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A greener ride: West Africans switch on to electric motorbikes
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» COTONOU: Beninese hairdresser Edwige Govi makes a point these days of using electric motorbike taxis to get around Cotonou, saying she enjoys a ride that is quiet and clean.
China says it has signed security pact with Solomon Islands
AFP, Published on 19/04/2022
» BEIJING - China said Tuesday it has sealed a wide-ranging security pact with the Solomon Islands, an agreement the United States and its regional allies fear could give Beijing a military foothold in the South Pacific.
Tongans continue cleanup after massive eruption
Reuters and AFP, Published on 22/01/2022
» Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island’s capital on Saturday, as the cleanup continued a week after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.
First death in Tonga volcano blast as nation remains cut off
AFP, Published on 18/01/2022
» SYDNEY - The first death from a massive underwater volcanic blast near the Pacific island nation of Tonga has been confirmed, as the extent of the damage remained unknown Monday.
First James Bond, Sean Connery dies at 90
Reuters, Published on 31/10/2020
» LONDON: Scottish movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave, sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond and went on to dominate the silver screen for four decades, has died aged 90, the BBC reported on Saturday.