Ethiopian Airlines facing ‘real challenges’ despite Covid success
Ethiopian Airlines successfully weathered the Covid pandemic by shifting its strategy, but Africa's only profitable carrier still faces "real challenges"...
Day: July 28, 2023
Blinken, Austin visit Australia on last leg of Pacific blitz
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin visited Australia Friday on the final leg of a...
Germany’s pivotal chemicals industry gripped by crisis
Thomas Kadowsky imagined that he would keep working at the German industrial coatings plant where he had served as team...
Francophone Games to kick off in DR Congo capital
Tens of thousands of spectators are set to attend Friday's opening ceremony at the ninth Francophone Games in DR Congo's...
Battle against Greece wildfires ‘improving’: fire service
The fight against deadly wildfires raging in Greece for more than a week is improving, the fire service said on...
Militias ready for long fight in restive Indian state
Schoolboys turned militia fighters stare towards their enemies from their hilltop outpost, as the vigilante gunmen dig in for a...
Kim oversees N. Korea military parade showcasing new drones, ICBMs
Flanked by visiting Russian and Chinese officials, Kim Jong Un oversaw a North Korean military parade featuring new attack drones...
French leader goes green to woo Pacific islands
France's President Emmanuel Macron stripped off his suit jacket Friday to wander the wild forests of Papua New Guinea on...
Stagnant German growth clouds eurozone economy
While France and Spain grew in the second quarter, the German economy flatlined, adding to worries the traditional manufacturing powerhouse...
No climate crisis agreement at G20 environment meeting
Environment ministers from G20 nations failed to agree on peaking global emissions by 2025 and other crucial issues to address...
General Tchiani: Shadowy army veteran who seized power in Niger
General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the chief of Niger's powerful presidential guard who took power after a military coup, is an army...
Scientists engineer fruit flies capable of ‘virgin birth’
Scientists said on Friday they have genetically engineered female fruit flies that can have offspring without needing a male, marking...
UN says humanitarian work in Niger continues
The United Nations insisted Friday it is still providing humanitarian assistance on the ground in Niger but was forced to...
Saudi Arabia summons Danish diplomat over Quran burnings, sparking widespread outrage
Saudi Arabia has taken action in response to the recent burning of the Quran in Copenhagen by summoning Denmark's charge...
Power impasse continues in Niger, 48 Hours after cup against President Bazoum
Two days after a coup led by members of the presidential guard have removed Niger's democratically elected President Mohammed Bazoum,...
African leaders urge Putin to act on grain deal, Ukraine peace plan
African leaders have came together to address critical issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The summit's agenda focused on two...
Singapore executes first woman in nearly 20 years for heroin possession
Singapore has carried out the execution of a 45-year-old female citizen, Saridewi Binte Djamani, who was found in possession of...
