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Major firms not doing enough to curb deforestation: report
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» PARIS - Many major global firms and financial institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to deforestation do not have any policies in place to protect forests, increasing the risk for catastrophic nature loss, a report said Wednesday.
Malaysia faces 'inconvenient truth' on clean energy goals
Published on 03/02/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Chuan Zhen Ko's passion for clean energy and climate change was first ignited by his university lecturers and watching the 2006 Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", starring former US Vice-President Al Gore.
IMF chief denies altering World Bank report to appease China
AFP, Published on 17/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday disputed an independent investigation which found that in her previous job at the World Bank, she pressed staff to alter a report to avoid angering China.
Biden declares America, transatlantic alliance 'back'
AFP, Published on 20/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden declared the "transatlantic alliance is back" Friday in a powerful speech seeking to reestablish the United States as leader of the West against what he called a global assault on democracy.
Israel's Netanyahu returns to court as graft trial ramps up
AFP, Published on 08/02/2021
» JERUSALEM - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns to court on Monday to formally respond to the corruption charges against him, as his trial enters an intensified phase six weeks before he faces re-election.
Fears of violence, vote rigging and confusion beset eve of US election
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden fought Monday through the eve of an election threatened by legal chaos and fears of violence after Trump, down in the polls and with only hours to go, pushed hard to discredit the US voting process.
China's GDP growth slows to 6% in third quarter: AFP poll
AFP, Published on 16/10/2019
» BEIJING - China's economy expanded at its slowest rate in nearly three decades during the third quarter, held back by cooling domestic demand and a protracted US trade war, according to an AFP survey of analysts.
Indonesia makes third rate cut since July
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank on Thursday stepped up efforts to help lift growth by cutting interest rates for a third straight month, while also relaxing some lending rules in a bid to further stimulate Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
China growth beats forecasts as economy shows signs of stability
AFP, Published on 17/04/2019
» BEIJING - China's economy expanded more than expected in the first three months of the year as government moves to kickstart growth helped offset weak global demand and a US trade war, data showed Wednesday.
Trump taps fierce World Bank critic to take its helm
AFP, Published on 07/02/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped a well-known World Bank critic to lead one of the world's primary development lending institutions.