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WORLD

EU nears approval of loan for Ukraine

AFP, Published on 22/04/2026

» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Wednesday gave a preliminary green light to unblocking a 90-billion-euro ($106 billion) for Kyiv, after a months-long row between Ukraine and Hungary over a damaged pipeline.

THAILAND

'Sponge city' model proposed for capital

News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026

» Bangkok could face severe flooding or even submersion by the end of the century if urgent adaptation measures are not implemented, academics warned at a public forum recently in the capital.

OPINION

Chokepoints expose fragility of our global order

Oped, Todd G Buchholz, Published on 22/04/2026

» Most schoolchildren learn that the Earth is roughly 40,000km around. They do not learn that the global economy depends on just 160 of those kilometres.

LIFE

Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO

New York Times, Published on 21/04/2026

» SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive officer (CEO), said Monday that he would step down after nearly 15 years running an operation that rode the wild popularity of the iPhone to become one of the most influential and valuable companies in the world.

SPORTS

Kane scores as Bayern sink Stuttgart to claim Bundesliga title

AFP, Published on 20/04/2026

» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Harry Kane scored his 32nd goal of the campaign as Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-2 home win over Stuttgart to claim a record-extending 35th Bundesliga title.

WORLD

Pope arrives in Angola on Africa tour overshadowed by Trump

AFP, Published on 19/04/2026

» LUANDA (ANGOLA) - Pope Leo XIV lamented that his trip to Africa had been marked by a war of words with US President Donald Trump as he arrived in Angola on Saturday on the third leg of the tour.

WORLD

Pope heads for Angola as Trump feud drags on

AFP, Published on 18/04/2026

» YAOUNDE, Cameroon - Pope Leo XIV on Saturday held a huge public mass in Cameroon before leaving for Angola on the third leg of a landmark African tour marked by a war of words with US President Donald Trump over the Middle East conflict.

OPINION

It's all self-inflicted

Postbag, Published on 18/04/2026

» Re: "Trump 'not a big fan' of Leo" (World, April 14).

WORLD

Global warming causes Colombian glacier to disappear

AFP, Published on 17/04/2026

» BOGOTá - Where once there was ice, only rock remains.

OPINION

Climate fixation fails world's poor

Oped, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 17/04/2026

» This week in Washington, more than 10,000 delegates, finance ministers, and central bankers are gathering for the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings. Their stated goal: accelerate global development, drive economic growth, and lift billions out of poverty.