EU steps in to boost Amazon rainforest protection plan
September 15, 2023 9:55 PM SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain – The European Union on Friday threw its weight behind a plan to protect the Amazon rainforest, pledging to coordinate financial…
Colombian artist Fernando Botero, playful depicter of serious subjects, dies at 91
September 15, 2023 9:54 PM Colombian artist Fernando Botero, whose sculptures and paintings of playful rotund subjects in sometimes harrowing situations made him one of the world’s richest artists, has…
TikTok fined $500m for putting EU children’s data at risk
September 15, 2023 9:49 PM TikTok, which has more than 1 billion users worldwide, continues to face potential bans. Read More
Colombian artist Fernando Botero dead at 91: President
September 15, 2023 9:45 PM Botero’s works are on display in museums and public spaces in several cities, including Singapore. Read More
Global hunger worse today than in 2015, imperiling UN goals -report
September 15, 2023 9:04 PM There are 745 million more moderately to severely hungry people in the world today than in 2015, and the world is far off track in…
Russia hunts for Ukrainian warplanes used in Crimea strikes – Kyiv
September 15, 2023 9:04 PM Kyiv said on Friday a Russian drone attack overnight on a region that hosts a Ukrainian military airfield showed Moscow was searching for warplanes involved…
Tourist climbs onto newly restored historic statue in Brussels and breaks part of it
September 15, 2023 8:48 PM The Irish man was allegedly intoxicated when he climbed onto the statue. Read More
AfD’s regional budget win erodes German ‘firewall’ against far right
September 15, 2023 8:16 PM ERFURT, Germany – The convention by which Germany’s far right is kept far from government regardless of how many parliamentary seats it wins was dealt…
Man helping deer cross a neighbourhood street shot, killed by ‘frightened’ motorist
September 15, 2023 8:05 PM His death is the latest in a growing list of killings by Americans who have shot people in uncalled-for situations. Read More
Moroccans in earthquake-hit tourist area grieve losses, fret about future
September 15, 2023 8:04 PM “No tourists, no job, no income,” said Mr Mohamed Aznag, a waiter whose village was shattered. Read More