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Output tumbled almost 30% last year as Covid forced factory closures and a fall in consumer demand.
BBC News – Business

BBC News Arabic investigates a series of killings and the power of Shia militia groups in Iraq.
BBC News – Middle East

Kristal Ambrose set up the Bahamas Plastic Movement in 2013 in a bid to reduce pollution.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Stephan Ernst admits firing the shot that killed prominent pro-migrant politician Walter Lübcke.
BBC News – Europe

A row over vaccine shortages has seen the EU demand AstraZeneca supply it with doses from UK plants.
BBC News – UK

The new US climate envoy says time is running out for the world to address the climate crisis.
BBC News – US & Canada

“Credible reports” show they were involved in human rights abuses, the state department said.
BBC News – Africa

The bank’s boss strongly rejects MPs criticism of “double-standards” over China’s actions in Hong Kong.
BBC News – Business

The case could complicate plans by new US President Joe Biden to engage with the Tehran government.
BBC News – Middle East

Carlos Holmes Trujillo was a key figure in Colombia’s struggle against drug rings and armed groups.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean