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Australian police are working with international counterparts to find a man they believe fled the country after pouring boiling coffee on a baby in Brisbane.The nine-month-old boy suffered “severe burns” to his face and limbs in the random attack, which happened last month and shocked the country.Queensland police have issued an arrest warrant for a 33-year-old man who is wanted for intent to cause grievous bodily harm, a charge that could carry a life sentence.However, on Monday they said the main suspect flew out of Sydney Airport six days after the incident and just 12 hours after they confirmed his…

BBC/Imogen AndersonBaby Bibi Hajira was fighting for her life when the BBC visitedWARNING: This story contains distressing details from the beginning.”This is like the end of the world for me. I feel so sad. Can you imagine what I went through watching my children die?” Amina said. She lost six children. None of them survived past the age of three, and the other is now fighting for his life.Seven-month-old Bibi Hajira is the size of a newborn. She suffers from severe acute malnutrition and takes up half a bed in her ward at Jalalabad District Hospital in Nangarhar province, eastern…

At least 48 people were killed when a tanker collided with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in Nigeria’s central Niger state, Nigeria’s disaster relief agency said.Niger’s National Emergency Management Agency said the collision occurred at about 00:30 local time (01:30 GMT) on Sunday and triggered an explosion that engulfed both vehicles. The agency’s director-general, Abdullahi Baba-arah, said a response team was dispatched to the scene to deal with the situation.Many other vehicles were also caught in the explosion. Video taken from the scene shortly after the incident showed two vehicles completely burnt out, along with a number of dead…

The U.S. government is taking aim at the engine of Google’s vast wealth: its extremely profitable ad-tech business.The Justice Department will begin a trial on Monday in a case alleging that Alphabet, the search engine’s parent company, illegally monopolized the market.company Revenue exceeds $200 billion By placing and selling ads seen by internet users last year (£152bn).Alphabet has argued that its success is due to the “effectiveness” of its services, but prosecutors say the company has used its market dominance to suppress rivals.“This is a very important industry that generates billions of dollars in revenue for consumers every year,” said…

Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has vowed to “continue fighting for democracy in his country” after being granted asylum in Spain. Gonzalez left Venezuela on Saturday and arrived in Torrejon de Al in Madrid with his wife at around 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) after hiding out in the Spanish embassy in Caracas for several weeks. Doss Military Air Base. The 75-year-old’s departure from the country follows chaos over a July 28 election in which President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner but which Mr González and many in the international community disputed. In an audio message released by his…

Thousands of people are under mandatory evacuations as wildfires spread rapidly out of control in Southern California. The fire also threatens thousands of homes, businesses and other structures in San Bernardino County, east of Los Angeles. The wildfires that started Thursday spread quickly overnight Saturday, leading California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency. As of Sunday afternoon, the fire on the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest had grown to about 17,459 acres (27 square miles) with 0% containment. It is currently the fifth most active wildfire in California, quadrupling in size on Saturday. The San…

ReutersAbiy Ahmed says Ethiopia ‘usually makes trouble’ for attempted invasionsEthiopia’s prime minister has warned that anyone planning to invade Ethiopia should “think ten times” before acting, as he said any attack would be repelled. Abiy Ahmed did not target any specific country in his comments, but they came amid heightened tensions with neighbors Somalia and Egypt.Somalia describes the maritime agreement signed by Abiy’s government in January with the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland as an act of “aggression” and has responded by forging closer military ties with Egypt.Somaliland broke away from Somalia more than 30 years ago, but Mogadishu considers it…

Israeli officials said three people were killed in an attack on the border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank. Three Israeli civilians were killed in a shooting at the Allenby Bridge crossing, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.The IDF said the attackers approached the area in a truck from the Jordanian side, got out and opened fire.Security forces “neutralized” the gunman and the Israel Defense Forces were inspecting the truck for signs of explosives, a statement said. According to Israeli media reports, medical staff said that the three victims were all men in their 50s.Jordan said it had closed…

CheryChery has established brands including Omoda that are fully focused on the international marketChinese car giant Chery is weighing the possibility of producing cars in the UK, a senior executive has said.Its UK head Victor Chang told the BBC it was only “a matter of time” before the company made a final decision.He said that Chery is already preparing to produce cars in Spain and is determined to enter the European market through “localization”.Mr Zhang denied that the company’s exports benefited from unfair subsidies.Founded in 1997, Chery is one of China’s largest automobile companies. It is already the country’s largest…

ReutersVenezuela’s government says opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left the country and sought asylum in Spain.Mr Gonzalez has been in hiding and the government issued an arrest warrant for him after the opposition disputed the results of July’s presidential election, which the government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) declared Nicolas Maduro the winner.Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez posted on social media that Gonzalez requested political asylum from the Spanish government after “voluntarily” seeking asylum at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas a few days ago.She added that Caracas had granted him safe passage and that he had left.Spanish Foreign Minister José…