San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China
BEIJING (AP) — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”
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Ethnic Nepali political prisoners in Bhutan await justice after decades behind bars
Rai spent 21 years in jail after being arrested and convicted for being an “extremist and antinational” who was involved in an anti-government revolution in 1996. By the time he was freed in 2017, his house in Sipsu Gola Bazaar, near the Indian border, had been demolished.
Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over ‘business as usual’ mining practices
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with increased demand for minerals needed in the transition to a cleaner energy system.
Maldives court frees jailed ex-president Abdulla Yameen
Jailed former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was freed on Thursday after the High Court overturned his conviction and 11-year prison sentence, days before keenly contested parliamentary elections.
Singaporean woman holidaying in Spain found dead with multiple stab wounds
A Singaporean woman who went missing while on a holiday in Spain has been found dead with 30 stab wounds, Spanish media reported on Wednesday.
Airport chaos, sleeping in metro stations, no running water: Dubai's flood mayhem continues
The United Arab Emirates continues to reel from floods caused by the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the desert state, with airlines, banks, and city transport facing major disruptions and service outages.
Here's why so many electric vehicle startups fail
As the electric vehicle industry faces a string of high-profile failures, several startups that have surfaced in recent years have underestimated their capital needs by billions of dollars, industry insiders said.
Why semiconductors could be the most efficient artificial intelligence play
Investing in semiconductors may be the most efficient way to play the artificial intelligence boom, according to VanEck's CEO.