Politics

UK rolls out tougher virus action after dire science warning

by Alice RITCHIE / Phil HAZLEWOOD / Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse London, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's…

Czech PM urges EU to shelve Green Deal amid virus

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — The Czech premier, whose country depends on nuclear energy and coal, said Monday the European Union…

Oil prices extend losses on price war, virus fallout

Singapore, Singapore (AFP) — Oil prices extended the gloom on Monday after a Saudi-Russian price war and an equities meltdown…

UK vows action after envoy slams plans for UN climate talks

By Alice RITCHIE Agence France-Presse London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday called for urgent action to…

North Africa football stadiums double as political arenas

  by Hamza Mekouar Agence France-Presse CASABLANCA, Morocco (AFP) -- From Casablanca to Algiers via Tunis, the chants belted out across…

Israel says Netanyahu discusses ‘normalization’ with Sudan’s leader

by Guillaume Lavallee with Michael O'Hagan in Entebbe Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sudan's…

Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’

by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) -- Facebook's massive settlement in a class action case over violating…

France cracks down on plastic waste, destruction of unsold clothes

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French parliament on Thursday passed a law forbidding retailers from destroying unsold clothes and banning…

Bulgarians’ patience runs dry over water crisis

by Diana SIMEONOVA / Vessela SERGUEVA Agence France-Presse PERNIK, Bulgaria (AFP) - Forced to "live without water, in the 21st…

UK fishermen angling for big catch post Brexit

NORTH SHIELDS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Roland JACKSON / William EDWARDS Just before dawn, the Good Fellowship trawler casts its…

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