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Paris commuters hit as metro workers strike over pension reform
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
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
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
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
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…
2,500 unaccounted for in hurricane-hit Bahamas: official
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…
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
September 12, 2019
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and…
US says reports of CIA mole in Kremlin put lives at risk
September 11, 2019
US says reports of CIA mole in Kremlin put lives at risk
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday angrily denounced news reports detailing the secret exfiltration of a CIA mole…
Mugabe a ‘broken soul’ in final years after Zimbabwe ouster
September 11, 2019
Mugabe a ‘broken soul’ in final years after Zimbabwe ouster
Once feared for the all-encompassing power he wielded in Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe died a “broken soul,” bereft at his downfall,…
China removes several US products from tariffs list
September 11, 2019
China removes several US products from tariffs list
China on Wednesday said it would spare a number of US products from punitive tariffs in what is seen as…