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Russia's 'disposable soldiers' fighting for Bakhmut
Russia's 'disposable soldiers' fighting for Bakhmut

With Russian artillery exploding around him, a Ukrainian soldier takes shelter in a tunnel and recounts the scene at the front line in Bakhmut, just a kilometre away. Ukrainian officials say Prigozhin has been sending thousands of soldiers recruited in Russian prisons to the front line, with the promise of a salary and an amnesty.

Profits crash at Volvo Cars on rising material costs
Profits crash at Volvo Cars on rising material costs

Swedish automaker Volvo Cars on Thursday rising raw material costs and inflation drove down profits in the third quarter. Chief executive Jim Rowan said the company was hit hard by rising raw material prices, record inflation, higher interest rates and the war in Ukraine.

Tens of thousands attend funeral of killed Pakistani journalist
Tens of thousands attend funeral of killed Pakistani journalist

Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral Thursday of a Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country. The funeral at Islamabad's main mosque drew up to 40,000 mourners, according to police at the scene, with people spilling into the gardens and surrounding streets.

'No trust': Clandestine world of Ukraine prisoner swaps
'No trust': Clandestine world of Ukraine prisoner swaps

The five captured Russian soldiers stumbled out of the Ukrainian van with their heads covered in black balaclavas. - 'Anything can go wrong' - World headlines occasionally light up with news of mammoth Russian-Ukrainian exchanges that often involve high-value captives.

Brewer AB InBev cheers best quarter of the year
Brewer AB InBev cheers best quarter of the year

The world's top brewer AB InBev said Thursday that it enjoyed its best quarter of the year as sales volumes rose, triggering a jump in profits. While surging inflation has been putting pressure on consumers everywhere, the maker of Budweiser and Corona beers still managed to boost its sales volumes in the July-September quarter.

Danske Bank sets aside nearly 2 bn euros for expected fines
Danske Bank sets aside nearly 2 bn euros for expected fines

Danske Bank, which is under investigation by Danish and US authorities, said Thursday it had set aside an additional 14 billion kroner (1.9 billion euros) to cover expected fines related to massive suspected money laundering via its Estonian branch.