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Olympics Chiefs Insist Tokyo 2020 Stadium Will Be Ready
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insisted Friday the showpiece venue for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games would be...
ANITA ERSKINE TO SPEAK AT “UNESCO’S SOFT POWER” HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE
Award winning Media queen and Women’s advocate, Anita Erskine, has been added an influential list of leaders, and...
Painted Huts Offer DR Congo Village A Tourism Lifeline
There's no electricity and only 500 residents in the Congolese village of Makwatsha, but a longstanding tradition by...
Climate Change Could Greatly Widen US Inequality
If the United States fails to take decisive measures to combat climate change, it will become a poorer country facing...
Trump ‘proud’ of Leaving Paris Climate Deal
US President Donald Trump on Thursday strongly defended his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, declaring...
US, European Stocks Tumble; Euro Hits 13-Month High
US and European stocks tumbled Thursday amid unease over hawkish commentary from central banks, while the euro rose to...
2020 Is the Deadline To Avert Climate Catastrophe, Experts Claim
A world that heats up beyond that threshold will face a crescendo of devastating impacts ranging from deadly heatwaves...
Benin’s President In Paris For ‘routine’ Check-Up
Benin President Patrice Talon has returned to Paris for a "routine" health check after having two operations in France...
E. Guinea VP Says French Case Against Him Fabricated
Teodorin Obiang, Equatorial Guinea's vice president and son of its leader, denounced a French legal case against him...
EU ‘more Determined’ Than Ever To Fight Climate Change
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe was "more determined than ever" to fight climate change after...
NGOs File Rwanda Genocide Lawsuit Against French Bank BNP
Three non-governmental associations said Thursday that they had filed a lawsuit against BNP Paribas accusing the bank...
From China Coin-Thrower To Dirty Dancer
An 80-year-old Chinese woman delayed a domestic flight from Shanghai this week for nearly six hours after throwing...
Euro Hits Year-High Against Dollar; US Stocks Bounce
The euro extended its run higher against the dollar Wednesday, hitting a one-year high, while tech and bank stocks...
Are Asteroids Humanity’s ‘greatest Challenge’?
Throughout its 4.5-billion-year history, Earth has been repeatedly pummeled by space rocks that have caused anything...
Soaring Costs Threaten Games Future, IOC Warns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday praised Japanese organisers for slashing costs for the 2020...
Hong Kong’s Allure Fading In Mainland China
When Naomi Wu was a teenager, she and her friends would ride the train from mainland China to Hong Kong several times a...
Macron Invites Trump To Bastille Day
French President Emmanuel Macron invited President Donald Trump to a Bastille Day celebration next month to celebrate...
Tech Sell-Off Hits US Stocks; Euro Surges On Draghi Comments
Wall Street stocks took a hit Tuesday as a key vote on President Donald Trump's health care reform was delayed, while...
Modi Jets Into Netherlands, ‘India’s Gateway To Europe’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi jetted into The Netherlands for a one-day working visit Tuesday to boost ties...