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German football bars boycott 'unacceptable' Qatar World Cup
German football bars boycott 'unacceptable' Qatar World Cup
World
by  AFP

When Germany kick off their Qatar World Cup campaign against Japan next week, the projector screens at Berlin's Fargo football bar will be in their unusual rolled-up position. Fargo is one of dozens of bars across Germany, including several in the capital of Berlin, which have pledged to boycott what is normally a showpiece event in the football-mad nation.

Brazil's Lula to take star turn at UN climate talks
Brazil's Lula to take star turn at UN climate talks
World
by  AFP

After years of Amazon deforestation under Brazil's outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro, president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will address Wednesday a UN climate conference eager to hear how he will protect the rainforest.

Asian stocks swing as Ukraine fears offset inflation hopes
Asian stocks swing as Ukraine fears offset inflation hopes
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Asian stocks fluctuated Wednesday as another positive US inflation report that fanned hopes of a slowdown in the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike campaign was offset by fresh geopolitical concerns over Ukraine. The news sparked fears that if it was proved to be an attack on Poland, a NATO member, the nine-month war in Ukraine could escalate.

Floods sweep future from Pakistan schoolchildren
Floods sweep future from Pakistan schoolchildren
World
by  AFP

Pakistani three-year-old Afshan's trip to school is a high-wire balancing act as she teeters across a metal girder spanning a trench of putrid floodwater, eyes fixed ahead. Undaunted by the difficulties ahead, the girls of Chandan Mori's high school trudge every day to a temporary classroom three kilometres (two miles) away.

US, allies to 'figure out what happened' with Poland strike
US, allies to 'figure out what happened' with Poland strike
World
by  AFP

Washington and allies said Wednesday they will investigate a deadly strike in Poland before deciding next steps, with US President Joe Biden saying it was "unlikely" the missile was fired from Russia. Asked if the missile, which killed two people in a village near the Ukrainian border, had been fired from Russia, Biden said there was "preliminary information that contests that".

India fact-checkers face threats, jail in misinformation fight
India fact-checkers face threats, jail in misinformation fight
World
by  AFP

Hunched over laptops in small office cubicles, a group of Indian fact-checkers is on the frontlines of a war against misinformation, braving online abuse and legal threats. As in other countries, Indian fact-checkers operate in an ecosystem where internet lies travel faster than truth, and posts peddling misinformation often get more traction than real news.