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Kenya govt threatens striking pilots with disciplinary action
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» NAIROBI - Pilots on strike at Kenya Airways will face disciplinary action if they don't return to work immediately, the government said Sunday, with thousands of passengers stranded for a second day after dozens of fresh flight cancellations.
COP27: Financing for climate damages gets a foot in the door
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» SHARM EL SHEIKH: UN climate negotiations on Sunday offered a sliver of hope and "solidarity" for developing countries battered by increasingly costly impacts of global warming, in agreeing to discuss the thorny issue of money for "loss and damage".
Hacking gang targeted Qatar World Cup critics
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» LONDON - An India-based computer hacking gang targeted critics of the Qatar World Cup, an investigation by British journalists said on Sunday, as the Qatari government furiously denied it had played any part in commissioning the eavesdropping.
Vietnam central bank chief says it can provide liquidity to the banking system
Reuters, Published on 06/11/2022
» HANOI; Vietnam's central bank is willing to provide liquidity to the local banking system, Governor Nguyen Thi Hong said on Sunday, as lenders face pressure from higher interest rates and tightening credit conditions.
Top influencers on China's version of TikTok are twin brothers with over 100m followers
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/11/2022
» Twin brothers who star in their own video skits about daily life have become the most popular influencers on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, amassing more than 100 million followers in four years.
Climate change is speeding up, warns major UN report
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» SHARM EL SHEIKH (EGYPT) - Each of the last eight years, if projections for 2022 hold, will be hotter than any year prior to 2015, the UN said Sunday, detailing a dramatic increase in the rate of global warming.
Italy accepts some migrants, not others as tensions rise
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» ROME - Italy readied Sunday to allow vulnerable migrants off a second charity rescue vessel in Sicily, but sources close to firebrand minister Matteo Salvini warned those not eligible to remain would be forced back into international waters.
Thailand joins Japan’s multilateral display of naval unity amid E. Asia tension
Reuters, Published on 06/11/2022
» YOKOSUKA, Japan: Japan hosted its first international fleet review for seven years on Sunday with ships from 12 other nations in a show of unity as North Korea fires record numbers of missiles and China increases its pressure on Taiwan.
UN climate summit opens with warning against 'backsliding'
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt: The UN's COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt with warnings against backsliding on efforts to cut emissions and calls for rich nations to compensate poor countries after a year of extreme weather disasters.
'I'm a rock star now!': Dolly, Eminem join Rock Hall of Fame
AFP, Published on 06/11/2022
» Dolly Parton led a supergroup in a rousing rendition of "Jolene" as Eminem brought the entire room to its feet at Saturday's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gala, which inducted its most eclectic group of legends in years in an ode to rock's spirit.