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Bayer narrows loss, upbeat on weedkiller legal woes
Bayer narrows loss, upbeat on weedkiller legal woes

Germany's Bayer said Wednesday it was confident of "significantly" containing long-running legal woes related to a weedkiller by the end of next year, as it reported a narrower quarterly loss.

November 12, 2025

Corruption scandal, court battles pose test for Zelensky
Corruption scandal, court battles pose test for Zelensky

A major corruption scandal and mounting accusations that the Ukrainian presidency is using the judiciary to intimidate and silence critics has rocked Kyiv, presenting a significant test for Volodymyr Zelensky almost four years into the Russian invasion.

November 12, 2025

DR Congo ex-rebel leader Lumbala's war crimes trial opens in France
DR Congo ex-rebel leader Lumbala's war crimes trial opens in France

Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala went on trial in France Wednesday over atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's bloody eastern conflict more than two decades ago.

November 12, 2025

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Ukraine justice minister suspended over corruption case: PM
Ukraine justice minister suspended over corruption case: PM

Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Wednesday that justice minister German Galushchenko had been suspended amid a corruption scandal in the country's energy sector.

November 12, 2025

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Migrant workers in Romania fear wave of hate fuelled by far right
Migrant workers in Romania fear wave of hate fuelled by far right

Bangladeshi food delivery rider Sabbirrul Alam has stopped making night-time deliveries on his bike in Bucharest ever since a man hit a fellow countryman on the street, shouting "Go back to your country!" and "You are an invader!"

November 12, 2025