Coptic Orthodox Christians observe Good Friday prayers at the Saint Simon Monastery in Cairo.
The photographs were taken in Norfolk earlier this month
Japan's famed cherry blossom season blankets the country in the delicate white flowers of the prized and popular "somei-yoshino" tree, delighting residents and visitors alike. But some want change.
Japan is aiming for a 20% share of the global rechargeable battery market in 2030 by boosting global output capacity at Japanese companies nearly 10-fold to 600 gigawatt hours (GWh), the industry ministry said on Friday. "We will step up our support to help the Japanese battery industry recover global market share, which it has lost over the past several years in the battle with Chinese and South Korean rivals," Nobutaka Takeo, a director at the industry ministry, told reporters. Japan's market share in global lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) dropped to 21% in 2020 from 40% in 2015, and its share in batteries used in energy storage systems fell to 5% in 2020 from 27% in 2016, the ministry said.
Over 30 people were killed in a mosque bombing in Imam Saheb, in northern Afghanistan, on Friday, April 22, local media said, citing Taliban sources.Video by Aamaj News shows the inside of the Mawlawi Sekandar mosque in the wake of the blast.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the attack. No one had yet claimed responsibility, Tolo News said. Credit: Aamaj News via Storyful
INCREDIBLE achievements have been recognised at the first in-person Pride of Swindon awards ceremony for three years.
Jeremy Clarkson has caught Covid-19 for the second time in two years.
A tour boat with 26 people aboard is missing after reportedly sinking – with no sign of survivors after seven hours, Japan’s coastguard said.
LABOUR MSP Katy Clark has criticised plans from Conservative ministers to close work and pensions offices in Scotland, as she called on the Scottish Government to step in and recruit at-risk staffif necessary.
The price of cooking oils has gone up 7% and is nearly a quarter more expensive than a year ago.
Kalyn Ponga deal is done but NRL must fix absurd player transfer issues. As long as the NRL keep the player transfer issue in the ‘too hard’ basket, embarrassments like the Ponga contract saga will continue
Germany will buy 60 CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters from Boeing worth around 5 billion euros ($5.40 billion)as it upgrades its military armour, Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday, citing government sources. The helicopters will be financed from the 100 billion euros planned special fund for the military which Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the paper said. The helicopters could be delivered in 2025/26 at the earliest and would replace the roughly 50-year-old CH-53G helicopters made by the Sikorsky unit of U.S. arms makers Lockheed Martin, it said.
Visits from US Secretary of State and Defence comes at a pivotal juncture in the two-month long conflict
‘Don’t hate the player, hate the game’
Firefighters rescue 15 people from burning Adelaide hotel as authorities respond to alarm concerns. Several guests told media they did not hear alarm sounding during blaze which injured seven people
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Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal side after a "roller coaster" Premier League victory over Manchester United at the Etihad stadium.
A sobbing mother, who had at last located and buried her daughter killed in tragedy-scarred Bucha, was held in a long embrace from a woman pushed by her own pain to try to help.
A local shopkeeper has said the attacker was Tasered after he pulled a pair of scissors on staff inside a store
The fire was being driven by strong winds.
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