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Swiss mull banning factory farms
AFP, Published on 22/09/2022
» GENEVA: The Swiss will vote Sunday on whether to ban intensive livestock farming in the largely rural country, which already has some of the world's strictest animal welfare laws.
Biden signs major climate change, health care law
AFP, Published on 17/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a big climate change and health care spending bill, giving Democrats another boost ahead of midterm elections in which Republicans are suddenly less certain of their predicted crushing victory.
G20 finance chiefs meet as Indonesia warns of energy, food catastrophe
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» BALI: Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs from top economies met in Indonesia Friday for talks on the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the host warning them failure to tackle energy and food crises would be catastrophic.
Ukraine war to dominate G20 finance chief meeting in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» BALI (INDONESIA) - Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs from top economies will meet in Indonesia Friday for talks on the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has roiled markets, spiked food prices and stoked breakneck inflation.
Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» NEHINNA, Sri Lanka: As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, people are returning to cooking with firewood.
S Korean truckers end week-long strike
AFP, Published on 15/06/2022
» INCHEON: South Korean truck drivers will return to work Wednesday after reaching an agreement with Seoul to end an eight-day protest over wages and fuel costs that had snarled global supply chains.
Solar energy projects lower bills in Rio de Janeiro favelas
AFP, Published on 27/04/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - In a hillside slum with breathtaking views of Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach, a rooftop covered in photovoltaic panels glitters in the tropical sun -- one of many in Brazil's first favela solar energy project.
Peru ends Lima curfew aimed at quelling protests
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» LIMA - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday announced the end of a curfew in the capital Lima aimed at containing protests against rising fuel prices following crisis talks with Congress.
Peru president imposes curfew in Lima, Callao after protests
AFP, Published on 05/04/2022
» LIMA - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo announced a curfew for Tuesday in the capital Lima and neighboring port city Callao, after demonstrations across the country over fuel prices caused roadblocks and "acts of violence".
US would up aid to Ukraine, tax rich under Biden's proposed budget
AFP, Published on 29/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - The United States would allocate billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, tax the wealthy and lower its deficit under a budget proposal President Joe Biden unveiled on Monday.