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When the sun switches off the solar panels
When the sun switches off the solar panels
by  AFP

The more the sun shines in the southern German town of Aurach, the more likely it is that Jens Husemann's solar panels will be disconnected from the grid -- an exasperating paradox at a time when Germany is navigating an energy supply crisis. There were 257 days last year when it had to cut off supply from solar panels on parts of the grid.

Tonnes of fruit stranded in EU, S.Africa battle of oranges
Tonnes of fruit stranded in EU, S.Africa battle of oranges
by  AFP

Millions of boxes of oranges are spoiling in containers stranded at European ports as South Africa and the European Union lock horns in a dispute over import rules, citrus growers have said. Some 3.2 million cartons of citrus worth about 605 million rand ($36 million) left port with paperwork that would be wrong on arrival.

US police say killings of four Muslim men may be linked
US police say killings of four Muslim men may be linked
by  AFP

Police in the US state of New Mexico said Saturday they are investigating the murders of three Muslim men that they suspect are related to a fourth homicide from last year. "Investigators believe Friday's murder may be connected to three recent murders of Muslim men also from South Asia," the statement said.

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