Articles by Agence France-Press
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Kenya Floods Death Toll at 228 as Crisis Persists
Agence France-Presse | VOA News - TRANSCEND Media Service,
6 May 2024
5 May 2024 – Kenya said today that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.
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UN Rights Experts Condemn Assange Arrest
Agence France-Presse – The Philippine Star,
15 Apr 2019
11 Apr 2019 — UN human rights experts rallied to Julian Assange on today, criticizing Ecuador and Britain over his arrest and warning of grave consequences should he be extradited to the United States. The UN special rapporteur on arbitrary, summary or extrajudicial killings, Agnes Callamard, told AFP that Ecuador’s decision “has exposed Mr. Assange to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights.”
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Two Koreas Will March Together at the Olympics
Agence France-Presse | PRI – TRANSCEND Media Service,
22 Jan 2018
17 Jan 2018 – The two Koreas agreed today to march together under a single flag at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony and field a united women’s ice hockey team for the Games in a further sign of easing tensions on the peninsula.
→ read full articlePublisher Wins Rights to Voynich Manuscript, a Book No One Can Read
Agence France-Presse – The Guardian,
26 Sep 2016
Tiny Spanish publisher can clone centuries-old manuscript written in language or code that no one has cracked.
→ read full articleArgentina Sues Citigroup over Debt Repayments
Agence France-Presse – The Guardian,
18 May 2015
Bank says some employees of Citi Argentina could face criminal charges due to court battle between South American nation and US hedge funds.
→ read full articleDieudonné Arrested over Facebook Post on Paris Gunman [French shooting themselves on the foot]
Agence France-Presse – The Guardian,
19 Jan 2015
French comedian accused of justifying terrorism after linking attacker to tribute slogan by writing ‘I feel like Charlie Coulibaly’. The French government has in the past banned Dieudonné’s shows because it considers them “antisemitic”.
→ read full articleIsrael Approves 380 New East Jerusalem Settler Homes
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
29 Dec 2014
Israeli authorities gave final approval on Wednesday [24 Dec 2014] to the construction of 380 new settler homes in two areas of occupied east Jerusalem, a local official said.
→ read full articleICC Rules Out Investigation into Israeli Raid on Gaza-Bound Flotilla
Agence France-Presse at The Hague – The Guardian,
10 Nov 2014
War crimes court [International Criminal Court] says killing of Turkish activists by Israeli commandos in 2010 not of sufficient gravity to warrant inquiry.
→ read full articleFailing Sense of Smell Strong Predictor of Death
Agence France-Presse - AlterNet,
6 Oct 2014
Oct 3, 2014 – A declining sense of smell in older people is a strong predictor of death within just five years, according to new research.
→ read full articleIsrael to Build 283 Homes on West Bank
Agence France-Presse – The Guardian,
8 Sep 2014
5 Sep 2014 – Israel has published tenders to build 283 homes in a West Bank settlement, days after announcing its biggest land grab on occupied Palestinian territory for three decades. That move drew international condemnation, even from its staunch ally, the US, and some Israeli cabinet ministers.
→ read full articleObama Advisor Susan Rice: US Providing ‘Lethal’ Aid to Syrian Rebels
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
9 Jun 2014
President Barack Obama’s top foreign policy advisor Susan Rice on Friday [6 Jun 2014] said Washington was providing “lethal and non-lethal” support to select members of the Syrian opposition, offering more detail than usual on US assistance.
→ read full articleUS Marines Deploy to Italy Due to Libya Threat: Official
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 May 2014
The US military has moved a team of marines from Spain to southern Italy as a precautionary step in case the US embassy in Libya comes under threat, officials said Wednesday [14 May 2014].
→ read full articleChina Signs Mega East Africa Rail Deal
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 May 2014
China on Sunday [11 May 2014] signed a deal to build a $3.8 billion rail link between Kenya’s Indian Ocean port of Mombasa and Nairobi, the first stage of a line that will eventually link Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan.
→ read full articleIsraeli President Peres: Netanyahu Blocked 2011 Peace Deal with Palestinians
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 May 2014
“Netanyahu told me to wait a few days because he thought that Tony Blair could get a better offer,” Peres said, referring to the envoy of the peacemaking quartet of the EU, Russia, UN and USA. “The days passed and there was no better offer.”
→ read full articleFormer Skinhead Gets Top Hungary Parliament Post
Agence France-Presse – Global Post,
12 May 2014
Hungary’s parliament voted in a former skinhead Tuesday [6 May 2014] as its deputy speaker in the first session since an election last month saw the far-right Jobbik party make significant gains.
→ read full articleUS Troops Land in Lithuania amid Ukraine Crisis
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 May 2014
US troops arrived Saturday [26 Apr 2014] in Lithuania, part of a US contingent of 600 sent to the region to reassure NATO allies amid the escalating Ukraine crisis. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite hailed the arrival of American forces as a “deterrence measure” in the region.
→ read full articleFirst Troops Land in Poland as US Beefs Up Baltic Presence
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 May 2014
The first American troops arrived in Poland on Wednesday [23 Apr 2014], after Washington said it was sending a force of 600 there and to the Baltic states amid rising tensions with Russia over Ukraine.
→ read full articleUS Troops Land in Latvia
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 May 2014
Latvia on Friday [25 Apr 2014] welcomed American troops on its soil, part of a US force of 600 sent to the region to reassure the Baltic states amid concern over Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
→ read full articleUS Troops Land in Estonia
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 May 2014
American troops landed in Estonia on Monday [28 Apr 2014] , rounding out the 600-man force sent by Washington to Poland and the Baltic states to allay concerns over the escalating Ukraine crisis.
→ read full articleBritain, France Deploy Jets to Boost Baltic Patrols
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
5 May 2014
Britain and France deployed eight fighter jets on Monday [28 Apr 2014] to reinforce NATO air patrols over the Baltics as tensions rise with Russia over Ukraine.
→ read full articleWhoopi Goldberg Debuts as Marijuana Columnist
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 Apr 2014
Goldberg opted to focus on how pot has helped her cope with massive headaches induced by glaucoma, an eye disorder that can lead to blindness. “It helps my head stop hurting, and with glaucoma your eyes ache, and she takes the ache out. It’s wonderful,” she said. “The high is different, too. It feels like a gentle, warm breeze at the beach.
→ read full articleUganda President Blocks Anti-Gay Bill
Agence France-Press – TRANSCEND Media Service,
20 Jan 2014
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said there were better ways to cure the “abnormality” on Friday [17 Jan 2014]. Homosexuality was caused by either “random breeding” or a need to make money. And lesbians, he said, choose female partners because of “sexual starvation” and the failure to marry a man.
→ read full articleBrazil Confirms Secure Satellite Deal to Stifle U.S. Spying
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
2 Dec 2013
Brazil’s state-owned telecom provider Telebras signed a $560 million contract to deliver a satellite for secure communications on Thursday [28 Nov 2013], following months of outrage over revelations of US cyber-spying.
→ read full articleInternational Monetary Fund Strongly Suggests Countries Tax the Rich to Fix Deficit
Agence France-Presse ,The Raw Story – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Oct 2013
11 Oct 2013 – Tax the rich and better target the multinationals: The IMF has set off shockwaves this week in Washington by suggesting countries fight budget deficits by raising taxes.
→ read full articleSex Abuse Victims List ‘Dirty Dozen’ Papal Candidates
Mira Oberman, Agence France-Presse - TRANSCEND Media Service,
18 Mar 2013
“We want to urge Catholic prelates to stop pretending that the worst is over regarding the clergy sex abuse and cover up crisis,” said David Clohessy, director of the US-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP. “Tragically, the worst is almost certainly ahead,” he said, adding that the truth of “widespread, longstanding and deeply-rooted” abuse and coverups has “yet to surface in most nations.”
→ read full articleCourt: Iceland Doesn’t Need To Repay UK and Dutch Depositors
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
4 Feb 2013
Iceland was entitled to refuse to pay immediate deposit guarantees to savers with failed online bank Icesave in Britain and the Netherlands, a European court said Monday [28 Jan 2013]. The Court of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which covers economic and trading relations between non-EU countries that are a part of the European Economic Area (EEA) single market and their European Union partners, was ruling on Reykjavik’s response to the collapse of the Icelandic banking sector in 2008-9.
→ read full articleMalawi Activists Say Scrapping Sodomy Laws an ‘Uphill Battle’
Agence France-Presse – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Nov 2012
Despite the Malawi government’s move to suspend a law banning same-sex relationships, activists say winning a total repeal will be an “uphill battle” in a country where homosexuality is considered a sin. “Malawi culture remains conservative,” Billy Mayaya, a leading rights activist, told AFP just hours after President Joyce Banda’s government announced the suspension of tough anti-gay laws, pending a parliamentary debate.
→ read full articleInternet Has Become ‘Surveillance Machine’: Julian Assange
Agence France-Presse – The Gazette,
5 Dec 2011
The Internet itself had become ‘the most significant surveillance machine that we have ever seen,’ Assange said in reference to the amount of information people give about themselves online. ‘It’s not an age of transparency at all … the amount of secret information is more than ever before,’ he said, adding that information flows in but is not flowing out of governments and other powerful organizations.
→ read full articleUS ConocoPhillips’ China Oil Spill Six Times Size of Singapore
Agence France-Presse (AFP) – TRANSCEND Media Service,
18 Jul 2011
A huge oil spill off the Chinese coast has now contaminated an area around six times the size of Singapore, state media reported Friday [15 Jul 2011], as the government said it may seek compensation for the leak. The spill from the oil field, which the United States’ ConocoPhillips operates with China’s state-run oil giant CNOOC, has polluted a total area of almost 4,250 square kilometres (1,650 square miles), government figures showed.
→ read full articleUN Rights Council Passes ‘Historic’ Gay Rights Bill
Hui Min Neo – Agence France-Presse,
20 Jun 2011
The UN Human Rights Council passed a historic resolution Friday [17 Jun 2011] that seeks equal rights for everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, marking progress for gay rights despite strong Arab and African opposition.
→ read full articleMystery Illnesses Plague Louisiana Oil Spill Crews
Agence France-Presse - AlterNet,
25 Apr 2011
Local chemist Wilma Subra has been helping test people’s blood for volatile solvents, and said levels of benzene among cleanup workers, divers, fishermen and crabbers are as high as 36 times that of the general population. “As the event progresses we are seeing more and more people who are desperately ill,” she said. “Clearly it is showing that this is ongoing exposure,” Subra said, noting that pathways include contact with the skin, eating contaminated seafood or breathing polluted air. “We have been asking the federal agencies to please provide medical care from physicians who are trained in toxic exposure.” She said she has received no response.
→ read full articleJohnson & Johnson Fined for Bribing Doctors
Agence France-Presse – The Raw Story,
11 Apr 2011
US authorities fined cosmetics and drugs giant Johnson & Johnson $70 million on Friday [8 Mar 2011] for bribing doctors in Europe and paying kickbacks for contracts under a UN relief program in Iraq.
→ read full articleUS Supreme Court Deals Pedophilia Blow for Vatican
Agence France-Presse – The Raw Story,
5 Jul 2010
Allowing a federal appeals court ruling to stand, the decision means Vatican officials including theoretically Pope Benedict XVI could face questioning under oath related to a litany of child sex abuse cases.
→ read full articleEL SALVADOR ISSUES OFFICIAL APOLOGY FOR CIVIL WAR ABUSES
Agence France-Presse - Inquirer,
18 Jan 2010
SAN SALVADOR–El Salvador’s President Mauricio Funes on Saturday [Jan 16 2010] officially apologized as head of state for widespread rights violations carried out by government forces during the country’s 1980-1992 civil war.Funes, speaking on the anniversary of the 1992 peace agreement that ended the war between leftist guerrillas and government forces, apologized for the "grave" […]
→ read full articleSOUND FAMILIAR? US REFUSES TO ALLOW UN INSPECTORS TO INVESTIGATE ITS WMDs
Agence France-Presse,
12 Dec 2009
The United States said Wednesday [Dec 9 2009] that it remained opposed to international inspections of biological weapon sites, even though it stressed its commitment to a UN treaty covering such arms and invaded Iraq in part over its alleged stalling of — UN weapons inspectors. "When it comes to the proliferation of bio weapons […]
→ read full articleLATIN AMERICA LEFTISTS TACKLE DOLLAR WITH NEW CURRENCY
Agence France-Presse,
20 Oct 2009
October 17, 2009 — COCHABAMBA, Bolivia – Leftist Latin American leaders agreed here on the creation of a regional currency, the Sucre, aimed at scaling back the use of the US dollar. Nine countries of ALBA, a leftist bloc conceived by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, met in Bolivia where they vowed to press ahead with […]
→ read full articleINDIGENOUS PEOPLE ACROSS LATIN AMERICA PROTEST SPANISH ‘GENOCIDE’
Agence France-Presse,
14 Oct 2009
October 13, 2009 "AFP" — GUATEMALA CITY – Tens of thousands of indigenous people took to the streets across Latin America on Monday [Oct 12] to protest the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 discovery of the Americas.Columbus Day is celebrated as the Day of Hispanic Heritage in Latin America, but protesters marked the holiday as […]
→ read full articleCANADIAN, U.S., U.K. LIFE, HEALTH INSURERS INVESTING HEAVILY IN TOBACCO COMPANIES
Agence France-Presse,
9 Jun 2009
Canadian Firm Sun Life Has $1 Billion in Two Companies Major U.S., Canadian and British life and health insurance companies have billions of dollars invested in tobacco companies, says a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Wesley Boyd, the study’s lead author, found that at least $4.4 billion US in insurance company […]
→ read full articleTIME TO RETHINK US SANCTONS ON CUBA: TOP REPUBLICAN SENATOR
Agence France-Presse,
23 Feb 2009
The time is right for reevaluating US sanctions on Cuba, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says in a new report, calling for allowing Cuba to buy US goods on credit, US media reported Sunday [Feb. 22]. Republican Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana’s opinions are attached to a report due to be […]
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