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Greta Thunberg fined for disobeying Sweden police, denies crime
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» MALMö, Sweden: Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was fined on Monday for disobeying police at a rally last month, but said she acted out of necessity due to the climate crisis.
France seeks answers after week of rioting
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday to meet with hundreds of French officials to begin exploring the "deeper reasons" for the country's plunge into riots after the killing of a teenager at a traffic stop.
German police stage raids against climate activists
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» BERLIN: German police on Wednesday carried out raids across seven states targeting climate activists of the "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) group, which has sparked controversy with protesters glueing themselves to roads to block traffic.
Rolls-Royce champions energy transition at Farnborough
AFP, Published on 20/07/2022
» LONDON: British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce is "championing" the energy transition and the decarbonisation of aviation, its outgoing chief executive Warren East told AFP on Tuesday at the Farnborough airshow.
Key US-Canada border crossing reopens after Covid protests
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» WINDSOR, Canada: A major US-Canada border crossing reopened late Sunday almost a week after it was forced shut by truck driver-led protests against coronavirus restrictions, prompting police to quell the demonstration with a series of arrests.
Canada police arrest protesters in bid to clear border bridge
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» WINDSOR (CANADA) - Canadian police resumed operations Sunday to clear a key US border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over Covid-19 restrictions, as authorities began making arrests in their bid to quell a movement that has also paralyzed downtown Ottawa.
Canadian police evacuate key border bridge as Ottawa protest again grows
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» WINDSOR (CANADA) - Canadian police on Saturday began clearing a key bridge of truckers protesting Covid-19 restrictions, even as authorities in Ottawa braced for renewed demonstrations expected to bring thousands to the federal capital.
Police positioned to clear key border bridge of protesters in Canada: AFP journalist
AFP, Published on 12/02/2022
» WINDSOR (CANADA) - Police in Canada were positioning Saturday to clear a key bridge on the US border, snarled for days by truckers protesting against vaccination rules, an AFP journalist observed.
Indonesia locates black boxes after deadly plane crash
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» Divers pulled body parts, wreckage and clothing from waters off Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Sunday, as authorities located the black boxes of the passenger jet that crashed with 62 people on board.
Body parts found at Indonesian plane crash site
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» JAKARTA: Body parts and debris were hauled from waters near Indonesia's capital on Sunday from a Boeing passenger plane that crashed shortly after take-off with 62 people on board.