Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell’s $2.4 billion sale of assets in deeply polluted Niger Delta

Activists urge Nigeria to delay Shell’s $2.4 billion sale of assets in deeply polluted Niger Delta

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Local activists and international environmental groups want Nigeria’s government to delay approving the sale of oil company Shell’s onshore assets, claiming Shell is trying to shirk its environmental and social responsibilities in the highly polluted Niger Delta.The London-based company is trying to sell its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company — which

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EU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules after hundreds of migrants drown off Greece

EU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules after hundreds of migrants drown off Greece

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s administrative watchdog called Wednesday for a change to Europe’s search and rescue rules following an inquiry into last year’s sinking of a rusty fishing boat, the Adriana, carrying hundreds of migrants while traveling from Libya to Italy.European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly said current rules prevent the EU’s border and coast

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King Harald V of Norway remains hospitalized on a Malaysian island after falling ill on vacation

King Harald V of Norway remains hospitalized on a Malaysian island after falling ill on vacation

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, remained hospitalized in Malaysia on Wednesday, in the country’s northern resort island of Langkawi, after becoming ill while on vacation. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, said in Norway that his 87-year-old father “is doing better now. Now he needs some rest, so it

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How Hakeem Jeffries’ Black Baptist upbringing and deep-rooted faith shapes his House leadership

How Hakeem Jeffries’ Black Baptist upbringing and deep-rooted faith shapes his House leadership

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stood together at the annual National Prayer Breakfast — an opportunity, in the words of one introductory speaker, to “put our political differences aside.”Such differences are vast between Johnson, a staunchly conservative Republican, and Jeffries, a hero to liberal Democrats. But at

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Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims

Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims

BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of asylum seekers in Europe reached a seven-year high last year, with more than 1.1 million people applying for international protection in 2023, most of them Syrian nationals, the European Union said Wednesday.The increase in asylum seekers and other migrants is a divisive issue in many European countries, pitting those

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Open letter urges Venice Biennale art show to exclude Israel. Italy’s culture minister pushes back

Open letter urges Venice Biennale art show to exclude Israel. Italy’s culture minister pushes back

MILAN (AP) — Thousands of artists, curators and critics have signed an open letter calling on the Venice Biennale to exclude the Israeli national pavilion from this year’s contemporary art fair due to the war in Gaza, but Italy’s culture minister firmly backed Israel’s participation. The online letter was signed by more than 17,000 people

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Germany hosts the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan for peace talks

Germany hosts the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan for peace talks

BERLIN (AP) — Germany sought to move forward talks on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday, welcoming the two countries’ foreign ministers to Berlin.German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock hosted her counterparts, Armenia’s Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijan’s Jeyhun Bayramov, at a secluded government villa for what was billed as two days of talks.

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Narodna stranka: Gorivo u Srbiji skuplje nego u većini zemalja Evrope zbog ‘Huta iz Nemanjine’

Narodna stranka: Gorivo u Srbiji skuplje nego u većini zemalja Evrope zbog ‘Huta iz Nemanjine’

Politika | Izvor: Beta | 28.02.2024 | access_time 13:15 Narodna stranka saopštila je danas da, posle prošlonedeljnog poskupljenja goriva u Srbiji, samo šest zemalja EU ima veće cene dizela i benzina.”Cene goriva u Srbiji su značajno više u odnosu na cene u zemljama okruženja, a samo šest zemalja ima više cene posle odluke Ministarstva spoljne

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