Tree With Solar Panels Unveiled In France
A solar tree with giant square leaves that convert sunlight into electricity was unveiled in the central French town of Nevers on Monday, allowing passers-by to charge their phones, surf the...
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MI5 Launches Internal Probe As Manchester Marks Week Since Attack
Britain's MI5 intelligence service has launched an internal probe into whether vital clues were missed ahead of the Manchester attack, as the city marked on Monday a week since the carnage that...
Macron Hosts Putin In Latest Diplomatic Test
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in their first meeting since he came to office with differences on Ukraine and Syria in full view. After playing...
Extraordinary Life of Explorer Ali Bey Set For Cinema
Adventurer, Orientalist, spy: the remarkable story of Spanish explorer Ali Bey al-Abbassi is to be told on the silver screen for the first time, two centuries after his death. Born in Catalonia in...
Modi Seeks To Repair Russia Ties On Europe Tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to repair India's drifting partnership with Russia when he meets President Vladimir Putin this week, amid wariness over Moscow's renewed interest in New Delhi's...
In China, Maggots Finish Plates, and Food Waste
Thousands of voracious white maggots wiggle frenetically while tearing through trayfuls of leftover meat, vegetables and fruits in an unusual farm in southwestern China. It may not be a pretty sight,...
BA Flight Disruption At Heathrow Set For Third Day
British Airways passengers are facing a third day of disruption at Heathrow as the airline deals with the impact of a worldwide computer system crash. BA says it aims to operate a full long-haul...
Akufo-Addo Tasks Soldiers To Lead Galamsey Fight
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has been tasked to lead the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. Speaking at the presentation of colours to the Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment...
Europe Can’t Rely On US and UK
Europe can no longer "completely depend" on the US and UK following the election of President Trump and Brexit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says. Mrs Merkel said she wanted friendly relations...
Scientists Discover Worm That Can Biodegrade Polythene
Scientists have found that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene. Polyethylene plastics, the toughest and most used item have become...
Tax Reforms Must Be Evident-Based
An economist at the University of Ghana (UG) has proposed that tax reforms should be based on evident-based models, which are able to predict how much the country will benefit from them. Professor...
US Weighs Banning Laptop Computers On International Flights
US Homeland Security John Kelly said Sunday that he was considering banning laptop computers on international flights into and out of the country, amid signs of "a real threat." Kelly made his...
Fresh From His Travels, Trump Rails On Twitter About ‘fake News’
US President Donald Trump, who was uncharacteristically quiet on Twitter during his nine-day trip abroad, resumed his favorite past-time Sunday with a tweet storm in which he thundered against "fake...
Airbus Starts Building First Helicopter Plant In China
Airbus has begun building its first helicopter assembly plant in China, and the European planemaker plans to produce 18 machines a year there in hopes the country will soon open up its low-altitude...
Trump, Feted and Chided Abroad, Returns To Uncertainty At Home
Trump, feted and chided abroad, returns to uncertainty at home Swinging over the green Ionian sea Saturday, his first foreign trip behind him, President Donald Trump was in a valedictory mood. Behind...
Take Advantage of ECOWAS Markets To Boost Trade
Governments should take advantage of the enormous opportunities that markets in the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) offered to boost trade and investment among member states,...
Trump Isolated Over Paris Climate Change Deal
Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations have failed to agree a statement on climate change. Six world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris accord, the world’s first comprehensive deal...
Africa, So Close Yet So Far From G7 Summit
It's a powerful symbol: Seven of the world's richest countries gathered in Sicily, a Mediterranean island on whose shores rickety migrant boats from northern Africa regularly wash up. But while...
Trump’s ‘home Run’ Tour Leaves Allies Bewildered
Donald Trump's first trip overseas was supposed to be about building bridges and clarifying his administration's intentions to friends and foes alike. And the US president flew home Saturday boasting...
Some 10,000 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Coast In 4 Days
More than 3,400 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Friday, bringing to about 10,000 the total number rescued over four days, according to Libyan and Italian officials. At least 10 bodies...