Spain to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2040

AFP 11/14/2018

Spain said Tuesday it wants to outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars from 2040, the latest European country to target polluting vehicles to try to cut emissions. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government included…

California wildfire toll matches deadliest ever with 29 victims

AFP 11/12/2018

THE number of dead in a wildfire raging in California has reached 29, matching the deadliest in the state’s history as recovery teams found six more bodies in the grim search through the wreckage. The “Camp Fire”…

Trump preaches love, makes threats after midterms

AFP 11/08/2018

WASHINGTON, United States – An upbeat President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised a post-elections era of “love” in Washington, saying he can work with opposition Democrats in a newly divided Congress, yet warning the gloves could come…

Macron urges European military to defend against Russia, US

AFP 11/06/2018

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for a “real European army” as the continent marks a century since the divisions of World War I, to better defend itself against Russia and even the United States. Macron, who…

‘Total disaster’ as Italy storms kill at least 30

AFP 11/05/2018

Casteldaccia, Italy – Floods killed 12 people on the island of Sicily, including nine members of a single family, pushing Italy’s week-long storm toll beyond 30, rescuers said Sunday. After a river burst its banks, the bodies…

Pyongyang warns US of returning to nuclear policy

AFP 11/04/2018

North Korea has warned the United States it will “seriously” consider returning to a state policy aimed at building nuclear weapons if Washington does not end tough economic sanctions against the impoverished regime. For years, the North…

Khashoggi’s body ‘dissolved’ after murder – exec

AFP 11/03/2018

ANKARA, Turkey – The body of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “dissolved” after he was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul a month ago, an advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. The…

Google workers walk out in global protest over sexual harassment cases

AFP 11/02/2018

Thousands of Google employees joined a coordinated worldwide walkout Thursday to protest the US tech giant’s handling of sexual harassment as the chief vowed “concrete steps are coming” in response to the concern. Google employees poured out…

Palau plans sunscreen ban to save corals

AFP 11/01/2018

THE tiny Pacific island nation of Palau will ban “reef-toxic” sunscreens from 2020 in what it claims is a world-first initiative to stop chemical pollution killing its famed corals. Palau, which lies in the western Pacific about…

One ‘black box’ recovered from crashed Indonesia jet

AFP 11/01/2018

One black box from the crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said Thursday, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the…

Thailand blazes ahead with push to legalize medical marijuana use

AFP 10/31/2018

  BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand is rolling out plans to legalize medical marijuana, an official told AFP yesterday, as the country hopes to cash in on a multi-billion dollar industry with a product its supporters hail as…

More body parts found from crashed Lion Air plane

AFP 10/30/2018

Jakarta — Indonesian search teams Tuesday recovered more remains at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea with 189 people aboard, as a report said it had suffered an instrument malfunction…

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