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London Fashion Week opens in mourning for queen
A scaled-back London Fashion Week opened with catwalk shows on Friday but without after-show parties following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and with a pause planned for her funeral next week. But the death of the queen, aged 96, on September 8 has seen the industry showpiece scaled-back, with high-fashion brands including Burberry and Raf Simons cancelling their shows.
Guinea trial to start on anniversary of 2009 massacre
The West African state of Guinea on Friday announced that the long-awaited trial over a 2009 massacre will begin on September 28, 13 years to the day after an event that marked a turning point in its history. On 28 September 2009, a group of NGOs and opposition parties organised a rally at a stadium in the capital Conakry.
UK cost-of-living crisis unmoved by queen's death
Many things are on pause while Britain mourns Queen Elizabeth II, but the concerns of shoppers at a popular London market highlighted that the cost-of-living crisis was not among them. In the midst of the tributes to Elizabeth II, a few rare voices regretted that politicians were focussed on her death and parliament paused despite the urgency of the economic crisis.
'Like a waterfall': Italy storms kill 10, spark climate debate
At least 10 people died and four were missing after heavy rain sparked major flooding in central Italy, pushing the issue of climate change up the agenda the week before elections. "Italy and Europe must take climate change seriously," he tweeted.
Sierra Leone delays full switchover to new currency
Sierra Leone is to delay the phaseout of its old currency until next spring, the central bank said. The transition period was due to end on October 1, when the old leone ceased to be legal tender, but has now been extended for six months, the bank announced late Thursday.
Disastrous troop management compounds Russia's missteps
Wars are planned in offices but fought on the ground, and the Russian army's strategic errors in the Ukraine war point in particular to insufficient oversight of its rank-and-file fighters.
Stiglitz says oil firms did nothing to deserve windfall profits
Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz says the world's energy giants should pay a special tax on their massive profits. - Global tax - But Stiglitz says energy firms are not the only companies that should face new taxes.
More than 210 dead in Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes this week
Armenia and Azerbaijan said Friday that more than 210 people died in border clashes this week, with Yerevan accusing Baku troops of atrocities in the arch foes' worst fighting in two years. The six weeks of fighting in 2020 claimed the lives of more than 6,500 troops from both sides and ended with a Russian-brokered ceasefire.
Air strikes, floods displace Nigeria jihadists
Hundreds of Boko Haram jihadists have fled a forest enclave in northeast Nigeria, escaping air strikes by the military and floods from torrential rains to seek shelter on Niger's side of Lake Chad, sources told AFP. Northeast Nigeria is facing a 13-year armed insurgency by jihadist groups which has killed more than 40,000 people and displaced around two million from their homes.
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