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China speeding up approvals for new coal plants: Greenpeace
China has ramped up approvals for new coal power plants this year, Greenpeace said Wednesday, with authorities trying to lower the risk of economically painful electricity shortages. The figure for new coal plant approvals dipped in mid-2021 but rebounded later in the year as China experienced widespread power outages due to a supply crunch.
Job seekers in Africa easy prey for online scammers
From careers in banking to roles in globe-spanning agencies, social media in Africa is awash with lucrative job offers. - Promise of easy money - This particular hoax is far from uncommon in Africa -- indeed, UN agencies regularly warn job seekers about fake ads.
Sri Lanka begins vote to replace president who fled
Sri Lanka's parliament began voting Wednesday for a president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled abroad after his palace was stormed by angry protesters now bracing for a crackdown from his likely successor.
Rolls-Royce champions energy transition at Farnborough
British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce is "championing" the energy transition and the decarbonisation of aviation, its outgoing chief executive Warren East told AFP on Tuesday at the Farnborough airshow. - Energy transition - "The big theme is energy transition," East told AFP in an interview at the company's airshow chalet.
India's mango man, father of 300 varieties
Every day, Indian octogenarian Kaleem Ullah Khan wakes at dawn, prays, then ambles about a mile to his 120-year-old mango tree, which he has coaxed into producing more than 300 varieties of the beloved fruit over the years.
China to fine ride-hailing giant Didi more than $1 bn: reports
China is preparing to hit ride-hailing giant Didi with a fine of more than $1 billion to wrap up a long-running probe, media reports said, boosting investor hopes that the country's tech crackdown is winding down. The WSJ report triggered a rally in Chinese tech shares in Hong Kong on Wednesday, with investors hopeful that the two-year regulatory storm that swept the sector was nearing its end.
Raising temperatures: Pakistan climate catastrophist Sherry Rehman
When Sherry Rehman speaks it seems as though the world is ending. "There's always a reaction to women taking their power and also speaking out," said Rehman.
Crunch time as Italy's Draghi faces parliament
Italy's political crisis comes to a head Wednesday as Prime Minister Mario Draghi discovers whether his fractured grand coalition can be saved or if snap elections are unavoidable.
Canada Indigenous schools abuse: a timeline
For a century, tens of thousands of Indigenous, Inuit and Metis children in Canada were forcibly enrolled in state boarding schools, isolated from their families, language and culture as part of a failed policy of assimilation. The commission also blames the schools policy for a high incidence of poverty, alcoholism and domestic violence, as well as high suicide rates in Indigenous communities.
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