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Japan sees bright future for ultra-thin, flexible solar panelsTokyo (AFP) July 20, 2025 Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while challenging China's dominance of the sector. ... more  
Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warnKingston, Jamaica (AFP) July 20, 2025 Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible to restore damaged sea floor ecosystems - or how long it would take. ... more 
Leaking pipes as climate warms: Bulgaria faces water crisisSvishtov, Bulgaria (AFP) July 17, 2025 Bulgarian villager Rumyana Tsoneva keeps opening the tap in her yard in Gorna Studena near the Danube - and keeps finding it dry. ... more 
New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressureKingston, Jamaica (AFP) July 18, 2025 After two weeks of negotiations, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is still far from finalizing rules for extracting coveted metals on the high seas despite heightened pressure triggered by US efforts to fast-track the controversial practice. ... more |
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World's major courts take growing role in climate fightParis (AFP) July 21, 2025 The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries. ... more  
Hong Kong leads most stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stayHong Kong (AFP) July 21, 2025 Equities mostly rose Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would stay in office despite another election defeat. ... more  
'Class war': outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacementCabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (AFP) July 21, 2025 Gloria Cuevas thought she would live forever in her pink, century-old house on Puerto Rico's west coast - but then her landlord decided to transform the home into an Airbnb. ... more  
Hanoi scooter riders baulk at petrol-powered bikes banHanoi (AFP) July 20, 2025 Vietnam's plan to bar gas-guzzling motorbikes from central Hanoi may clear the air of the smog-smothered capital, but riders fear paying a high toll for the capital's green transition. ... more |
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China, EU leaders to hold summit in Beijing on ThursdayBeijing (AFP) July 21, 2025 Top leaders from China and the European Union will hold a summit in Beijing this week, as the major economic powers seek to smooth over disputes ranging from trade to the Ukraine conflict. ... more |
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Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandalWashington (AFP) July 17, 2025 Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and other company board members settled a shareholder lawsuit on Thursday concerning decisions made in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. ... more 
China confirms US bank employee banned from leaving over 'criminal case'Beijing (AFP) July 21, 2025 Beijing confirmed Monday that an employee of US bank Wells Fargo was barred from leaving China, following reports last week that Shanghai-born managing director Chenyue Mao was under an exit ban. ... more 
Volvo Cars swings into loss on electric vehicles, tariffsStockholm (AFP) July 17, 2025 Volvo Cars announced on Thursday it had swung into loss in the second quarter, after it took an impairment charge for its electric cars, booked restructuring charges and dealt with a slower, tariff-troubled market. ... more  
Brazil's Congress passes bill easing environmental licensing rulesSao Paulo (AFP) July 17, 2025 Brazil's Congress passed a controversial reform loosening environmental licensing rules on Thursday, prompting backlash from environmentalists as the country prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in November. ... more |
China starts construction of Tibet mega-damBeijing (AFP) July 19, 2025 China started building a mega-dam Saturday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said. ... more  |
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Brazil scrambles for rooms to host COP30 in AmazonBrasilia (AFP) July 16, 2025 Brazil insisted Wednesday it will have enough rooms for the tens of thousands of people expected to attend the COP30 UN climate conference in the Amazonian city of Belem in November. ... more 
China moves to tame 'irrational competition' as EV price war persistsBeijing (AFP) July 17, 2025 Chinese officials are seeking to tame the country's swelling electric vehicle industry with policies to prevent "irrational competition", state media said, as a brutal price war ensnares top automakers. ... more 
Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakesGilgit, Pakistan (AFP) July 18, 2025 Pakistan will ban for five years the construction of new hotels around picturesque lakes in the north that attract tens of thousands of tourists each year, a government agency said. ... more  
Contaminated Fukushima soil delivered to Japan PM officeTokyo (AFP) July 19, 2025 Dozens of bags of mildly radioactive soil collected from near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office, in an effort to show it is safe for reuse. ... more |
 
Jensen Huang, AI visionary in a leather jacketNew York (AFP) July 20, 2025 Unknown to the general public just three years ago, Jensen Huang is now one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the world as head of chip giant Nvidia. ... more  
Swatch profits plunge on weak China salesZurich (AFP) July 17, 2025 Swatch Group said Thursday that weak sales in China wiped out growth elsewhere in the first half of the year for the world's top watch company, leaving it barely profitable. ... more  
TikTok Germany moderators raise alarm over layoff plansBerlin (AFP) July 17, 2025 Content moderators at the German branch of social media giant TikTok sounded the alarm Thursday about what they say is a plan to replace them with artificial intelligence, potentially putting platform users at risk. ... more 
Netflix profits surge off ads, higher subscription pricesSan Francisco, United States (AFP) July 17, 2025 Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 percent year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business. ... more |
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Cambodia cybercrime crackdown arrest tally hits 2,000Phnom Penh (AFP) July 18, 2025 The number of suspects arrested in a Cambodian crackdown on internet scam centres has risen to 2,000, a government minister told AFP on Friday. ... more 
Migration, defence on agenda for German chancellor's first UK visitLondon (AFP) July 17, 2025 The UK hoped to win a firm commitment on Thursday from Germany to change its law to help smash people smuggling gangs as well as boosting defence ties, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his first official visit to London. ... more 
French prosecutors demand Fiat face trial in diesel scandalParis (AFP) July 16, 2025 French prosecutors have demanded Italian car maker Fiat face trial on fraud charges over the emissions-tampering scandal that struck German giant Volkswagen, a source told AFP on Wednesday. ... more 
EU mega budget hits immediate German oppositionBrussels, Belgium (AFP) July 16, 2025 The European Union executive on Wednesday proposed a two-trillion-euro long-term budget focused on tackling overseas competition and Russian aggression, but it was quickly shot down by Germany, the bloc's largest member. ... more |
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US reaches civil nuclear cooperation accord with BahrainWashington (AFP) July 16, 2025 The United States and Bahrain signed a civilian nuclear energy accord Wednesday as US President Donald Trump met with the Gulf nation's crown prince. ... more |
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American firms flag hit from US export controls targeting ChinaWashington (AFP) July 16, 2025 More than a third of US companies surveyed by a US-China business group reported "negative effects" from Washington's export control policies, said a report released Wednesday, while flaring tensions and tariffs are chief among concerns. ... more 
W. Virginia villagers take on AI-driven power plant boomDavis, United States (AFP) July 15, 2025 Al Tomson, mayor of a tiny town tucked away in an idyllic corner of the eastern United States, points to a spot on a map of his region. ... more 
Huawei reclaims top spot in China's phone market: dataBeijing (AFP) July 16, 2025 Tech giant Huawei topped China's smartphone market for the first time in over four years, outflanking US tech giant Apple as well as local competitors including Xiaomi, according to the US-based International Data Corporation. ... more
China, India, EU among Russia's main trading partnersParis (AFP) July 15, 2025 US President Donald Trump is threatening to hit Russia's trading partners with tariffs of up to 100 percent if Moscow does not end its war on Ukraine by the beginning of September. ... more |
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