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Energy-starved S.Africa offers tax breaks to boost green power
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» PRETORIA - South Africa unveiled Wednesday new tax incentives to encourage investment in the production of clean power to help the country battle an energy crisis that has sparked worsening blackouts.
'Give us ammo': Wagner chief challenges Russian army
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» MOSCOW - The head of the Wagner mercenary outfit on Wednesday urged Russians to pressure the country's regular army into sharing ammunition with his fighters in Ukraine in a major challenge to the Kremlin.
Webb spots surprisingly massive galaxies in early universe
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» PARIS - The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six massive galaxies that emerged not long after the Big Bang, a study said Wednesday, surprising scientists by forming at a speed that contradicts our current understanding of the universe.
Kenya launches probe into sex abuse claims at UK tea firms
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» NAIROBI - Kenyan prosecutors on Wednesday said they will investigate accusations of sexual abuse on tea estates that supply some of Britain's most popular brands.
Candidates battle for 'Buhari' votes in north Nigerian stronghold
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» KANO (NIGERIA) - When shoe salesman Haruna Abubakar voted for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and again in 2019, he was one of more than a million Nigerians backing the former army chief in his stronghold of northern Kano State.
Manila keen to 'expose' Chinese ships
Kyodo News, Published on 22/02/2023
» PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines: Chinese ships remain an intimidating presence around a Philippine-controlled shoal in the contested Spratly Islands chain where a recent laser-pointing incident has become a new source of tension between the two countries.
Hidden pain: Central Africa's rape epidemic
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» BANGUI, Central African Republic: Camille fixes her gaze on her fingers, fidgeting with the hem of her dress. Her gestures are anxious, and her tender features betray her 15 years of age.
Diplomatic staff tour Isan sites
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 22/02/2023
» The Ministry of Culture is continuing with its mission to forge ties with other countries, taking diplomatic representatives from 28 countries on a special tour of northeastern Thailand.
Cannabis bill runs out of time
Bloomberg News and Online Reporters, Published on 22/02/2023
» The House of Representatives has almost run out of time to pass the much-awaited cannabis bill, as lawmakers remain divided over key provisions, leaving the fast-growing industry in regulatory limbo.
Pupil stabs teacher to death at French school
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France: A teacher at a school in southwest France was killed on Wednesday in a stabbing attack by a teenage pupil in the middle of a lesson, the regional prosecutor said.