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Germany Busts Far-right Cell Plotting To 'Overthrow State'

German police staged nationwide raids and arrested 25 people suspected of belonging to a far-right "terror cell" plotting to overthrow the government and attack parliament
Around 3,000 officers including elite anti-terror units took part in the early morning raids and searched more than 130 properties, in what German media described as one of the country's largest police actions ever against extremists.
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Oil pours out of a spout from Edwin Drake's original 1859 well that launched the modern petroleum industry at the Drake Well Museum and Park in Titusville, Pennsylvania

Oil Opens Mixed As Economic Fears Pressure Prices

Oil prices were mixed in early Asian trade on Wednesday after falling to their lowest settlement levels this year as economic uncertainty and the prospect of higher interest rates pressured prices.
Sudan's military chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (C R) and paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (C L) alongside civilian leaders following the signing of an initial deal aimed at ending a deep political crisis

Scepticism Greets Sudan's Post-coup Political Deal

Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries, has been mired in deep turmoil since army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan carried out a military coup in October last year, derailing a transition to civilian rule.
Total renewables capacity worldwide is set to almost double in the next five years, the IEA forecasts, as nations seek greater energy security

Energy Crisis Fuels Renewables Boom: IEA

Total renewables capacity worldwide is set to almost double in the next five years and overtake coal as the largest source of electricity generation by 2025, the IEA said in a report.
Hard-pressed householders want more help

Energy Starved Europe Charms Africa

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck kick-started a five-day trip to Namibia and South Africa on Dec. 4, looking for new energy resources to compensate for the cut-off from Russia.

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