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French PM to testify on child abuse scandal
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» PARIS - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday faces one of the most delicate moments of his five months in office as he responds to questions from a parliamentary committee investigating claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.
When disasters create unlikely alliances
Oped, Published on 15/03/2025
» Disasters are tragic and frightening events, whether emerging from the climate crisis, armed conflict, or health catastrophe. They reveal deep social inequalities and compel fear and insecurity. But times of catastrophe can also serve as opportunities to turn toward collective resilience and mutual aid and build unlikely alliances between communities.
'Irresponsible' or 'antiwar'? US fighters in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine - Tracey, an American fighting in Ukraine, got angry at social media posts from his friends back home calling for Washington to cut its support to Kyiv.
Can new bonds mitigate disaster losses?
Oped, Rapeepat Ingkasit, Published on 05/02/2025
» Last year turned out to be one of the most expensive on record in terms of insurance payments resulting from natural disasters.
Trump's deportation operation underway, hundreds of migrants arrested
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as President Donald Trump's promised mass deportation operation got underway, the White House said.
US to withdraw from Paris agreement, expand drilling
AFP, Published on 21/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced the United States' intention to withdraw from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide.
'Dangerous new era': climate change spurs disaster in 2024
AFP, Published on 27/12/2024
» PARIS - From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024.
Trump opposes deal to avert government shutdown
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - US president-elect Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers Wednesday to scupper a cross-party deal to avert a fast-looming US government shutdown.
Strengthening vulnerable coastlines
Oped, Published on 05/11/2024
» Roughly 40% of the world's population inhabits coastal areas. In addition to being home to 12 of the world's 15 largest cities, these regions serve as an essential lifeline for countless small villages and towns. With around 80% of international trade passing through seaports, coastal regions also play an outsize economic role, accounting for 60-70% of global GDP.
Typhoon Kong-Rey hits Taiwan as Shanghai braces for downpour
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/10/2024
» TAIPEI - Typhoon Kong-Rey made landfall in Taiwan packing dangerous winds, with Shanghai bracing for the heaviest November rain burst since 1981 as the large storm tracks toward mainland China.