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Who is Chen Zhi, the young tycoon accused of running global cyber scams?
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2026
» Chinese-Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi's arrest and extradition to China this week marked a stunning fall for a young tycoon accused of running a brutal online scam and money laundering operation.
Pacific microstate sells passports to fund climate action
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» SYDNEY - A remote Pacific nation has started selling passports to fund climate action, but is so far struggling to attract new citizens to the low-lying, largely barren island.
Rescuers fly in to join search for Vanuatu quake survivors
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» PORT VILA (VANUATU) - Foreign rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-rocked Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise.
Bodies seen in Vanuatu capital after major quake
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» SYDNEY - A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing the US and other embassies, with a witness telling AFP of bodies seen in the city.
'Small minority' blocking COP28 progress, says at-risk Vanuatu
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» DUBAI: A small minority of countries at UN climate talks are blocking a growing consensus to phase out fossil fuels, at-risk Vanuatu's climate change minister told AFP on Sunday.
Singapore seizes more houses from Chinese money laundering gang
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/08/2023
» Singapore banned the disposal of 11 more properties as the police pushed forward with the investigation in one of the country’s biggest money laundering and forgery cases.
France's Macron denounces 'new imperialism' in Pacific
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» PORT VILA (VANUATU) - French President Emmanuel Macron denounced "new imperialism" in the Pacific during a landmark visit to the region on Thursday, warning of a threat to the sovereignty of smaller states.
Critical negotiations on deep sea mining kick off in Jamaica
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Critical negotiations concerning the future of deep sea mining and mineral extraction kicked off Monday in Jamaica, as conservationists aim to rein in a nascent industry that so far lacks meaningful guardrails.
Fossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» PARIS: The future of fossil fuels -- the leading source of planet-heating emissions -- will face scrutiny at UN climate negotiations Monday with an under-fire Emirati oil chief poised to step into the driver's seat.
UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body's top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change.