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French energy giant withdraws from Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2022
» PARIS: French energy group TotalEnergies has decided to withdraw from Myanmar because of the civil unrest there, it said on Friday, becoming the latest western company to pull out of the country since last year's coup.
2021 is 5th-hottest year on record
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2022
» BRUSSELS: Last year was the world's fifth hottest on record, while levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere hit new highs in 2021, European Union (EU) scientists said.
Sleuthing shellfish farmer wards off oyster thieves
Reuters, Published on 30/12/2021
» PARIS: When thieves stole three tons of oysters from French shellfish farmer Christophe Guinot, he came up with a solution: planting secret notes inside oyster shells to help police track down the thieves.
Former Cambodian PM Prince Norodom Ranariddh dies at 77
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Former Cambodian Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh has died in France, the Cambodian minister of information said. He was 77.
UN: World greenhouse gas levels hit record last year
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2021
» GENEVA: Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is "way off track" on climate goals, the UN weather agency said on Monday, showing the scale of the task facing governments scrambling to avert dangerous levels of warming.
Cambodia passes law barring dual citizenship for holders of top posts
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2021
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's parliament on Monday passed constitutional amendments barring holders of the country's top posts, including prime minister, from being citizens of other countries.
Big fossil fuel producers' plans far exceed climate targets, UN says
Reuters, Published on 20/10/2021
» LONDON: Major economies will produce more than double the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than is consistent with meeting climate goals set in the 2015 Paris accord to curb global warming, the United Nations and researchers said on Wednesday.
French court dismisses complaint over Agent Orange use in Vietnam War
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2021
» A French court on Monday dismissed a case by an elderly French-Vietnamese woman against several agrochemical companies, including Monsanto and Dow Chemical, over the use by the US military of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
Rights groups call on Total to suspend payments to Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2021
» PARIS: Total faced calls from rights groups on Tuesday to suspend payments on operations in Myanmar following a coup, after the oil group said it was worried about the situation while also highlighting the importance of its business there.
French president tests positive, self isolates
Reuters, Published on 17/12/2020
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, the French Presidency said on Thursday, although it was not clear at this stage where he had contracted the virus.