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KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — The Chinese government did not consult with Kyiv when preparing its peace plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official said on condition of anonymity. “China did not consult with us,” the official told reporters, including AFP. Beijing has promised to publish its proposed “political solution” to the Ukraine conflict this week, in time for the first anniversary of Russia’s February 24 invasion of its neighbor. Ukraine’s top […]
by Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Powerful winter storms lashed the United States on Wednesday, with heavy snow snarling travel across wide areas, even as unusual warmth was expected in others. Blizzards expected to dump up to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow swept across a vast band of the country from the West Coast to the Great Lakes, grounding flights and knocking out power to tens of thousands. […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Wednesday 2/22/2023 President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia was fighting for its “historical” lands in Ukraine, speaking at a state-organised patriotic rally in Moscow in support of the Ukraine offensive. “I just heard from the top military leadership of the country that a battle is ongoing right now, for our historical lands, for our people,” Putin said. In a short address to the tens of thousands gathered at Moscow’s main […]
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France | AFP | Wednesday 2/22/2023 by Carole SUHAS A teacher at a school in southwest France was killed on Wednesday in a stabbing attack by a teenage pupil in the middle of a lesson, the regional prosecutor said. The teacher of Spanish, 52, was teaching a class at the school in the seaside town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz when the pupil, 16, attacked her with a knife. She was given emergency aid at the scene, […]
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Wednesday 2/22/2023 K-pop supergroup BTS’ management agency HYBE said Wednesday it had become the biggest shareholder of embattled rival SM Entertainment, whose founder has been mired in an ugly power struggle within his company. SM was founded by Lee Soo-man, who is widely referred to as “the godfather of K-pop” and credited for producing key figures in an earlier generation of artists such as BoA, Girls’ Generation and TVXQ, […]
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigerians will vote for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in an unprecedented race between three frontrunners battling to govern Africa’s most populous democracy. After eight years under Buhari, Nigeria still faces huge challenges, from attacks by jihadists and separatists, a sluggish economy and growing poverty, leaving many Nigerians desperate for change. The February 25 election will be closely watched after coups in Mali and Burkina Faso knocked West […]
(Eagle News) — Toxic red tide beyond the regulatory limit has been detected in parts of Masbate, Capiz, and other areas. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said the paralytic shelfish poison, as toxic red tide is also known, was found specifically in shellfish collected from the following: coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol coastal waters of Panay, President Roxas, and Pilar in Capiz San […]
by Ana FERNÁNDEZ Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A once-powerful Mexican government minister was convicted by a US jury Tuesday of aiding the very drug smuggling he was tasked with cracking down on. Genaro Garcia Luna, public security minister under Felipe Calderon’s presidency from 2006 to 2012, was found guilty on all five counts following a high-profile trial in New York. The month-long proceedings shone a spotlight on the corruption of the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Global consulting giant McKinsey plans to let go 2,000 of its employees, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. The round of layoffs would be one of the company’s biggest ever, according to Bloomberg, which said the firm had increased headcount from 28,000 to 45,000 over the past five years. Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg said the number of employees affected could still change, and are expected to primarily target administrative staff who […]
by Carole GUIRADO Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Actor Vincent Cassel is set to dominate big and small screens this year, appearing in two blockbuster French films and a new spy thriller on Apple TV. “Liaison” pairs Cassel with another major French export, Eva Green, as former lovers forced to work together to stop a series of major cyber-attacks. The 56-year-old star of “Black Swan” is not coy about why he chose to work […]
by Mikhail FLORES Agence France-Presse BARAS, Philippines (AFP) — From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can’t see the bare mountains around the built-up city. But she feels the impact of deforestation every time her living room floods. Slash-and-burn farming, illegal logging, open-pit mining and development fueled by population growth have stripped the once-densely forested Philippines of much of its trees. In Manila, where more than 13 million people live, low-lying areas are […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The United States has said China is “considering providing lethal support” for Russia’s war in Ukraine. Beijing quickly rebuffed the claim this week but experts say it may have some merit and, if China did give support, could be a “game changer” in the year-old conflict. Here are some key questions about Washington’s claim, and its implications: What is behind the US claim? Since Russian tanks rolled over the border into […]
