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BEIJING,China (AFP) — Air pollution in western China jumped in the first three months of 2016, a Greenpeace report showed Wednesday, while the vast majority of cities throughout the country failed to meet national standards. China’s cities are often hit by heavy pollution, blamed on coal-burning by power stations, heavy industry and vehicle use, and it has become a major source of discontent with the ruling Communist Party. Government policy was effectively moving pollution from […]
by Fran BLANDY PARIS, France (AFP) –What poses a greater risk to French school children: a potential terror attack, or smoking cigarettes? This is the unusual question gripping France as a result of the jihadist attacks on Paris last November — and a court ruling later this week may point to the answer. Many high schools began letting pupils smoke on school premises as part of security measures introduced after the gun-and-bomb assaults which killed […]
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova held a news conference in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Tuesday (April 19) after a two-day visit to the country devastated by a powerful earthquake two years ago. Bokova visited Nepal to launch a new project for the rehabilitation of the Kathmandu ValleyWorld Heritage Site and review the ongoing rehabilitation projects. “It’s a huge works. We need to do a lot more in terms of not just restoration but also in terms […]
(Reuters) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, turns 90-years-old on April 21. And she shows no signs of slowing down. She ascended the throne aged just 25 as her exhausted country struggled to recover from the ravages of World War Two. She overtook her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s time on the throne in September last year and is now the nation’s oldest reigning monarch. “The Queen has a phenomenal drive and energy and I think […]
More than 150 American architects arrived in Havana this week as part of joint efforts with their Cuban counterparts to restore the glory and grandeur of Old Havana’s architectural heritage. The U.S. architects are from the prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) and their visit to Havana coincides with the Cuban capital being chosen for 47th Conference by the Design Committee of the AIA. The honour means that American architectural expertise will be used to […]
Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton rolled to easy wins in New York state’s presidential nominating contests on Tuesday, recapturing lost campaign momentum and taking big steps toward capturing their respective parties’ nominations. Trump’s big victory in his home state gave him renewed momentum in the Republican race and pushed him closer to the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination. Clinton’s dominating double-digit win in New […]
by Jennie MATTHEW NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Manhattan billionaire Donald Trump and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton won the New York primary on Tuesday, galvanizing their bids to win the Republican and Democratic nominations for the White House. US networks called the race for the Republican frontrunner seconds after the polls closed in the country’s fourth most populous state, signaling a crushing victory over his rivals. “I have to say to the […]
by Florence PANOUSSIAN PEDERNALES,Ecuador (AFP) –The death toll from Ecuador’s earthquake was feared to rise sharply as authorities warned Tuesday that 1,700 people were still missing and anger gripped families of victims trapped in the rubble. Three days after the powerful 7.8-magnitude quake struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast in a zone popular with tourists, 480 people are known to have died, the government said. Sniffer dogs and mechanical diggers were busy at work in the wreckage […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Flooding triggered by heavy rains in and around Houston has killed at least seven people and prompted mass rescues, authorities from America’s fourth-largest city said Tuesday. A flash flood watch will be active in the Texas city through late Wednesday, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said, warning of “widespread showers and thunderstorms” with up to four inches (10 centimeters) of rainfall. “Most drown victims occur in vehicles… Turn […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Some 1,700 people are still missing three days after a big earthquake struck Ecuador, an official said Tuesday, raising fears that a death toll currently put at 480 could dramatically rise. “We have 2,000 people listed that are being looked for, but we have so far found 300,” Deputy Interior Minister Diego Fuentes told reporters in the capital Quito. “Right now we have 480 people who were killed and approximately 2,560 […]
BIG LAKE, ALBERTA, Canada (Reuters) — Firefighters in Alberta, Canada were forced to flee for safety on Thursday (April 14) when a lakeside brushfire triggered a towering “fire tornado”. Eyewitness video from Big Lake, in Alberta, shows a handful of firefighters from the St. Albert Fire Services scrambling for refuge from the cyclone of flame and smoke. One man can be seen running to dive into the body of water for safety toward the end […]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Migration to Switzerland slowed in early 2016, authorities said on Tuesday, as the country moves closer towards its self-imposed deadline to curb the influx of European Union workers. Switzerland is two-thirds of the way through a three-year timetable to enforce a binding 2014 referendum vote in favour of migration quotas which would violate a bilateral pact with Brussels guaranteeing freedom of movement for EU workers. Compromise talks are on ice before Britain […]
