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Mild winter disrupts ice road to Canadian diamond mines
Published on 30/03/2024
» An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometre ice road that is rebuilt every year as the main conduit for three companies to access their diamond mines in the remote Arctic region.
New rockets set to launch in 2024
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations.
War-torn Sudan faces 'catastrophe' as UN funds run short
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» PORT SUDAN (SUDAN) - The United Nations has only been able to reach a fraction of the nearly 25 million people needing aid in war-devastated Sudan, the head of the UN's humanitarian response in the country says.
Egypt election offers more of the same despite crisis
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» CAIRO: Egyptians vote on Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by war in neighbouring Gaza and with little doubt that the incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will secure a third term.
Once the bane of big tech, Vestager's star wanes
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - Margrethe Vestager is preparing to return to her day job as the European Union's competition chief after a hard-fought and ultimately unsuccessful bid to lead the bloc's lender.
'Grand Theft Auto VI' trailer drops, flagging 2025 release
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - The first trailer for "Grand Theft Auto VI" was put on YouTube in a surprise, ahead-of-schedule post on Monday, promising a 2025 release for the latest installment in the mega-popular video game franchise.
Arab, Western diplomats talk past each other on Gaza
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» CAIRO - Cairo's "Summit for Peace" was meant to be a diplomatic breakthrough towards a ceasefire in Gaza, but its failure revealed what one analyst called the "fault lines" between Arab and Western states on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Canada left battered by 'never before seen' wildfire season
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» NORMéTAL, Canada: When scientists started pouring over data to assess Canada's fire season this year, they struggled to find the right superlatives.
Inside El Salvador's mega-prison holding 12,000 alleged gangsters
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» TECOLUCA (EL SALVADOR) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's relentless war on gangs is steadily filling the cellblocks of a massive prison that may be Latin America's largest.
No stars? Comic-Con returns to roots as Hollywood strikes
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» SAN DIEGO - Comic books, video games and colorful "cosplay" outfits took center stage at Comic-Con as the giant pop culture event kicked off Thursday without its usual A-list stars due to the Hollywood strike.