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How Belize became a poster child for 'debt-for-nature' swaps
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» NEW YORK - When Covid hit Belize, its economy nosedived: closed borders meant fisheries and farmers had no export markets, and tourism centered on the tiny Central American nation's warm waters and wonders of biodiversity came to a halt.
Welcome to the Anthropocene, Earth's new chapter
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» PARIS - Since 2009, a cloistered band of hard-rock geologists and other scientists have toiled on a mission of great consequence.
Around world, doctors battle impersonators
AFP, Published on 30/06/2023
» A Thai doctor endorsing a dubious diabetes treatment, a Filipino physician touting crotch-enhancing underwear, a doctor in the United States sparking off anti-vaccine conspiracies -- they are all victims of identity theft plaguing health professionals.
Inside Nigeria's centres for jihadists and their captives
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» MAIDUGURI, NIgeria: On an arid plot of land in northern Nigeria, veiled women hurry past vegetable stalls and men idle outside endless rows of tarpaulin tents in what, at first glance, appears to be a typical camp for displaced people.
Thousands of migrants stranded in north Niger's scorching desert
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» ASSAMAKA (NIGER) - A long line of people appears in silhouette, walking along the flat desert in northern Niger.
Tennis legend Navratilova facing 'double whammy' cancer battle
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» PARIS - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova says she is hoping for a "favourable outcome" after being diagnosed with breast and throat cancer.
One winner of record $2bn US lottery: organiser
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» LOS ANGELES: A single ticket sold in California scooped an eye-watering $2 billion on Tuesday after a delayed draw in the US lottery.
Powerball jackpot grows to record $2.3 bn in US
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US Powerball jackpot grew to a mind-boggling $2.3 billion Tuesday -– the largest prize in world history -– leaving countless Americans clinging to hope of winning big.
US hit by lottery fever ahead of world record $1.9 bn Powerball draw
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - Americans were dreaming big on Monday hours before numbers were to be drawn for the staggering $1.9 billion US Powerball jackpot -– the largest prize in world history, driving a new surge in lottery fever across the country.
US Powerball jackpot grows to record $1.9bn
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» WASHINGTON: The US Powerball jackpot grew to a staggering $1.9 billion -– the largest prize in world history -– after yet another week without a winner, ensuring a new surge in lottery fever across the country.