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IEA chief Birol: an 'unexpected hero' of climate fight
IEA chief Birol: an 'unexpected hero' of climate fight
by  AFP

Fatih Birol had big dreams of becoming a footballer or a filmmaker when he was younger. Birol, ever the football fan, sees his organisation as an "honest referee" who tells the world "what is right, what is wrong".

'Just can't sell': Ukraine harvests sunflowers as war blocks ports
'Just can't sell': Ukraine harvests sunflowers as war blocks ports
by  AFP

A truck dumps another load of black sunflower seeds into the barn of Ukrainian farmer Oleksandr Ryabinin, where they scatter over the floor, releasing a nutty aroma when crunched underfoot. The metal sides of the sunflower seed barn are pierced with tiny holes from shrapnel and a concrete wall outside is pockmarked with impacts from a cluster bomb.

Unrepentant Truss urges UK govt to cut taxes to boost growth
Unrepentant Truss urges UK govt to cut taxes to boost growth
by  AFP

Former Conservative prime minister Liz Truss on Monday waded in to give the Tory government economic advice, nearly a year after she triggered market turmoil and took the UK to the brink of financial meltdown. "Liz Truss giving a speech on economic growth is like an arsonist giving a talk on fire safety," said the deputy leader of the smaller opposition Liberal Democrats, Daisy Cooper.

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