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Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path?
Vietnamese caught in Japan's illegal worker crackdown
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» TOKYO — For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs.
Malaysia's jailed ex-PM Najib files appeal against 1MDB conviction
Reuters, Published on 30/12/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has filed an appeal against his conviction last week on corruption charges related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, which saw him sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Malaysia court finds ex-PM Najib guilty of all 21 counts of money laundering in 1MDB case
Reuters, Published on 26/12/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was convicted by a court on Friday on all 21 counts of money laundering over his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal at state fund 1MDB.
UK seizes dinosaur bones in money laundering case
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/11/2025
» LONDON - British police have seized more than £12 million ($15.6 million) worth of dinosaur skeletons after agreeing to a settlement with a Chinese man suspected of being part a huge money-laundering scandal.
Emissions surge forces shift in climate focus
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» PARIS - Existing national commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming to 2.5 degrees Celsius in this century — nowhere near enough to avoid devastating climate impacts despite a sweep of new pledges, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.
Tall ships sail into Amsterdam for giant maritime festival
AFP, Published on 21/08/2025
» AMSTERDAM - Tall ships from around the world paraded up the North Sea Canal into Amsterdam on Wednesday, with crews from Peru, Uruguay, Germany and France waving from their decks as crowds cheered along the banks.
Russian attacks killed 22 in Ukraine after Trump's new deadline
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 29/07/2025
» KYIV — Russian attacks on Ukraine killed 22 people and injured 85 more in the past day after US President Donald Trump set a new deadline for Russia to make progress toward ending the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
G7 rallies behind Ukraine after abrupt Trump exit
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» KANANASKIS (CANADA) - Group of Seven powers, holding talks Tuesday at a summit that Donald Trump left early, promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fresh support as Russia stepped up attacks on its neighbor.
NATO needs 400% increase in air and missile defence, Rutte will say in London
Reuters, Published on 09/06/2025
» LONDON - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will use a speech in London on Monday to say the military alliance needs a 400% increase in air and missile defence, one of the priorities for a summit of members in the Hague later this month.