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Cuisine in the dark as power cuts grip Kyiv
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - The place goes dark at 6:00 pm as scheduled but customers at this upscale Kyiv restaurant are unfazed, happy to continue their meal and conversations.
Miners unearth pink diamond believed to be largest seen in 300 years
AFP, Published on 27/07/2022
» SYDNEY - Miners in Angola have unearthed a rare pure pink diamond that is believed to be the largest found in 300 years, the Australian site operator announced Wednesday.
Hope fades as belongings of two men missing in Amazon found
AFP, Published on 13/06/2022
» ATALAIA DO NORTE (BRAZIL) - Brazilian authorities say they have found a backpack and personal effects of a British journalist and an Indigenous expert who disappeared in the Amazon last week, with the Briton's mother-in-law saying she has lost hope that they will emerge alive.
Top oil producers may freeze output amid Omicron concerns
AFP, Published on 02/12/2021
» LONDON - Major oil producers are due to meet Thursday to decide on output levels from January onwards, which could be frozen as the new Covid variant Omicron sparks turmoil.
WHO warns virus quicker than vaccines after G7 doses pledge
AFP, Published on 15/06/2021
» GENEVA: The WHO warned Monday that Covid-19 was moving faster than the vaccines, and said the G7's vow to share a billion doses with poorer nations was simply not enough.
Brazil military chiefs exit in new turmoil for Bolsonaro
AFP, Published on 31/03/2021
» BRASíLIA - President Jair Bolsonaro will replace all three commanders of Brazil's armed forces, his government said Tuesday, the latest upheaval in Brasilia as the far-right leader braces against mounting criticism over an explosion of Covid-19 deaths.
Brazil's Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet amid Covid surge
AFP, Published on 30/03/2021
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overhauled his government Monday, changing six cabinet members including the foreign, defense and justice ministers, as the far-right leader faced mounting pressure over a deadly surge of Covid-19.
Hopes for WTO momentum as new boss takes charge
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» GENEVA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes over the World Trade Organization on Monday amid hopes that she will spur the beleaguered body into addressing its towering challenges, including the pandemic-fuelled global economic crisis.
Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala set to be first woman named WTO boss
AFP, Published on 15/02/2021
» GENEVA - Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala looks set to be confirmed Monday as the first woman and first African leader of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, a near-paralysed institution desperately needing a kick-start.
Path clears for Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala as first woman WTO chief
AFP, Published on 06/02/2021
» GENEVA: US President Joe Biden's administration on Friday offered its "strong support" to Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), clearing a path for her to become the body's first female and first African leader.