Forest fires destroying vital buffer against climate change
World
September 13, 2019
Forest fires destroying vital buffer against climate change
With fierce blazes raging in jungles from the Amazon to Indonesia, concerns are mounting about the impact as rainforests play…
Paris commuters hit as metro workers strike over pension reform
World
September 13, 2019
Paris commuters hit as metro workers strike over pension reform
Paris metro and other public transport workers walked off the job Friday over a planned pension overhaul, sparking huge traffic…
Paris, four other French cities ban use of pesticides
World
September 12, 2019
Paris, four other French cities ban use of pesticides
Paris and four other French cities on Thursday banned the use of synthetic pesticides within their boundaries, as an anti-chemicals…
At least 50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo
World
September 12, 2019
At least 50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo
At least 50 stowaways were killed when a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo early Thursday, the…
Beijing to exit 200 most polluted cities list
World
September 12, 2019
Beijing to exit 200 most polluted cities list
Beijing’s notoriously bad air quality has improved in recent years and the Chinese capital is expected to drop out of…
Mugabe’s body arrives home to divided Zimbabwe, burial dispute
World
September 12, 2019
Mugabe’s body arrives home to divided Zimbabwe, burial dispute
The body of Zimbabwe’s ex-president, Robert Mugabe, arrived home on Wednesday to an honour guard in a country divided over…
Israel’s Netanyahu faces criticism over annexation plan
Middle East
September 12, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu faces criticism over annexation plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election pledge to annex the West Bank’s Jordan Valley drew praise from right-wing allies Wednesday,…
‘Rebel’ Saudi women shun obligatory abaya robe
Middle East
September 12, 2019
‘Rebel’ Saudi women shun obligatory abaya robe
Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through…
2,500 unaccounted for in hurricane-hit Bahamas: official
World
September 12, 2019
2,500 unaccounted for in hurricane-hit Bahamas: official
About 2,500 people are unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, the archipelago’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said…
FIFA organises Iran visit to ‘assess preparations’ for female fans
Middle East
September 12, 2019
FIFA organises Iran visit to ‘assess preparations’ for female fans
FIFA said on Wednesday it will send officials to Iran “shortly” to look at the possibility of allowing female spectators…