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Germans face big energy levy but government vows aid
Germans face big energy levy but government vows aid
Business and Economy
by  AFP

German households face an energy surcharge reaching hundreds of euros in the wake of the Ukraine war, according to the rate published Monday, prompting the government to promise relief measures. He promised that the "levy will be accompanied by another relief package", details of which are still being discussed.

Iran denies link with Rushdie's attacker, blames writer
Iran denies link with Rushdie's attacker, blames writer
World
by  AFP

Iran on Monday denied any link with the attacker of British author Salman Rushdie but blamed the writer himself for "insulting" Islam in the novel "The Satanic Verses". The foreign ministry spokesman Kanani on Monday stressed the position that Rushdie, not Iran, was to blame for the attack against him.