Philippines sends trash back to Canada after Duterte escalates row
The Philippines has started returning dozens of shipping containers full of trash to Canada after a long-running row over waste exports that has tested diplomatic...
Burning tires: the murky oil business polluting parts of Asia
When local investigators scoured a riverbed in southern Malaysia for clues in a chemical dumping case that hospitalized over one thousand people earlier this year,...
Adani wins one of last two permits it needs for Australia coal mine
The Australian state of Queensland on Friday approved Adani Enterprise’s management plan for an endangered bird at the site for a controversial coal mine, leaving...
President Sahle-Work Receives Credentials of Seven Ambassadors – borkena.com
President Sahle-Work Receives Credentials of Seven Ambassadors borkena.com The ambassadors who presented their credentials to Ethiopian President are Al Busyra of Indonesia, Sami Bin Jamil A....
U.S. vows first oil lease sale in Alaska Arctic refuge this year
The U.S. Interior Department is determined to sell oil leases for the first time this year in the ecologically sensitive but presumably petroleum-rich coastal plain...
Ethiopia : Fichee Chambalala celebration underway in Awassa – borkena.com
Ethiopia : Fichee Chambalala celebration underway in Awassa borkena.com Ethnic Sidama New Year celebration Fichee Chambalala is underway in Awassa, Southern Ethiopia. OLF and ODP supporters...
Blues C Sundqvist suspended one game for boarding
The NHL suspended St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist for one playoff game for boarding Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk during Game 2 of the...
NBA: League looks to Africa as next growth area – Silver
NBA commissioner Adam Silver delivered a state of the league address on Thursday that sounded more like a foreign policy briefing that underscored the league’s...
Svitolina to provide early litmus test for Muguruza
Garbine Muguruza may not be too thrilled about facing Elina Svitolina in the French Open third round on Friday but the former world number one...
Factbox: Garbine Muguruza v Elina Svitolina
A look at the records of Spain’s Garbine Muguruza and Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina before their third-round match at the French Open on Friday (prefix number...
