World News: 13 April 2023

Metallica returns with ’72 Seasons’; band not slowing down
The album is a typical Metallica album — fast and furious with superb artistry — and lyrics that poke at the scab of pain and alienation. Yet there are some shoots of hope, as when Hetfield snarls, “Without darkness/There’s no light.”

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German imports from Russia down over 90% in war’s 1st year
The Federal Statistical Office said Germany imported goods worth 300 million euros ($329 million) in February, down from 3.7 billion euros a year earlier. That was a 91% fall, and dropped Russia from the 11th-biggest source of imports to 46th place.

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Japan says evacuation warning for North Korea missile was not a mistake
The Japanese government said the emergency evacuation warning it issued and later retracted against residents of the northern island of Hokkaido after a North Korean missile launch on Thursday morning was appropriate and not an error.

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Cyclone Ilsa upgraded to category 5 as 'destructive core' forms
The most destructive storm in more than a decade will hit Western Australia in the coming hours. Cyclone Ilsa has been upgraded to a category 5 storm and is expected to cross the coast between Port Hedland and Wallal Downs around midnight (2am Friday AEST).

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European Space Agency mission to Jupiter's icy moons postponed
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, better known as Juice, is an eight-year quest seeking alien life on Jupiter's icy moons. Its journey, beginning with a launch from French Guiana, will include flybys of Earth and Venus. Here's what you need to know.

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Netflix to expand its operations in Africa, building on its success
Its operations in Africa have focused on South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, creating more than 12,000 jobs, according to the company. "This is a start, we plan to reach more countries on the continent," Shola Sanni, Netflix's policy director for sub-Saharan Africa, said at a press conference in Johannesburg.

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