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China lithium boom harming fragile Tibetan plateau: report
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» BEIJING - China's booming electric vehicle industry is fuelling a lithium rush in the Tibetan plateau that risks damaging the troubled region's fragile ecology and deepening rights violations, research published Wednesday said.
1.5C goal on the line as countries gear up for key climate talks
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» PARIS: Facing record-shattering temperatures and a geopolitical tinderbox, countries are scrambling to lay the groundwork for crucial UN climate talks next month tasked with salvaging global warming goals laid out in the landmark Paris deal.
Green and gold fever grips S.Africa ahead of Rugby World Cup final
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.
In Senegal, a village mourns its sons dead at sea in migrant tragedy
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» FASS BOYE (SENEGAL) - Under a cloudy sky in the coastal Senegalese village of Fass Boye, the local chief's voice resounds over a loudspeaker, calling villagers to pray for the souls of their lost loved ones.
Le Mans - 100 years of man and machine, and midnight oil
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» PARIS - The Le Mans 24 Hours celebrates its centenary on Friday - the mythic race's history marked by triumph and tragedy, and a hefty sprinkling of Hollywood stardust.
'Beautiful Corolla': Afghan love affair with Toyota endures the ages
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» KABUL - Little is certain in Afghanistan -- armies invade and retreat, governments rise and fall -- but when the key of a Toyota Corolla turns in the ignition, the engine can be relied upon to roar to life.
Germany hopes to help climate with discount travel card
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» BERLIN - Germany launches on Monday a new flat-rate public transport ticket valid across the country, but the 49-euro ($54) price point has raised doubts about the pass's potential impact.
French icon Alain Delon to auction art collection
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» PARIS - More than 80 artworks from the private collection of iconic French actor Alain Delon will go up for auction in June, it was announced on Tuesday.
Oscar Pistorius: Olympian hero turned killer
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon.
Saudi Aramco reports 'record' $161 billion profit for 2022
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» RIYADH - Saudi Aramco said on Sunday it achieved "record" profits totalling $161.1 billion last year, drawing an outraged response from activists warning about the ravages of climate change.