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Deep ocean targeted for mining is rich in unknown life
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» PARIS - A vast area at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for controversial deep sea mineral mining is home to thousands of species unknown to science and more complex than previously understood, according to several new studies.
Ruling UK Conservatives suffer vote routs but avoid wipeout
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» LONDON - Britain's ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals and high inflation took their toll.
Global debt dominates G20 finance talks
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» GANDHINAGAR, India: G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs opened talks Monday on debt restructuring deals, multilateral bank reform and finance to tackle climate change, as they aim to bolster a sagging global economy.
Alarm over Sudan 'war crimes'
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» GEDAREF, Sudan: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the International Criminal Court to investigate possible "war crimes" in Sudan's Darfur region where fighting has intensified despite calls for an end to the conflict.
Two dead, 28 wounded in mass shooting at Baltimore block party
AFP, Published on 03/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - At least two people were killed and 28 wounded in a mass shooting at a street party early Sunday in the US city of Baltimore, police said.
2 killed, dozens wounded in Baltimore mass shooting: police
AFP, Published on 02/07/2023
» WASHINGTON: At least two people were killed and 28 wounded in a mass shooting at a street party early Sunday in the US city of Baltimore, police said.
Suicides in Singapore rise to 22-year high
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» Suicides in Singapore rose nearly 26% last year to their highest level in more than two decades, reflecting the "unseen mental distress" in the city-state, according to a local non-governmental organisation (NGO).
Canada wildfires again bring more unhealthy air in North America
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» CHICAGO - Smoke from Canada's worst-ever wildfires was severely impacting air quality Wednesday across Ontario and at least 15 US states, with monitors warning that over one hundred million people face potentially unhealthy conditions.
Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 seconds
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» PARIS - Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands in 2022, most of it destroyed to make way for cattle and commodity crops, an analysis of satellite data released Tuesday revealed.
China calls West's economic de-risking a 'false proposition'
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» TIANJIN (CHINA) - Chinese Premier Li Qiang slammed efforts in the West to "de-risk" their economies as a "false proposition" on Tuesday, hitting back against US and EU policy aimed at reducing their reliance on China.