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Tolls, stickers or free? Spain mulls future of motorways
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» MADRID - Who's going to pay for Spain's motorways? Debate is raging over the funding of its 12,000 kilometres of motorways after the government made some roads toll-free after the concessions expired.
Oil-rich Gulf faces prospect of unlivable heat as planet warms
AFP, Published on 31/08/2021
» DUBAI: Gulf cities such as Dubai are known for their scorching summers, but experts warn climate change could soon make parts of the fossil fuel-rich region unlivable for humans.
'Desert': drying Euphrates threatens disaster in Syria
AFP, Published on 30/08/2021
» RUMAYLEH, Syria: Syria's longest river used to flow by his olive grove, but today Khaled al-Khamees says it has receded into the distance, parching his trees and leaving his family with hardly a drop to drink.
Acceleration of global warming 'code red' for humanity
AFP, Published on 09/08/2021
» PARIS: We ignored the warnings, and now it's too late: global heating has arrived with a vengeance and will see Earth's average temperature reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels around 2030, a decade earlier than projected only three years ago, according to a landmark UN assessment published on Monday.
After 26 years and nine world titles, 'sad' Rossi calls it quits
AFP, Published on 06/08/2021
» SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD, Austria: Motorcycling legend and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi confirmed Thursday he will retire at the end of the season after 26 years in the sport, describing his decision as "a very difficult, sad moment."
Keeping Earth cool: Is the 1.5C target 'mission impossible'?
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» PARIS - Can humanity drag down greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to prevent Earth's surface from warming more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above mid-19th century levels?
People flee surging floods in China as typhoon approaches
AFP, Published on 23/07/2021
» ZHENGZHOU, China: Villagers were evacuated over makeshift bridges on Friday as floods submerged swathes of central China, following a historic deluge that claimed at least 33 lives, while a typhoon threatened to bring more misery as it headed towards the country's east coast.
Who will lead Haiti after president's killing?
AFP, Published on 11/07/2021
» PARIS - Three days after the assassination of Haitian leader Jovenel Moise, questions are mounting about how the power vacuum left by his sudden death will be filled, in a violence-wracked country with no working parliament and no workable succession process.
Wales set for hostile crowd after France win and Ronaldo makes history at Euro 2020
AFP, Published on 16/06/2021
» PARIS - Wales are readying themselves for a hostile reception when they face Turkey in Baku at Euro 2020 later after Tuesday's action saw world champions France beat Germany and Cristiano Ronaldo become the all-time top European Championship goal-scorer.
Ronaldo breaks Euro goalscoring record as Portugal beat Hungary
AFP, Published on 16/06/2021
» BUDAPEST: Cristiano Ronaldo netted a double to become the European Championship's all-time leading scorer as Portugal struck three times late on to beat a stubborn Hungary 3-0 in their Euro 2020 opener at a packed Puskas Arena on Tuesday.