- Container ship refloated in Egypt's Suez Canal after breakdown- Canal AuthorityWorld
· March 5, 2023 · 6:16 PM UTC A container ship that broke down in Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday causing some traffic to be diverted has resumed its journey, the Canal Authority said.
- BusinessGermany also wants Switzerland's Leopard 1 tanks - Swiss newspaper
In addition to Leopard 2 tanks, German armaments company Rheinmetall wants to buy 96 Leopard 1 tanks from Swiss defence firm Ruag to send to Ukraine, the Swiss newspaper Tages- Anzeiger reported on Saturday.
- LifestyleJapan delays launch of H3 rocket by a day due to weather
Japan's space agency on Saturday postponed the launch of its flagship H3 rocket by a day to Tuesday due to bad weather, after aborting a launch last month due to technical trouble.
- MarketsGerman exports rise in January on robust U.S. demand
German exports rose more than expected in January, increasing 2.1% on the month to bounce back from the prior month's slump thanks to strong demand from the United States and Britain, data showed on Friday.
- WorldU.S. and others express concern at conflict in Somalia breakaway region
Representatives from the United States, Britain, Qatar, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey met on Tuesday and expressed concern at the conflict in and around Laascaanood, a disputed town in Somalia's northern breakaway region of Somaliland, according to a statement released by the State Department.
- EuropeGerman municipal transport faces strike on Friday, led by union, youth movement
German union Verdi and youth movement, Fridays for Future, jointly called for strikes to disrupt municipal transport in six German states on Friday to demand better pay and conditions and a review of transportation policies.
- WorldRussian military says it was rehearsing after St. Petersburg airport briefly closed
Russia's defence ministry said it had carried out air defence drills involving interceptor jets after St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport was forced to suspend all flights on Tuesday for an hour.
- WorldRussian flights are turning back from St. Petersburg - Flight Radar website
A number of Russian domestic flights headed for St. Petersburg were turning back to their departure points on Tuesday, according to the Flight Radar flight tracking website.