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UK touts $22 bn in Japanese investment as Sunak visits Tokyo
UK touts $22 bn in Japanese investment as Sunak visits Tokyo
by  AFP

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Thursday announced Japanese investment of more than $22 billion into the UK, but accepted carmakers' concern about Brexit trade rules as he confirmed talks with the European Union. European carmaker Stellantis has warned it could close some UK factories should Sunak's government fail to tweak Brexit trade rules, to ease the supply of batteries for electric vehicles.

Sierra Leone leader urges end of Ukraine war for 'sake of humanity'
Sierra Leone leader urges end of Ukraine war for 'sake of humanity'
by  AFP

Sierra Leone's president expressed hope in an AFP interview that a new African mediation mission would help end Russia's war in Ukraine which has hit the "poorest of the poor" around the world. For the sake of humanity, for what is happening, let's end the war," he said in an interview in the capital Freetown on Wednesday.

More villages evacuated as Italy counts cost of deadly floods
More villages evacuated as Italy counts cost of deadly floods
by  AFP

Authorities in Ravenna issued an immediate evacuation order Thursday for three villages threatened by floods after heavy rains left nine people dead across northeastern Italy. More than 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and hundreds of landslides were reported, regional officials said.

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