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Deal struck to end Geneva airport strike
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GENEVA - A deal has been reached to end an hours-long strike by ground staff at Geneva airport, which had caused numerous flight delays and cancellations during the holiday rush.
Illegal mining, smuggling threaten Ghana cocoa industry
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» ACCRA - Ghana, the world's second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest — and blow to its crisis-hit economy — from illegal mining and smugglers, industry officials, farmers and activists warn.
Spain takes 10% of Telefonica following Saudi stake
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» MADRID - Spain said Tuesday it will acquire 10 percent of local telecoms giant Telefonica, just months after Saudi Telecom took a significant stake in the operator.
To greenwash or do the right thing? Corporate dilemmas at COP28
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» DUBAI - They call the giant climate business expo running outside the COP28 United Nations talks in Dubai the "green zone".
Longtime US justice Sandra Day O'Connor: the power of moderation
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve as a justice on the US Supreme Court, wielded enormous influence as the key centrist on a sharply divided bench, where she often displayed a preference for pragmatism over ideology.
Russia says advancing on all fronts in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday its troops were advancing in every section of the Ukrainian front, despite observers seeing little movement.
COP28 puts spotlight on state oil giants
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» PARIS - Western energy firms are the usual suspects when it comes to criticism about the sector's role in climate change, but a less visible lineup of powerful state companies dominates the industry.
Virgin pilots first transatlantic flight with low-carbon fuel
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» LONDON - British airline Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday piloted the first long-haul flight powered entirely by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), an event environmental groups labelled "greenwashing".
'Existential risk': Quebec's English-language universities fear massive fee hikes
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» SHERBROOKE (CANADA) - A chill has fallen over the three English-language universities in Canada's Quebec province, as winter arrives with students and administrators worried about plans to nearly double tuition by next school year.
Binance to pay billions in US in money laundering case, CEO resigns
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to US money laundering violations, in a deal that will see the cryptocurrency exchange he founded pay over $4 billion in penalties.