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In Guyana, remote dirt road seen as future economic lifeline
AFP, Published on 31/08/2025
» LETHEM (GUYANA) - Through the vast interior of Guyana, a historic red dirt road known as "The Trail" winds through rainforest, plains and hills, linking the capital Georgetown to Lethem in the south on the border with Brazil.
The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining.
Ecuador's wild west shows limits of Noboa's 'iron fist'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2025
» PUERTO BOLIVAR (ECUADOR) - On Ecuador's lawless southwest coast, drug gangs operate with impunity and terrified residents ask if their president's "iron fist" security policies are just words.
Colombian community wins fight to protect paradise
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» NUQUI, Colombia: In the remote west of Colombia, where virgin rainforest and pristine beaches collide, a group of politicians and businessmen dreamed of building a massive port on the Pacific.
Major Australian energy firm Woodside announces Myanmar pullout
AFP, Published on 27/01/2022
» SYDNEY: Australian energy firm Woodside announced its withdrawal from junta-run Myanmar on Thursday, the latest company to head for the exit following a military coup last year.
Ten years after huge US oil spill, fears of offshore drilling persist
AFP, Published on 19/04/2020
» NEW YORK - On April 20, 2010, the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling platform claimed the lives of 11 workers and unleashed a torrent of more than four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
'Easy Rider' star Peter Fonda dead at 79
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» LOS ANGELES: US actor Peter Fonda, the star of the classic 1969 road movie "Easy Rider," died Friday aged 79 from respiratory failure due to lung cancer, his family said.
US oil giant Chevron says will acquire Anadarko for $33 billion
AFP, Published on 12/04/2019
» NEW YORK - US oil giant Chevron announced Friday it had agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Anadarko in a stock and cash transaction valued at $33 billion, or $65 per share.