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Vietnam flood death toll reaches 16
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 20/11/2025
» HANOI - The death toll from a new round of torrential rain, flooding and landslides in central Vietnam since the weekend has risen to 16, a government report said on Thursday, with water levels rising further in already inundated towns and villages.
Ouattara tipped for fourth term as Ivory Coast leader
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» ABIDJAN - Incumbent Alassane Ouattara is the overwhelming favourite to secure a fourth term in Ivory Coast’s presidential election on Saturday, a task facilitated by the barring of several key opposition figures.
Ecuador's presidential hopefuls face toxic brew of crime, unemployment
AFP, Published on 13/04/2025
» GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR) - Cartel violence is hollowing out Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil, scaring away tourists, pummelling the economy and leaving whoever wins Sunday's presidential election with a gargantuan problem.
El Niño nears historic intensity
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/12/2023
» El Niño is threatening to become one of the most intense events of its type in history as the weather pattern approaches its peak strength in the coming weeks.
Green rules could lead to coffee shortage in EU
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/12/2023
» The European Union is facing the prospect of a coffee shortage in 2025 as the market grapples with a lack of clarity in new deforestation regulations, according to the International Coffee Organization.
Ghana's ruling party votes for 2024 candidate
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» ACCRA - Ghana's ruling party voted on Saturday in primaries to elect its candidate for next year's presidential ballot, with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia widely favoured to win.
Gabon military has seized power in coup
Reuters, Published on 30/08/2023
» LIBREVILLE - A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, after the state election body announced President Ali Bongo had won a third term.
Dutch king makes historic apology for slavery
AFP, Published on 02/07/2023
» AMSTERDAM: Dutch King Willem-Alexander issued a historic royal apology Saturday for the Netherlands' involvement in slavery, saying he felt "personally and intensely" affected.
Dutch king makes historic apology for slavery
Published on 01/07/2023
» AMSTERDAM: Dutch King Willem-Alexander issued a historic royal apology on Saturday for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected.
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.