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Oslo (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 - Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Friday it was excluding French mining company Eramet from its portfolio, citing risks that the company was contributing to human rights violations and environmental damage at a nickel mine in Indonesia.
Sep 12, 2025
Geneva (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 - Severe flooding sweeping through large parts of South Sudan has displaced around 100,000 people in recent weeks, the UN said Friday, warning the number could quadruple by the end of the year.
Sep 12, 2025
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 - Shinning down a lamp-post, the tiny gorilla almost seems to be laughing as he dodges past his keeper at an Istanbul zoo he's called home since being rescued from traffickers.
Sep 12, 2025
Honiara (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 - Pacific Island leaders agreed on Friday to a new framework that would allow nations to join a key regional forum as strategic partners, after accusations that China was influencing regional decision-making.
Sep 12, 2025
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 - The African Union has announced plans to form a coalition of mineral-producing nations to manage the global rush for critical minerals after holding a climate summit,
Sep 11, 2025
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 - At a tiny, cluttered flat in Hong Kong, four people sat around a large rainbow flag and quietly started to embroider.
Sep 11, 2025
Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 - Human Rights Watch said Thursday Zambia must investigate the health fallout of a major toxic spill at a Chinese-owned mine dam after reports of risks from heavy metal poisoning.
Sep 11, 2025
Brasilia (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 - As a military man Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro had a reputation for disobeying orders. As head of state from 2019 to 2022, he thumbed his nose at institutions.
Sep 11, 2025
Bulacan, Philippines (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 - On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan.
Sep 11, 2025
Athens (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 - A disputed hotel project near one of Greece's best-known beaches on the tourist island of Milos has been blocked after months of controversy, local authorities said this week.
Sep 11, 2025
Jakarta (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 - The death toll from deadly flash floods that swept two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, rose to 19 on Thursday, officials said, with five others missing.
Sep 11, 2025
Sydney (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 - Australian authorities are investigating an American influencer who filmed himself wrestling wild crocodiles in Queensland, condemning the extremely dangerous and illegal activity.
Sep 11, 2025
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 - Selecting the point of impact for a kinetic deflection mission is not trivial, according to research unveiled at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki. Striking the wrong location could nudge a
Sep 11, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 - Scientists estimate that a platinum-rich asteroid just a few hundred meters wide could be worth more than the entire world's GDP. This idea has sparked the dream of asteroid mining. But is it real
Sep 11, 2025
Abidjan (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 - Nigerien authorities must do more to protect civilians against deadly attacks by the Islamic State Sahel Province, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
Sep 10, 2025
Paris (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 - Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires exposed more than 350 million people in North America and Europe to air pollution that likely contributed to tens of thousands of deaths, according to new estimates published Wednesday.
Sep 10, 2025
