issued on: 20/02/2023 - 09:12 French forces patrol a rural area in northern Burkina Faso, on November 14, 2019. French forces patrol a rural area in northern Burkina Faso, on November 14, 2019. © Michele Cattani, AFP/File picture Text by: NEWS WIRES 2 min Burkina Faso announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in...

/ Europe HOUR BY HOUR Live: ‘US will remain with Ukraine as long as it takes,’ Biden says on surprise Kyiv visit Issued on: 20/02/2023 - 09:31 Modified: 20/02/2023 - 11:41 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Joe Biden shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 20, 2023. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Joe Biden shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine, on...

NatWest Believes UK Interest Rates Have Peaked BY PYMNTS | FEBRUARY 17, 2023 | NatWest NatWest believes that interest rates in the United Kingdom have peaked. The bank said in a Friday (Feb. 17) presentation that it expects that the Bank of England base rate will peak at 4% during the first quarter, remain flat through the...

Japan Upgrades Vending Machines as US Restaurants Try New Concepts BY PYMNTS | FEBRUARY 17, 2023 | Japan food vending machine This week in restaurants, Japan trials upscale vending machines, Chipotle experiments and eateries tap subscriptions. In an effort to revive its vending machine industry, Japan has been trying out options to purchase high-end foods such as...

BY PYMNTS | FEBRUARY 17, 2023 | Startup Wise Guys has raised 25 million euros (about $27 million) to invest in startups. The Estonia-based global accelerator fund for B2B startups said in a post on LinkedIn that it is looking to invest in 200 founders over the next two years, and it is focusing on...

Gen Z eGrocery Adoption Outpaces Baby Boomers 4 to 1 BY PYMNTS | FEBRUARY 17, 2023 | With eGrocery adoption, PYMNTS data reveals a dramatic gap between younger and older consumers. The Context Grocers and other retailers, noting the prevalence of digital adoption among younger generations, have targeted their offerings to these consumers’ preferences. For instance, big-box...

IPO Market Had its Best Week in 15 Months BY PYMNTS | FEBRUARY 17, 2023 | The market for initial public offerings (IPOs) may be picking up. Reuters reported Friday (Feb. 17) that the week of Feb. 6 to Feb. 10 saw the completion of five IPOs that raised a total of $1.17 billion — a...

Nimerex.com Adds Billing and Invoicing to Online Business Solutions BY PYMNTS | FEBRUARY 17, 2023 | Nimerex.com has launched an electronic billing and electronic invoicing service. The online business solutions provider said in a Friday (Feb. 17) press release that the service eliminates the need for traditional billing and invoicing methods’ paper-based transactions and manual processes. “This...