Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid to Tonga
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck…
4 years ago
The exiled sculptor of ‘all that is no longer there’ in Syria
by Lucie PEYTERMANN Agence France-Presse VANVESS, France (AFP) - A Syrian neighbourhood targeted by regime bombing lies in ruins, with…
4 years ago
Jihadist threat stirs anti-Fulani hostility in Ivory Coast
by Pierre DONADIEU Agence France-Presse KAFOLO, Ivory Coast (AFP) - Jihadist attacks in northern Ivory Coast have ramped up hostility…
4 years ago
Rio Tinto begins underground work at vast Mongolia copper mine: state media
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AFP) - Underground operations have finally begun at a copper mine in Mongolia, official media has reported, ending…
4 years ago
Hydrogen planes not enough to green aviation: study
PARIS, France (AFP) - The aviation industry looks at hydrogen-fuelled planes as a solution to decarbonise the sector, but a…
4 years ago
DOH reports three more Omicron deaths, bringing total fatalities due to this variant to five
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported three more Omicron deaths, bringing the total deaths due to this…
4 years ago
West links Afghan humanitarian aid to human rights
by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES and Viken KANTARCI Agence France-Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) - Western diplomats Tuesday linked humanitarian aid to Afghanistan…
4 years ago
GM to spend $7 bn in Michigan to build electric auto capacity
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - General Motors announced Tuesday plans to invest $7 billion in the US state of…
4 years ago
Dozens of people missing after boat capsizes off Florida: US Coast Guard
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The US Coast Guard launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat…
4 years ago
Slovak flying car receives official certification
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AFP) - Slovakia's Transport Authority on Tuesday said it had issued a certificate of airworthiness for flying car…
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