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Top consultancy undermining climate change fight: whistleblowers
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» PARIS - The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and leaked documents.
'Without hope': crackdown rattles Afghans in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» KARACHI - The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida's nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan.
Fire in Johannesburg kills more than 70
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - A fire that engulfed a five-storey building taken over for illegal housing killed more than 70 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city's emergency services said.
Missing a beat: Music stars quiet in Nigerian campaign
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» LAGOS: Nigeria's Afrobeats resonates all over Africa, and in the West, where young people sing and dance to the rhythms of Burna Boy, Wizkid and Tems.
China says no new Covid deaths after changing criteria
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» BEIJING - China said Wednesday that no one had died of Covid-19 the previous day, after changing the criteria such that most virus deaths are no longer counted, as the World Health Organization said it was "very concerned" about the new wave of cases.
Australia blames Russian hackers for medical data theft
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» SYDNEY - Russian hackers carried out a cyberattack on a major Australian healthcare company that breached the data of 9.7 million people, including the country's prime minister, police said Friday.
France braces for nationwide strike amid fuel shortage tensions
AFP, Published on 17/10/2022
» PARIS: France on Monday braced for nationwide transport strike actions as the government and unions remained in deadlock over stoppages at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages.
'Hopeless': Chinese homebuyers run out of patience with developers
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» BEIJING - Newly married and with his first child on the way, auto worker Wang wanted to move into the apartment he bought in Wuhan three years ago but those hopes were dashed by China's ballooning property crisis.
Ecuador president faces ouster vote on 13th day of fuel price protests
AFP, Published on 26/06/2022
» QUITO - Ecuador's president will face a no confidence vote Saturday, nearly two weeks into sometimes violent countrywide protests led by Indigenous groups against rising fuel prices and living costs.
Vienna returns as world's 'most liveable city'
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» PARIS: The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most liveable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday.