NEW YORK Sept 25 (AFP) - Wall Street stocks retreated for a second straight session Wednesday while oil prices moved higher as Chinese online retail giant Alibaba surged on new AI investments.
PARIS Sept 22 (AFP) - Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday.
PARIS Sept 22 (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron scored a major diplomatic coup by declaring his intention to recognise a Palestinian state, but the move risks drawing bitter retaliation from Israel while not providing concrete benefits to the Pa
PARIS Sept 22 (AFP) - Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal on Sunday recognised a Palestinian state after nearly two years of war in Gaza, with France, Belgium and other countries poised to follow suit at the UN General Assembly.
LONDON Sept 22 (AFP) - Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal on Sunday recognised the State of Palestine, a historic shift in decades of Western foreign policy that drew swift anger from Israel.
LONDON Sept 21 (AFP) - Britain was set Sunday to recognise a Palestinian state with a landmark announcement due from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as several nations were poised to follow at UN talks to pressure Israel over the Gaza war.
KUALA LUMPUR 12 Sept - The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) welcomes the decision of the government to finally undertake the separation of the offices of the Attorney General (AG) and Public Prosecutor (PP).
BANGKOK 8 Sept (AFP) - Thai tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul took office as prime minister on Sunday, with the cannabis-championing conservative ousting the nation's dominant political dynasty and setting course for elections early next year.
JAKARTA 3 Sept (AFP) - At least 20 people are missing after violent protests, sparked by lavish perks for Indonesian lawmakers that have widened to include anger against police, a rights group said on Tuesday.
BEIJING 3 Sept (AFP) - President Xi Jinping said China was "unstoppable" in a speech on Wednesday to kick off a massive parade in Beijing marking 80 years since the end of World War II.
WASHINGTON 29 Aug (AFP) - The United States on Friday ended tariff exemptions on small packages entering the country from abroad, in a move that has sparked concern among small businesses and warnings of consumer price hikes.