Norway's sovereign fund to sue VW

LONDON • Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, is to sue German carmaker Volkswagen over an emissions-cheating scandal that has caused it huge losses.

Chief executive of the fund's manager Norges Bank Investment Management, Mr Peter Johnsen, said it had a responsibility to safeguard the fund's holding in Volkswagen, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

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Tanzania axes 10,000 'ghost workers'

KAMPALA • Tanzania has removed more than 10,000 "ghost workers" from its public sector payroll after a nationwide audit found the fraud cost the government over US$2 million (S$2.7 million) a month.

With more non-existent workers expected to be revealed as the audit continues, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Sunday the government will identify those behind the fraud and convict them.

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Victim and shark taken to hospital

MIAMI • A woman in Florida was rushed to hospital after being bitten by a shark - with the whole animal still gripping her right arm.

The nurse shark, about 60cm long, was killed by a beachgoer and supported on a board by emergency workers, who took the woman, 23, to hospital for its removal and treatment on Sunday.

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