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2014 World Cup winner German footballer Mesut Ozil retires at 34

Former Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, who won the World Cup in 2014, retired from soccer on Wednesday at the age of 34

European Commission proposes rules to protect consumers from greenwashing

About 230 sustainability labels are in use across the 27-nation EU, with vastly different levels of transparency, according to the commission

26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% basic sanitation: UN

Globally, 80 per cent of wastewater is released to the environment without any treatment, he said, and in many developing countries it's pretty much 99 per cent

TikTok CEO plans to tell Congress app is safe to use, urge against ban

TikTok's CEO plans to tell Congress that the video-sharing app is committed to user safety, data protection and security, and keeping the platform free from Chinese government influence

Ukranian President posts video claiming Russian missile hit apartment

Ukraine's president posted a video on Wednesday showing what he said was a Russian missile slamming into an apartment building in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia

German group sues Facebook owner Meta over death threats on social network

DUH has conducted high-profile campaigns demanding that German cities enforce air quality rules by banning certain heavily polluting vehicles

North Korea test-fires cruise missiles towards Eastern water, says S Korea

South Korea says North Korea has test-launched multiple cruise missiles toward the North's eastern waters

UK inflation jumps to 10.4% for the first time, surprising analysts

Britain's inflation rate rose for the first time in four months in February, surprising an analysts and increasing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates at its meeting on Thursday

China's Xi Jinping, Japan's Fumio Kishida end visits to Russia and Ukraine

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left Moscow, wrapping up a three-day visit, shortly after Japanese PM Fumio Kishida left Kyiv

26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% sanitation, says UN report

According to the report, water use has been increasing globally by roughly 1 per cent per year over the last 40 years and is expected to grow at a similar rate through to 2050

Milwaukee mass shooting kills teenage boy, injures 5 women, says police

A 15-year-old boy died and five young women were injured in a Milwaukee mass shooting in the latest violence to target the city's young people, police said

Swiss govt temporarily suspends bonus payouts to Credit Suisse staffers

Switzerland's government said Tuesday that it's ordering Credit Suisse to temporarily suspend bonuses for employees after orchestrating a plan for the No. 2 Swiss bank to be taken over by rival UBS

Google's artificially intelligent chatbot 'Bard' set for next stage

Google announced it's allowing more people to interact with Bard, artificially intelligent chatbot the company is building to counter Microsoft's early lead in a pivotal battleground of technology

UN chief's call for greater ambition on climate gets muted response

Senior govt officials in Copenhagen gave a muted response to calls from the head of the United Nations for countries to show greater ambition when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Bank situation 'stabilising', system is 'sound': US Treasury Secretary

Yellen said additional rescue arrangements could be warranted if any new failures at smaller institutions pose a risk to financial stability

Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo amid security concerns

Google has suspended the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was discovered in versions of the app from other sources

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives in Kyiv for surprise visit

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit Tuesday, according to Japan's NHK

Months after Pak floods, millions lack access to safe water, warns Unicef

The United Nations children's agency on Tuesday warned that after last summer's devastating floods, 10 million people in Pakistan did not have access to safe water

Ukrainian Military hints hitting Russian cruise missiles in occupied Crimea

A vague statement by the Ukrainian Military Agency, posted on its website, said multiple Kalibr cruise missiles were destroyed by an explosion, without explicitly saying Ukraine was responsible

French govt survives 1st no-confidence vote in Parl, may survive second one

The no-confidence motion filed by a small centrist group and supported by a leftist coalition received 278 votes Monday, falling short of the 287 needed to pass