Lidl sales surge 10% in ‘record-breaking’ Christmas
The German-owned group said shopper numbers rose 8% year-on-year to a record high.
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Yemen province launches ‘peaceful’ bid to retake bases after UAE-backed separatist advance
The Saudi-backed governor of Yemen’s Hadramawt said on Friday that the province was launching what he described as a “peaceful operation” to retake military positions seized by the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council last month.
Mourners lay flowers as Swiss investigators probe fatal fire at ski resort bar
Around 40 people died and another 115 were injured during the blaze.
Maduro says Venezuela open to US talks on drug trafficking
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Huge £668bn high-speed rail network that’s the world’s longest passes major milestone
Officials have hailed the latest £2.3billion section of railway has opened.
Investigators work to identify victims of deadly Swiss Alps bar fire
Investigators continue to identify victims of a deadly fire in Crans-Montana’s Le Constellation bar, which killed at least 40 and injured 115 during a New Year’s celebration.
DRDO celebrates 68th Foundation Day
22 Acceptance of Necessity accorded by Defence Acquisition Council & Services Procurement Board for induction of DRDO systems worth approx. Rs. 1.30 lakh crore to be manufactured by Indian Industries in 2025, highest in any single year in history: …
The world’s richest family worth £363.4bn more than Kardashians and Royals combined
The world’s wealthiest family are worth a jaw-dropping £386 billion, a net worth that continues to get bigger and bigger.
Golfer, 16, pictured with Rory McIlroy named as first victim of Swiss fire as grim task of identifying 47 victims begins
THE first victim of the Swiss bar fire has been named as an Italian teen golfer. Emanuele Galeppini, 16, was one of at least 47 people who died as a “flashover” inferno erupted at a packed tourist bar in Crans-Montana, Valais. Galeppini’s Instagram fea…
News24 | 6 killed, including security forces member, as Iran protests continue in several cities
Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities, with six reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out.