AFP
20236 articles published since 08 Mar 2022
- All (20236)
- Economy (8452)
- Business and Economy (5268)
- World (4605)
- Africa (977)
- Technology (931)
- Asia (2)
- Nigeria (1)
Author's articles
Ireland petrol station blast kills nine
At least nine people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal in Ireland's northwest, police said on Saturday. An aerial photograph taken after the explosion showed the petrol station building destroyed.
Deadly Burkina jihadist attack, catalyst for latest coup
Haulier Aziz falters as he describes how jihadists attacked a convoy of lorries laden with food for a starving town in northern Burkina Faso on September 26, events which contributed to the country's latest coup. The convoy had left Ouagadougou for Djibo, one of the main cities in northern Burkina, which has been subject to an 18-month blockade by jihadists.
'Not afraid anymore': Clashes as Iran protests enter fourth week
Schoolgirls chanted slogans, workers went on strike and street clashes erupted across Iran on Saturday, as protests over the death of Mahsa Amini entered a fourth week in defiance of a bloody crackdown.
Air France, Airbus face trial over 2009 Rio-Paris disaster
Air France and aircraft maker Airbus go on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 crash of a flight from Brazil, killing all 228 people aboard. Its president, Daniele Lamy, said that instead of trying to pin the blame on the pilots, "We want this trial to be that of Airbus and Air France."
UK train commuters hit by further strikes over pay
Train passengers in Britain faced severe disruption on Saturday, with only one in five services running as railway workers staged another walkout over wages. Railway workers staged another walkout on Wednesday and also took strike action last Saturday, resulting in only 11 percent of trains running nationwide.
Moscow says blast damages key Crimea-Russia bridge
Moscow announced Saturday that a truck explosion ignited a huge fire and severely damaged the key Kerch bridge -- built as Russia's sole land link with annexed Crimea -- and vowed to find the perpetrators without immediately blaming Ukraine. It is hugely important to the Kremlin and Moscow had maintained the bridge crossing was safe despite the fighting.
Political paralysis in Iraq hampers economic growth
A year since Iraq's last elections, it remains without not only a new government but a budget too, obstructing much-needed reforms and infrastructure projects in the oil-rich but war-ravaged country. "Infrastructure projects require years of steady financial planning by government," said Yesar al-Maleki, Gulf analyst at the Middle East Economic Survey (MEES).
Tunisia coastguard struggles to rein in migrant boats
As dawn breaks over the Mediterranean, Tunisian coastguards intercept a flimsy craft packed with migrants, bringing their dream of reaching Europe to an end -- for now. In just one night early this week, the coastguard intercepted 130 African migrants, including children and babies, on four craft attempting the crossing from the central region of Sfax.
Phony heiress Anna Sorokin released from US immigration detention
Fake heiress Anna Sorokin, whose breathtaking deception of New York's financial elite inspired a hit Netflix series, was released Friday from an immigration detention center but still faces deportation from the United States.
AFP
Load more