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British Museum director resigns after spate of thefts
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» LONDON - British Museum director Hartwig Fischer resigned on Friday, admitting the museum did not act "as it should have" on warnings that items had gone missing.
Sarkozy faces 2025 trial over alleged Libyan corruption
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will be tried in 2025 over allegations he took money from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund one of his election campaigns, prosecutors said on Friday.
Ecuador banned Amazon oil. Brazil wants to drill
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO: The timing spoke volumes: just as Ecuador announced its historic decision to halt oil drilling in a sensitive Amazon rainforest reserve, Brazil trumpeted its massive fossil-fuel investment plans — which include oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon river.
Colombian community wins fight to protect paradise
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» NUQUI, Colombia: In the remote west of Colombia, where virgin rainforest and pristine beaches collide, a group of politicians and businessmen dreamed of building a massive port on the Pacific.
Fed chief prepared to raise rates further
Published on 25/08/2023
» JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming: The US Federal Reserve is prepared to raise interest rates further if needed and intends to keep them high until inflation is on a convincing path toward its 2% target, chairman Jerome Powell said on Friday.
Japanese fishing industry reeling from China ban
Published on 25/08/2023
» TOKYO: Japan’s fishing industry is getting hit with falling prices and growing uncertainty after the Chinese government imposed a ban on the country’s marine products in response to its decision to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear site into the Pacific Ocean.
Kremlin denies Prigozhin killed on its orders
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Friday dismissed rumours it orchestrated the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, presumed dead in a plane crash two months after leading a mutiny in Russia.
Zimbabwe election 'fell short' of standards
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» HARARE: Foreign poll observers on Friday said Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections failed to conform to regional and international standards, placing in doubt the credibility of the tense vote.
Red Line station gets clean bill of health
Post Reporters, Published on 25/08/2023
» Repair and maintenance work on the escalators and elevators at the Don Mueang station on the Red Line has now been completed, according to the Department of Rail Transport (DRT).
Russia hails air defences after drone attack on Crimea
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia on Friday praised the work of its air defences, saying they had downed 42 drones over the Moscow-controlled Crimean peninsula, a day after Ukraine claimed its forces launched a raid there.