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Glue, soup and grit: the new climate activism
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» PARIS: Police in Paris on Friday used teargas against activists who attempted to block the annual shareholders meeting of the French oil giant TotalEnergies — the latest standoff involving climate campaigners.
Man Utd's Champions League return clouded by ownership uncertainty
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM): Manchester United are back in the Champions League but a bright future under Erik ten Hag remains clouded by uncertainty over the ownership of the English giants.
Man Utd thrash Chelsea to secure Champions League return
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM): Erik ten Hag said Manchester United are back where they belong after a 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea on Thursday secured a return to the Champions League next season.
UN conference pledges $2.4bn to head off Horn of Africa famine
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES): A United Nations-backed conference raised SS$2.4 billion Wednesday to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa, which is reeling from its worst drought in decades as global temperatures rise.
Italy unveils two-billion-euro package for flooded northeast
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday announced a two-billion-euro ($2.2-billion) package to help northeastern areas affected by floods that killed 14 people, displaced thousands and left swathes of farmland submerged.
US states reach agreement to save dwindling Colorado River
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Western US states said Monday they have reached an agreement to cut the amount of water they take from the dwindling Colorado River, which is threatened by a quarter of a century of drought and worsening climate conditions.
US states reach agreement to save dwindling Colorado River
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES - The US government announced Monday that several western states have reached an historic agreement to conserve water from the dwindling Colorado River, which is threatened by a quarter century of drought and worsening climate conditions.
EU's next food fight: regulating gene-edited crops
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» BRUSSELS - Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged food production across Europe.
Against the stream: Iraq artist battles to save boating tradition
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» BAGHDAD - Young Iraqis row a flotilla of traditional wooden boats down the Tigris river in Baghdad, celebrating an ancient nautical heritage in the now drought-stricken country.
Spain says containing wildfire as conditions improve
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» MADRID - Spanish authorities said Saturday that firefighters and soldiers were managing to contain a blaze in the country's west that has forced hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages.