Russia and Japan negotiate World War II peace plan
Moscow has accused Tokyo of attempting to "stir up the atmosphere" ahead of key talks. Russia and Japan never signed a peace treaty in the wake of World War II, and disputed…
Wike blows hot over Walter Onnoghen saga
Wike blows hot over Walter Onnoghen saga.…
Tellurian’s $28 billion LNG plant to ship first cargo in 2023
Tellurian LNG project in Louisiana is on track to start construction in the first half of this year and export its initial cargo in 2023, according to the company’s CEO Meg Gentle.…
Paris: Multiple fatalities after explosion at bakery
Three people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a bakery in Paris. Police suspect the explosion was caused by a gas leak.…
Friedrich Merz contradicts CDU over accepting party post
Recently elected CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had congratulated Merz on joining an advisory committee on Thursday. A CDU spokeswoman says the rebuff does not represent an internal fissure.…
French police brace for ninth ‘yellow vest’ weekend protests
Across France, 80,000 police officers are being mobilized for the ninth weekend of nationwide street protests. President Emmanuel Macron's plans for a three-month public debate have done little to assuage anger.…
Fresh avalanche threats end brief respite for the Alps
Parts of Austria and Germany have received new avalanche warnings as heavy snowfall looks set to return. In Bavaria in southern Germany, thousands were working to clear snow from rooftops at risk…
Apple ‘at least trying’ to protect user data, Anchorfree CEO says
David Gorodyansky, AnchorFree Inc. founder and chief executive officer, discusses online personal data protection and the defection of Facebook Inc. engineers to other tech firms.…
Florida pardons four black men of 1949 rape of white girl
The four black men, known as the Groveland Four, have been exonerated for the 1949 rape of a white girl by Florida's governor. None of the men was alive to see it.…
Wind power boosts energy supply in Tanzania
Tamimu Kifungu is a young innovator who wants to solve Tanzania's energy problem with renewables. He is part of a group of self-taught engineers that are designing windmills to generate electricity and…