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Australian court fines Qantas US$59 million for illegal layoffs
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» SYDNEY - An Australian court fined Qantas Aus$90 million (US$59 million) on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, ending a five-year legal battle over the workers' rights.
Child vaccine coverage faltering, threatening millions: study
AFP, Published on 25/06/2025
» PARIS - Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned Wednesday.
Did George Floyd protesters miss their moment for change?
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — Outrage over George Floyd's killing by police catapulted Black Lives Matter (BLM) into one of the largest protest movements in United States history, with angry crowds chanting the slogan at rallies from Los Angeles to Washington.
China first quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» BEIJING - Surging renewable energy meant China's carbon emissions fell in the first quarter of 2025 despite rapidly rising power demands, a key milestone in the country's energy transition, analysis from a think tank showed Thursday.
Backyard barnyard: rising egg prices prompt hen hires in US
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» LA CRESCENTA (UNITED STATES) - Stung by the rocketing price of eggs -- and US supermarkets rationing a basic breakfast staple -- Yong-mi Kim decided to get some chickens to secure her own supply in southern California.
Paris retrospective celebrates frail David Hockney
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Increasingly frail but with undimmed passion, Britain's David Hockney has put aside his health worries to shape what he describes as the biggest exhibition of his vast career.
Following Trump, Argentina quits World Health Organization
AFP, Published on 06/02/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina said Wednesday it will quit the World Health Organization, following in the footsteps of Donald Trump's United States and citing similar complaints over the UN body's management of the Covid-19 pandemic.
'Invisible': Ethnic Albanians complain of erasure in Serbia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» MEDVEDJA, Serbia: On paper, Alimja B. no longer exists in Serbia.
World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: study
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» PARIS - The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scientists warned Tuesday, urging countries at the COP28 talks to "act now" on coal, oil and gas pollution.
Disco, dogs help Hong Kong's elderly out of post-Covid isolation
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» HONG KONG - Eyes closed, hips swaying, retiree Polly Chan danced like no one was watching at a community centre in Hong Kong, where experts warn of a loneliness epidemic among the ballooning elderly population.