GameStop: Global watchdogs sound alarm as shares frenzy grows
Financial regulators in the US and UK say they are monitoring share trading and potential market abuse. BBC News – US & Canada
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Shell Nigeria ordered to pay compensation for oil spills
The oil giant’s Nigerian subsidiary is ordered to pay compensation to farmers. BBC News – Africa
UK car production tumbles to ‘worst in a generation’
Output tumbled almost 30% last year as Covid forced factory closures and a fall in consumer demand. BBC News – Business
Iraq killings: Who’s behind a series of murders?
BBC News Arabic investigates a series of killings and the power of Shia militia groups in Iraq. BBC News – Middle East
Kristal and her students are fighting to eradicate ocean plastic
Kristal Ambrose set up the Bahamas Plastic Movement in 2013 in a bid to reduce pollution. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
German Lübcke trial: Far-right defendant faces killing verdict
Stephan Ernst admits firing the shot that killed prominent pro-migrant politician Walter Lübcke. BBC News – Europe