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Abortion under spotlight in conservative Morocco
Abortion under spotlight in conservative Morocco
World
by  AFP

The debate over abortion rights has flared in Morocco after a teenager's death following an unsafe termination, but social taboos continue to stall reforms. The conservative North African kingdom, which criminalises abortion, has since seen growing calls for reform to women's reproductive rights, although pervasive social attitudes and a lack of political will continue to block change.

Melania Trump lawyer tipped to become Slovenia's first woman president
Melania Trump lawyer tipped to become Slovenia's first woman president
World
by  AFP

Slovenians will vote on Sunday in a run-off expected to elect the country's first woman president -- a lawyer linked to former US first lady Melania Trump. A lawyer, Pirc Musar was hired to protect the interests of Slovenian-born Trump during her husband's presidency, stopping companies attempting to commercialise products with her name.

Sun-soaked North Africa pushes for cheap energy
Sun-soaked North Africa pushes for cheap energy
World
by  AFP

Solar panels glint in the sun on a Tunisian lagoon, part of a long-delayed drive to harness the North African country's vast renewable energy potential. But last year green sources accounted for only 2.8 percent of the country's energy mix and the rest came from natural gas, according to the state Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG).

FTX working to secure assets after 'unauthorized' transactions
FTX working to secure assets after 'unauthorized' transactions
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The new CEO of troubled cryptocurrency platform FTX said Saturday the company was making "every effort to secure all assets" following unauthorized transactions potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. FTX US and FTX.com "continue to make every effort to secure all assets, wherever located," Ray, who specializes in corporate turnarounds, said in the statement.

'Hunt them down': MH17 families hope for justice
'Hunt them down': MH17 families hope for justice
World
by  AFP

Each night before bedtime in the small Dutch town of Vleuten, Evert van Zijtveld lights two candles at a concrete shrine next to his front door to remember his murdered children. "My children and parents-in-law were murdered.