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COP28 puts spotlight on state oil giants
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» PARIS - Western energy firms are the usual suspects when it comes to criticism about the sector's role in climate change, but a less visible lineup of powerful state companies dominates the industry.
Microsoft nears takeover of 'Call of Duty' maker
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» LONDON - Xbox-owner Microsoft has closed in on its $69-billion takeover of "Call of Duty" video-game maker Activision Blizzard after the UK said Friday that a revamped deal addressed regulatory concerns.
N. Korean leader ends Russia trip with 'heartfelt thanks' to Putin
AFP, Published on 18/09/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea's Kim Jong Un expressed his "heartfelt thanks" to President Vladimir Putin, state media said Monday, as he headed home after nearly a week in Russia on a defence-focused trip.
Erdogan ascendant as Turkey heads for historic runoff
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkey on Monday woke up to the prospect of its first presidential runoff vote after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confounded pollsters and his secular rival to win the first round of the country's pivotal election.
Regional force leaves Tigray city as France, Germany call for 'justice'
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian army announced the withdrawal of a regional force from a key Tigrayan city on Thursday under a peace deal to end two years of war as visiting European ministers said there could be no reconciliation without justice.
Italy's new PM Meloni sets out programme to parliament
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» ROME - Giorgia Meloni will address Italy's parliament for the first time as prime minister on Tuesday, setting out her plan for government one month after her far-right party's historic election victory.
Shortages leave bankrupt Sri Lanka's hospitals empty
AFP, Published on 26/07/2022
» COLOMBO - Entire wards are dark and nearly empty in Sri Lanka's largest hospital, its few remaining patients leaving untreated and still in pain, and doctors prevented from even arriving for their shifts.
Sharks make Grier first Black general manager in NHL history
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - The San Jose Sharks named Mike Grier general manager on Tuesday, an historic appointment that makes the former Sharks player the first Black GM in the NHL.
Pacific nations reject China security pact
AFP, Published on 31/05/2022
» SUVA (FIJI) - Ten Pacific island nations rebuffed China's push for a wide-ranging regional security pact Monday, amid worries the proposal was designed to pull them into Beijing's orbit.
Western powers sound alarm on China plan for South Pacific
AFP, Published on 26/05/2022
» HONIARA - Western powers sounded the alarm Thursday over leaked plans to dramatically expand China's security and economic reach in the South Pacific, in what one regional leader called a thinly veiled effort to lock island states into "Beijing's orbit".