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OECD ups world economic outlook as tariffs contained, for now
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» PARIS - The world economy will grow more than previously forecast this year after absorbing the shock of US President Donald Trump's tariffs, but their full impact remains uncertain, the OECD said on Tuesday.
Public or private? Funding debate splits reeling aid sector
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» SEVILLE, Spain - As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world’s most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the sector’s saviour — but not everyone is convinced.
New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» CHITTAGONG — Mizan Hossain fell 10 metres (33-foot) from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh -- where the majority of the world's maritime giants meet their end -- when the vibrations shook him from the upper deck.
Trump says ‘extremely hard’ to do trade deal with Xi
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday it was “extremely hard” to reach a deal with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as he ramped up his global trade war by doubling tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
Trade war stifling global economic growth, says OECD
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» PARIS - The OECD slashed its annual global growth forecast on Tuesday, warning that US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz will stifle the world economy -- hitting the United States especially hard.
Tree planting ‘decades overdue’ in sweltering Athens
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» ATHENS - On a cloudy spring morning in one of Athens’ most densely inhabited districts, thousands of fresh saplings dotting a small hilltop park mark a fledgling effort to tackle crippling heat that critics say is long overdue.
World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» ROME - Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out nature funding to 2030 Thursday, breaking a deadlock at UN talks seen as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions.
COP28 president 'cautiously optimistic' on success of key climate conference
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» PARIS - The UAE's Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the forthcoming UN climate conference in Dubai, is "cautiously optimistic" that the pivotal talks will be successful, he told AFP in an interview on Saturday.
Rich nations ‘likely’ met $100bn climate finance goal
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» PARIS - Wealthy nations likely met their goal of providing $100 billion in annual climate finance to poorer nations last year — two years later than promised and only a fraction of the "extensive needs", the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Thursday.
Oil disruption risk ‘limited’, says energy watchdog
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» PARIS - The International Energy Agency said on Thursday the risk of oil supply disruptions due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas is limited but that it stands ready to intervene in markets if necessary.