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Cruise ships at centre of dispute in Florida's idyllic Key West
AFP, Published on 17/04/2022
» KEY WEST, United States: The island-city of Key West off the southern tip of Florida invites visitors to stroll slowly, enjoy turquoise waters and take in the sunset. But according to some residents, that idyllic peace is endangered -- by lumbering, tourist-filled cruise ships.
Florida governor calls to end Disney's self-governing status at theme park
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» MIAMI: Florida governor Ron DeSantis asked the US state's congress Tuesday to vote to eliminate a statute that allows entertainment giant Disney to act as a local government in Orlando, where it has its theme park.
Ukraine calls for talks in teetering Mariupol as Moscow holds ICBM test
AFP, Published on 21/04/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA (UKRAINE) - Ukraine called Wednesday for urgent negotiations with Russia in Mariupol, which appeared close to falling after weeks of siege, as Vladimir Putin flexed his military muscle with the test launch of a new, nuclear capable ICBM.
Routine Russian bombardment terrifies Kharkiv
AFP, Published on 24/04/2022
» KHARKIV (UKRAINE) - "Close the window, smoke is getting in," a policeman yells. Vyacheslav Pavlov and his elderly mother live on the ninth floor in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv and the next-door flat is ablaze after a Russian rocket attack.
Ukraine claims Kyiv region as Russians pull back, bodies in nearby towns
AFP, Published on 03/04/2022
» KYIV: Ukraine said Saturday it has regained control of the Kyiv region, with Russian troops retreating from around the capital and Chernigiv city, as evidence emerged of possible civilian killings in areas the invading forces have been occupying.
Moscow accused of war crimes as Ukraine atrocities mount
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» KYIV - Bloody new attacks on civilians fuelled accusations Thursday that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine, as the United States warned it will make China pay for any support given to Moscow's assault.
'Rhino bond' charges onto markets to save S. African animals
AFP, Published on 24/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: Critically endangered black rhinos in South Africa will get help from an unusual source: Wall Street, where institutional investors have expressed a willingness to buy a new type of bond being issued by the World Bank that will pay for efforts to save the animals.
Blast rips new district to shreds as war reaches into Kyiv
AFP, Published on 22/03/2022
» KYIV - The six corpses lie in a row beneath an awning plastered with garish advertising company logos.
Fishing crews fear 5-year recovery after oil spill
AFP, Published on 31/01/2022
» The nightly armada of bobbing green lights from squid boats has all but disappeared near the site of an oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand, as devastated local crews brace for lost income and damaged fish stocks.
Oil spill pollutes nature reserve in Ecuadoran Amazon
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» QUITO: An oil spill in eastern Ecuador has reached a nature reserve and polluted a river that supplies water to indigenous communities, the country's environmental ministry said Monday.