Top conservation group meets in UAE on growing threats to nature
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- The world's top conservation body kicked off its world congress Thursday in the Emirati...
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Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of peace plan: To include release of hostages, aid into Gaza
In a dramatic moment, AFP journalists saw US Secretary of State Marco Rubio interrupt an event at the White House...
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Private US lunar lander mission imperiled by technical snag
Washington, United States -- An historic private mission to land on the Moon was facing potential failure Monday due to...
- Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander blasted off overnight from Florida's Cape Canaveral, then successfully separated from its launch vehicle around an hour later.
- But teams at ground control found they were unable to point the unmanned spacecraft correctly at the sun.
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A short history of the Boeing 737 MAX
The plane, which suffered a dramatic blowout of a fuselage panel during a flight over the US state of Oregon,...
- Boeing begins developing the MAX in August 2011 to try to catch up with European rival Airbus in the lucrative market for single-aisle planes used on short and medium-haul flights.
- Airbus had been swamped with orders since launching a new version of its A320 model offering fuel savings of up to 20 percent -- the A320 Neo -- a year earlier.
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Rolls-Royce makes record deliveries
It delivered 6,032 cars in 2023, the highest in its 119-year history.
- The United States was the group's biggest market in 2023, followed by China.
- The emblematic British car brand became part of German auto giant BMW in 1998.
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Hizbollah commander killed as Blinken seeks Gaza de-escalation
On his fourth regional trip since the war began, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia after...
- His meeting with Saudi Crown Prince was set to touch on the potential of normalization of ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel after Gaza crisis stalled the prospects
- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was in Cairo to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt, a mediator in the conflict
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Vinfast to build EV factory in India
It is part of the company's planned US$2bn investment.
- According to a VinFast statement, the facility will be in the southern state of Tamil Nadu
- In August last year, the firm listed on the Nasdaq as its valuation skyrocketed and then crashed
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Two Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike: Al Jazeera
Witnesses told AFP that two rockets were fired at the car -- one hit the front of the vehicle and...
- Hamza Wael Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuria were killed while they were "on their way to carry out their duty"
- The Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 79 journalists have been killed in Gaza
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Bangladesh’s Hasina wins fifth term in power
The prime minister has presided over breakneck economic growth, but her government has been accused of a ruthless opposition crackdown....
- "The Awami League has won the election," said Moniruzzaman Talukder, of the Election Commission
- BNP head Tarique Rahman called the result "a disgrace to the democratic aspirations of Bangladesh"
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China’s Evergrande says head of EV arm detained
At the time of its establishment in 2019, Evergrande NEV said it aimed to become the world's leading manufacturer of...
- Once China's biggest real estate developer, Evergrande has reported more than $300 billion in liabilities and its troubles have become a symbol of the nation's years-long property
- The firm's electric vehicle arm NEV said Monday that Liu Yongzhuo - listed on its website as its president - had "been detained in accordance with the law on suspicion of illegal
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Honda to set up EV plant in Canada
The plant is estimated to cost Honda US$14 billion.
- the project would represent one of the multinational firm's biggest investments ever
- Honda said that it is "considering a number of initiatives as we move into the electrified era"
UK-Palestinian surgeon fights for ‘justice’ after Gaza return
Ghassan Abu Sitta -- born in Kuwait and who has lived in Britain since the late 1980s -- arrived in...
- Ghassan Abu Sitta, a plastic surgeon specializing in conflict injuries, spent 43 days volunteering in the besieged Palestinian territory, mostly at the al-Ahli and Shifa hospitals
- The 54-year-old has already testified to the Met about the injuries he saw and the kinds of weapons used, as part of evidence being gathered for an IIC probe
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UN conference on Palestinian statehood delayed: Macron
Paris, France - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that next week's UN conference on a two-state solution for...
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Activists marching to Gaza say were stopped in Libya, Egypt
Pro-Palestinian activists seeking to march to Gaza with the stated aim of breaking Israel's blockade on the territory were stopped...
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US judge extends detention of pro-Palestinian protest leader
Pro-Palestinian student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil remained in US detention Friday despite an expected release, his lawyer said, following reported...
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Nations advance ocean protection, vow to defend seabed
UN Ocean Conference wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown when...
- The summit was just the third -- and largest yet -- dedicated entirely to what the United Nations calls an "emergency" in the world's oceans.
- More than 60 heads of state and government joined thousands of business leaders, scientists and environmental campaigners over five days in the southern city of Nice.
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Iran calls Israeli strikes ‘declaration of war’ amid international calls for restraint
Trump warns Tehran that the "next planned attacks" will be "even more brutal" and said Iran should cut a deal...
- Top brass killed included the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, and the chief of staff of its armed forces, Mohammad Bagheri.
- Trump said Israel fully informed him of its raids ahead of time, but insisted the United States was not involved.
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Picasso on a plate: unseen ceramics up for auction in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland -- A clutch of one-off and hitherto unseen ceramic plates and dishes by Pablo Picasso are going under...
- Emblematic motifs from Picasso's artistic universe -- pigeons, fish, a goat, a bull, and a bird adorn the colorful plates and dishes.
- Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The prolific Spanish painter died in 1973, aged 91.