Oil prices soar more than 4% after Hamas attack on Israel
HONG KONG, Oct 9, 2023 (AFP) - Oil prices soared more than four percent Monday after Hamas launched an attack…
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Asia
UN warns thousands trafficked into online crime in SE Asia
GENEVA, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in Southeast Asia by criminal gangs…
3 years ago
Mercury hits new highs as heat waves scorch the globe
ATHENS, July 17, 2023 (AFP) - Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves and wildfires scorched swathes of the…
3 years ago
Dangerous heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage
ROME, July 16, 2023 (AFP) - Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple…
3 years ago
How climate change fuels extreme heat
TOKYO, June 22, 2023 (AFP) - Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the…
3 years ago
Crash landing on us! Swiss village reels from Netflix fame
By Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse ISELTWALD, Switzerland (AFP) -- "It's a dream come true," said Filipina tourist Isabel Palijon, staring…
3 years ago
Asia heatwaves made 30 times more likely by climate change: study
NEW DELHI, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Climate change made record-breaking deadly heatwaves in Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand last…
3 years ago
DEVELOPING STORY: Rescue operations to extract foreigners from Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Monday 4/24/2023 Battles raging in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries have sparked multiple evacuation…
3 years ago
‘Hotter and hotter’: Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave
Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Wednesday 4/19/2023 Sweltering under a blistering sun, people across South and Southeast Asia have been…
3 years ago
Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: study
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia,…
3 years ago
Canada unveils new Asia-Pacific strategy with eye on China
Canada on Sunday unveiled its new economic and diplomatic strategy for the Asia-Pacific region, allocating 2.3 billion Canadian dollars (US$1.7…
4 years ago
Qatar to host 2023 Asian Cup after China’s Covid pull-out
by M JEGATHESAN Agence France Presse Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) -- World Cup hosts Qatar will stage the 2023 Asian…
4 years ago
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