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Tuvalu’s US$200m climate fund invests in coal, oil and gas despite fossil fuel risks
SYDNEY, May 28 — A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world’s […]
UK risks ‘lost generation’ as youth unemployment nears one million, says govt report
LONDON, May 28 — Britain risks creating a “lost generation” as the number of young people out of work, education and training nears one million and is set to keep […]
China skips sending defence minister to key Asia security summit for second straight year
BEIJING, May 28 — China said today it will send a delegation of experts and scholars from its army’s study institutions to attend Asia’s premier security forum in Singapore. The […]
More Americans going hungry than at height of Covid-19 pandemic, says New York Fed
WASHINGTON, May 28 — More Americans are suffering from hunger this year than during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday. A […]
Italy seizes US$232m in assets linked to late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro
ROME, May 28 — Italy said today it was seizing assets worth more than 200 million euros (US$232 million) belonging to late mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro in an operation involving […]
Ex-CIA official arrested after FBI finds US$40m in gold bars at Virginia home
WASHINGTON, May 28 — The United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found US$40 million worth of gold bars at his home. FBI officers […]
US strikes Iran, triggering retaliation on military base in major escalation since ceasefire
TEHRAN, May 28 — The United States struck southern Iran today, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a US military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began. […]
Thai court dismisses royal defamation case against ex-opposition leader Thanathorn in rare ruling
BANGKOK, May 28 — A Thai court today dismissed a royal defamation case against a former opposition leader over comments he made during the Covid-19 pandemic, in a rare ruling […]
US industrial disaster: Death toll rises to two, nine still unaccounted for after paper plant collapse
LOS ANGELES, May 28 — A chemical incident at a paper plant in the northwestern US has killed two people, with nine others missing and feared dead, officials said […]
Israel declares southern Lebanon combat zones, urges mass evacuation ahead of strikes
BEIRUT, May 28 — Israel yesterday declared all areas south of Lebanon’s Zahrani River, which runs roughly 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the border, “combat zones” and urged residents to […]