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- ECB chief Christine Lagarde to leave office early in February 2027
- UN reports rise in Afghanistan poppy cultivation despite Taliban ban
- Volkswagen reports quarterly loss of nearly €6 billion amid continuing struggles
- Six million people in Haiti face severe hunger, UN-backed report says
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- RechercheLagarde has led the ECB for seven years, and was the first woman to hold the presidency.
- RechercheThe European Council will appoint Lagarde’s successor through the nomination process in Article 283 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
- RechercheUNODC described the increase as the first significant rise since the Taliban imposed a narcotics ban in 2022, and said continued monitoring was needed because it was too early to know whether the rise was temporary or a resurgence.
- RechercheThe report linked the return to cultivation to poverty: UNODC said impoverished farmers had no alternatives to feed their families, while an interviewed farmer said, “Without opium, we cannot even afford basic food.”
- Associated Press (carried by ABC News)Volkswagen posts $6.5 billion quarterly loss amid China slump, Porsche writedown - ABC News
- Deutsche WelleGermany news: Volkswagen posts losses of nearly €6 bln
- RechercheThe article says escalating gang violence and displacement, high food and fuel prices, and an extreme El Niño weather phenomenon are driving the worsening crisis.