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Putin hits back as Trump fuels G20 tensions
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» BUENOS AIRES - G20 leaders opened annual talks on Friday stalked by the deepest divisions since their first summit 10 years ago, with US President Donald Trump under fire for destroying the group's past consensus on trade and climate change.
Polluters in the room: big energy 'undermining' UN climate talks
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» PARIS - Oil and coal giants are exploiting a lack of conflict-of-interest protection at UN climate talks to push for continued fossil fuel use despite its contribution to harmful climate change, several sources have told AFP.
Trump claims win as US, Mexico, Canada sign new trade deal
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» BUENOS AIRES - The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada on Friday signed a huge regional trade deal to replace the old NAFTA, denounced by President Donald Trump as a killer of US jobs.
Forget the snacks: Charity vending machines dish out goats as gifts for poor
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» NEW YORK - Buy a goat to donate to a poor family...from a vending machine?
Ukraine bars Russian men from entry as tensions flare
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» KIEV - Ukraine on Friday barred Russian men aged 16-60 from entry as tensions mounted between the two countries over Moscow's seizure of three Ukrainian ships last week.
Israel in first Syria strikes since air defence upgrade: monitor
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» BEIRUT - Israel struck several positions south of Damascus, a war monitor said Friday, in the first strikes since Syrian air defences were upgraded following the accidental downing of a Russian plane in September.
Indonesians sip 4,000 cups of colonial-era Java
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» BATUSANGKAR, Indonesia: Thousands of Indonesians lined up to get their mug of Java in the hopes of keeping alive a coffee tradition that dates back to Dutch colonial times.
Japan court extends Ghosn detention
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» TOKYO - A Tokyo court on Friday extended the detention of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, local media said, after his arrest on allegations of financial misconduct that have shaken the auto industry.
Papua New Guinea's 'gay village' offers sanctuary, hope
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY - As an openly gay man in Papua New Guinea, where sex between men is illegal and stigma and violence widespread, 24-year-old Kapera Patrick remembers thugs pelting him with abuse, stones and bottles.
Japan prosecutors seek to extend Ghosn detention
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» TOKYO: Tokyo prosecutors were expected Friday to request an extension to Carlos Ghosn's detention over allegations of financial misconduct against the former Nissan chief that have shaken the auto industry.