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‘Multiple injured’ after ‘speeding’ car ploughs in crowd in packed shopping street in German city

A CAR has reportedly ploughed into a crowd of people in a city centre in Germany. The vehicle, which is understood to be a SUV sped through the pedestrian zone in Leipzig. Leipzig police confirmed injuries from a driving car but could not give more details. The situation is currently "unclear", according to AFP. Initial...

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What is hantavirus and how does it spread?

Three people have died and three others are ill ⁠after a Netherlands-based cruise ship in the Atlantic was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus. The virus is transmitted to humans through infected wild rodents, such as mice or rats, which shed the virus in their saliva, urine and droppings. In rare cases, it can also spread from human to human. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.

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David Beckham, 51, Receives a Very Unexpected Gift from Victoria Beckham It’s Already Making Noise Online, Stunning Netizens — Photos

David Beckham has collected trophies, launched global brands, and spent decades in the spotlight, but what do you gift a man who has everything for his birthday? In his case, the answer arrived in two cardboard boxes: chickens, as the photos below show. The milestone birthday came with an unexpected...

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‘Death of a Salesman’ Director Joe Mantello on Casting Nathan Lane as Willy Loman and Working With Scott Rudin: ‘I Believe in Second Chances’

Willy Loman — washed up, beaten down and trying to ride a little longer on a smile and a shoeshine before he’s kicked to the curb — has been a staple of Broadway since Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” first electrified audiences in 1949 with its searing portrait of uncaring capitalism. There have been […]

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Thai sugar industry urged to adapt amid emerging challenges

Nantapong Chiralerspong, Director-General of TPSO, said that increased sugar cane and sugar output both in Thailand and the global market, coupled with Indonesia's self-sufficiency policy, require proactive industry adaptation.

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