WASHINGTON, United States - Adventurer Namira Salim became the first Pakistani to travel into space on Friday, riding aboard Virgin Galactic's fifth successful flight in five months, the US company announced. (Photo from AFP) Salim, who previously traveled to both poles and has also parachuted...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Dry conditions, particularly in China, caused a "historic" global drop in hydropower generation in the first half of 2023, a new analysis shows, highlighting the effects of climate change. The research by renewable energy think tank Ember argues the drop is a "warning shot...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Five passengers were crushed to death in Sri Lanka on Friday when a large tree fell on a state-run bus in the heart of the capital Colombo, police said. Another nine were rescued from the wreckage and admitted to hospital where their condition was listed as stable. There...
PARIS, France - Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September as the El Nino weather phenomenon hit production in India and Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. (Photo from AFP) While world food prices steadied as a whole last month,...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Sweden said Friday it will give 2.2 billion Swedish krona (190 million euros) worth of military equipment to Ukraine and is considering sending Gripen fighter aircraft. A large portion of the military aid consists of ammunition and spare parts for weapons systems Sweden has...
WASHINGTON, United States - US employers picked up their hiring pace unexpectedly in September while unemployment held steady, government data showed on Friday, adding pressure on policymakers seeking to cool the economy. (Photo from AFP) The US economy added 336,000 jobs last month in the...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Dry conditions, particularly in China, caused a "historic" global drop in hydropower generation in the first half of 2023, a new analysis shows, highlighting the effects of climate change. The research by renewable energy think tank Ember argues the drop is a "warning shot that...
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- Drugs like Ozempic, which have become increasingly popular...
This illustration photo created in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2023, shows the Twitter page of Elon Musk in front of the new X Twitter logo and old bird Twitter logo. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) PARIS, France -- Elon Musk's social media platform X has stripped headlines from news articles...
A pedestrian walks past a billboard announcing the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund annual meetings, on the side of the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington DC on October 5, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) WASHINGTON, United States -- The World Bank and...
ADNOC headquarters in Abu Dhabi, UAE (Photo from ADNOC website) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Emirati energy giant ADNOC said Thursday it had awarded contracts to build a major gas project, just weeks before the Gulf state hosts the COP28 climate conference. The company said it would invest in the...
PARIS, France - Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organisation sought to push Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP. (Photo from AFP) The...
