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India's Supreme Court has rejected petitions to set up a new panel to investigate allegations of fraud against the Adani group, ordering the country's markets regulator to complete its probe within three months.
The Indian conglomerate saw billions of dollars wiped off its market value after US short seller Hindenburg last year alleged stock manipulation and improper use of tax havens.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai .
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CUE: Tesla has lost its number one position for selling the most electric vehicles globally to a Chinese company backed by Warren Buffett. Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong
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An official investigation is underway into how a Japan Airlines passenger plane collided with a coast guard aircraft while landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday.
All 379 passengers and crew managed to evacuate the commercial plane before it was engulfed in planes.
Five of the six crew on the coast guard plane died.
Chris Gilbert has more from Tokyo.
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Aftershocks are hampering rescue efforts as relief forces in Japan race to find survivors following Monday's deadly magnitude 7.6 earthquake.
Tremors as large as magnitude five continue to strike the badly hit Noto peninsula which was the epicenter the quake.
Tens of thousands of households remain without power and at least 62 have died.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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Donald Trump has challenged a ruling in the US state of Maine removing him from the state's upcoming primary ballot.
The former president is also expected to contest a similar ruling in Colorado.
Ira Spitzer reports.
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The leader of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces has held talks to discuss ways to end the Sudanese conflict.
They were meeting as Djibouti chairs the East African development bloc IGAD, which has been trying to broker peace talks.
Naba Mohiedeen reports from Sudan.
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The UK Prime Minister's claim to have cleared the country's asylum application backlog has been branded as "false" and "misleading" by critics.
The government had pledged to clear thousands of backlogged claims by the end of 2023, but critics say in reality the backlog has increased.
Simon Gaitán reports.
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Ethiopia has signed a historic deal granting it naval and commercial access to ports along Somaliland's coast. In exchange, Ethiopia will recognise the breakaway republic's independence. Our Africa correspondent Leon Solomon reports
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The Catholic Church in Hungary won't follow the Vatican's new rule allowing priests to bless same-sex unions.
Church leaders have issued guidance to parishes in the country to avoid such blessings.
Pablo Gutierrez reports from Budapest.
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China is doing quality checks at a sample of Tanzania's avocado farms and packhouses. This is seen as a major breakthrough towards China's commitment to allow Tanzania's avocados to enter its 150-million-US-dollar l market.
Daniel Kijo reports
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Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said he will rid communities that have been stifled by insurgents and bandits.
His statement comes just a week after terrorists attacked villages in Plateau State, Central Nigeria, killing over 100 people.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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