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Boos, blowups and last-minute pause as a chaotic COP30 closes out
AFP, Published on 23/11/2025
» BELéM (BRAZIL) - Jabs about greedy children, boos for the Vatican, and a suspension of proceedings lasting more than an hour: the COP30 finale unfolded with the same chaotic energy that defined the summit, exposing the rifts that came close to derailing a deal.
Earth 'can no longer sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
AFP, Published on 08/11/2025
» BELéM (BRAZIL) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said Earth cannot sustain humanity's dependence on fossil fuels and without confronting this reality the climate fight will be lost.
Singapore firm rejects $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» SINGAPORE - A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.
Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» BROOKES POINT (PHILIPPINES) - A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.
Iran-Israel war: latest developments
AFP, Published on 25/06/2025
» JERUSALEM - Classified US intelligence suggests that American strikes on Iran set back its nuclear programme by just a few months, contradicting President Donald Trump's claim of total destruction.
Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» SYDNEY — Millions of Australians voted Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, following a campaign shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and United States President Donald Trump's tariffs.
China accuses US spies of Asian Winter Games cyberattacks
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese security officials said on Tuesday they had implicated three US “secret agents” in cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in the northeastern city of Harbin, offering a reward for information on the alleged spies.
Captain of cargo ship in North Sea collision is Russian
AFP, Published on 12/03/2025
» LONDON - The arrested captain of a cargo ship that hit a stationary tanker in the North Sea causing a huge blaze is a Russian national, the ship's owner told AFP Wednesday.
Meta fires employees for leaks amid Zuckerberg's Trump pivot
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — Meta on Thursday said it had laid off 20 workers for leaking information to the media, as the social media giant faces pressure over the recent political shift of its boss Mark Zuckerberg towards United States President Donald Trump.
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» YASHIO (JAPAN) — Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole this week.