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(Reuters) - Tesla will spend more than $500 million to expand its fast-charging network, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, days after abruptly laying off employees who were running the business.

"That's just on new sites and expansions, not counting operations costs, which are much higher," Musk said in a post on his social media platform X.

After the layoffs last week, Musk said that Tesla planned to expand the Supercharger network but at a... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - McDonald's is preparing to launch a $5 meal deal at its restaurants in the U.S. to lure back more inflation-hit customers to its chains, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

(Reporting by Granth Vanaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

(Reuters) - At least 50 people have died in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan on Friday, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said, adding that the death toll may rise.

(Reporting by Ariba Shahid in Karachi; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least nine students were kidnapped from their classrooms by gunmen at a university in Nigeria's northern state of Kogi, the state government said on Friday, as Africa's most populous nation grapples with widespread insecurity.

Armed gangs have been causing havoc in northern Nigeria, where they kidnap villagers, students and motorists for ransom, with security forces unable to end the practice.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina's former chief of staff was jailed for three and a half years by a London court on Friday for offering to help precious stone miner Gemfields win lucrative mining rights in exchange for substantial bribes.

Romy Andrianarisoa, 47, was accused of using her position and proximity to Rajoelina to seek substantial payments from Gemfields between 2021 and 2023.

"You abused your position of... (continue reading...)