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Top consultancy undermining climate change fight: whistleblowers
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» PARIS - The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources and leaked documents.
Portuguese prime minister resigns following corruption probe
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» LISBON - Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his resignation on Tuesday after he was embroiled in a corruption investigation into the awarding of energy-related contracts.
World wine output at 60-year low
Published on 07/11/2023
» PARIS - World wine production is expected to fall to its lowest level in 60 years in 2023 due to poor harvests in the Southern Hemisphere and in some major European producers, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said on Tuesday.
Euclid space telescope releases first images
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» DARMSTADT, Germany - The first images from Europe's Euclid space telescope were released on Tuesday, showing a nebula resembling a horse's head, never-before-seen distant galaxies and even "circumstantial evidence" of elusive dark matter.
Kawasaki beat 10-man Pathum 4-2 in ACL
Published on 07/11/2023
» KAWASAKI, Japan - Centre-back Kazuya Yamamura headed the decisive goal in the 68th minute as Kawasaki Frontale made it four wins from four Asian Champions League (ACL) matches with a 4-2 victory at home to BG Pathum United of Thailand in Group I on Tuesday.
French ‘getaway king’ won’t appeal conviction
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» PARIS - A career criminal and self-described "freedom addict" who escaped a French jail in a hijacked helicopter will not appeal his 14-year sentence for the escape, prosecutors told AFP Tuesday.
Chinese hospital boss linked to child kidnappings
Published on 07/11/2023
» The head of a hospital in China has been detained as part of an investigation into whether it worked with gangs to give kidnapped youngsters new identities, China Central Television reported on Tuesday.
Indonesian judges rapped over nepotism
Published on 07/11/2023
» JAKARTA - A judicial ethics panel in Indonesia has found the chief justice of the Constitutional Court guilty of ethical violations over a ruling that paved the way for the son of President Joko Widodo to run for the vice presidency.
US Supreme Court weighs whether abusers can have guns
Published on 07/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court is preparing to weigh the legality of a federal law that makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining orders to have guns.
Cabinet approves two vice-ministers
Post Reporters, Published on 07/11/2023
» The cabinet has approved the appointment of two vice-ministers as proposed by the Secretariat of the Prime Minister, according to Kenika Ounjit, a deputy government spokeswoman.