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Russia resumes critical gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream
Russia resumes critical gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream
World
by  AFP

Russia on Thursday resumed critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany, reopening the Nord Stream gas pipeline after 10 days, but uncertainty lingered whether the continent could avert an energy crisis this winter. But the resumption of 40 percent of supplies would be insufficient to ward off an energy crisis in Europe this winter, according to experts.

New Sri Lanka president sworn in eyeing unity government
New Sri Lanka president sworn in eyeing unity government
World
by  AFP

Sri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the crisis-hit South Asian nation, as officials said he was looking to form a unity government to manage the turmoil. Wickremesinghe is widely expected to invite his schoolmate and former public administration minister Dinesh Gunawardena to be the prime minister in the unity government.

Longest-living male giant panda in captivity An An dies at 35
Longest-living male giant panda in captivity An An dies at 35
World
by  AFP

The world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, An An, has died at the age of 35, the Hong Kong zoo where he spent most of his life said Thursday. They were a venerable pair -- Jia Jia held the Guinness World Records for the oldest living panda and oldest panda ever in captivity when she died at the age of 38 in 2016.

'Luffy himself': 'One Piece' author remains child at heart
'Luffy himself': 'One Piece' author remains child at heart
World
by  AFP

He is the creator of one of the world's best-known manga, but "One Piece" author Eiichiro Oda shuns stardom with a carefree attitude that evokes the beloved hero of his work. - A native of southern Japan's Kumamoto region, Oda entered Japan's competitive manga world at 17, when his action-packed maiden work "Wanted!"

Hope and unease among Indigenous people ahead of pope Canada visit
Hope and unease among Indigenous people ahead of pope Canada visit
World
by  AFP

Pope Francis's upcoming visit to Canada, where he is expected to apologize to Indigenous peoples for more than a century of abuses at state schools run by the Church, has provoked hope but also wariness. The occasional church-goer says of Francis's visit: "It's a good thing... because if he didn't this question would always remain outstanding."