Global watchdog give Pakistan until February to curb terror financing
Pakistan has until February to improve its counter-terror financing operations in line with an internationally agreed action plan or face actions against it, a global...
Global watchdog gives Iran until February 2020 to tighten anti-money laundering rules
A global dirty money watchdog said on Friday it had given Iran a final deadline of February 2020 to comply with international norms after which...
One-wheeled juggling: Lagos children learn new skills at unicycle academy
In a driveway of a suburban Lagos house, 14-year-old Kehinde Oguntokun juggles colorful circus clubs as he swings around on a unicycle....
Cartel gunmen free El Chapo’s son from police
Heavily armed fighters surrounded security forces in a Mexican city on Thursday and made them free one of drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s sons,...
China seeks to boost certified elderly caregivers by 2 million
China has scrapped a requirement of formal education for people seeking to be certified as caregivers for the elderly in a bid to increase their...
Fields of fire drive Delhi’s air quality to unhealthy levels
When it comes to air quality there are few worse places to live on the planet than New Delhi, and driving north out the Indian...
Climate fears catapult Greens into mix for Swiss cabinet seat
Perched nearly 2,000 meters above the Swiss ski village of Lenk, a lake has emerged as the Plaine Morte glacier melts. When it burst it...
Last Soviet leader Gorbachev urges Russia, U.S. to hold nuclear talks
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, warned on Friday that the world was drifting into a dangerous era of militarised politics and appealed to Moscow...
German network agency awards onshore wind power, solar licenses
Germany’s power network agency said on Friday it had awarded licenses to build onshore wind turbines with the capacity to produce 204 megawatts (MW), after...
Tankers defer retrofits to cash in on record freight rates
Tankers that had been scheduled to install emissions-cutting equipment ahead of stricter pollution standards starting in 2020 have deferred their visits to the dry docks...