As prices soar, Japan returns to human waste fertiliser

MIURA, Japan, June 30, 2023 (AFP) - It's cheap, recycled, and has centuries of tradition: "shimogoe" or "fertiliser from a…

Smog and extreme heat, an unsafe combo for Texans

By Moisés ÁVILA Agence France-Presse HOUSTON, June 30, 2023 (AFP) -- Extreme temperatures have combined with habitual smog in Houston…

Google to block local news in Canada in response to media law

OTTAWA, June 29, 2023 (AFP) -- Google on Thursday became the latest Silicon Valley giant to block Canadian users from…

Policeman who killed French teen says ‘sorry’ to the family: lawyer

NANTERRE, France, June 29, 2023 (AFP) - The policeman who killed a French teenager in a Paris suburb on Tuesday,…

Police brace for more violent protests over French teen’s killing

PARIS, June 29, 2023 (AFP) - French police braced for more violent protests Thursday over the fatal shooting of a…

Extreme heat kills more than 100 in Mexico: government

MEXICO CITY, June 29, 2023 (AFP) -- More than 100 people have died due to extreme heat in Mexico in…

Geneva airport strike to ground flights Friday

  GENEVA, June 29, 2023 (AFP) - Flights at Geneva's international airport will be grounded for four hours on Friday…

France braces for new protests as anger grows over police killing

PARIS, June 29, 2023 (AFP) - France on Thursday ordered the mobilisation of tens of thousands of police to prevent…

EU fears ‘weaker Putin’

BRUSSELS, June 29, 2023 (AFP) - The EU warned Thursday that Russia has become unstable and more dangerous following the…

Putin says ‘didn’t doubt’ support of Russians during Wagner mutiny

MOSCOW, June 28, 2023 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that he did not doubt the support of…

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