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Africa faces tough job not to become world's plastic 'dustbin'

What can be done to prevent Africa from becoming the world's biggest dumping ground for plastics? That's one of the big questions facing United Nations members next wee

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Blinken says meeting with Lavrov is off after Russia moves on Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva this week, he announced Tuesday, in the latest sig

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French actor Gaspard Ulliel dead in skiing accident at 37

French actor Gaspard Ulliel, best known for playing Hannibal Lecter in "Hannibal Rising," has died at the age of 37 after a skiing accident in southeastern France."Gasp

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Canada says vaccine mandates work as Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' leads to spike in first-dose appointments

One day after the Canadian province of Quebec announced it would financially penalize residents who are unvaccinated, the province's health minister said Wednesday firs

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UK: Iran faces 'last chance' to restore nuclear deal as Vienna talks resume

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi faces a “last chance” to negotiate a return to the 2015 nuclear deal following an abortive meeting last week that has all but convinced

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Australia prime minister attacks French leader's credibility

Australian Prime Scott Morrison attacked the credibility of French President Emmanuel Macron as a newspaper quoted a text message that suggested France anticipated “bad

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Is AUKUS already backfiring on America?

The leaders of Australia, the UK, and the U.S. announced a new trilateral military alliance on September 15 – called AUKUS – which will facilitate the sharing of techno

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Talking shop with Twitter’s recent head of corp dev — and now VC — Seksom Suriyapa

Seksom Suriyapa was seemingly destined to land at a venture firm. A Stanford Law graduate, he worked at two blue-chip investment banks before joining the cybersecurity company McAfee as a senior corp

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The Lilium electric Jet will use batteries manufactured by Germany’s Customcells

Electric air taxi startup Lilium has tapped German manufacturer Customcell to supply batteries for its flagship 7-seater Lilium Jet.The battery IP is the result of “multiple players,” a Li

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US and France warn Iran time is running out to return to nuclear deal

The United States and France have warned Iran that time is running out to return to a nuclear deal, voicing fear that Tehran’s sensitive development program could advan

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German eVTOL maker Lilium partners with Honeywell for flight control and avionics systems

German electric air mobility company Lilium has partnered with aerospace manufacturer Honeywell to develop the electronics and mechanical systems for the 7-seater Lilium Jet, the company’s debut eVTOL

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French FM confirms kidnapping of French journalist in Mali

FILE PHOTO: Olivier Dubois, a journalist who disappeared last month in Mali's northern city of Gao appeared in a video on Wednesday appealing to authorities to do everything they can to free him

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A European-Style United Nations

/VCG Editor's note: Sandra Breka is a member of the Board of Management of the Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH. Brian Finlay is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Stimson Center. The arti

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UN, France call for full withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya

FILE PHOTO: Militants that were loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar pictured near the coastal city of Derna on April 14, 2018. /VCG The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-Gener

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Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97

Australian photographer and actress June Newton, also known under her pseudonym Alice Springs, has died at 97, the Helmut Newton Foundation said in Berlin on Saturday.Newton, who was also the wife

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Mar. 20 - Mar. 26)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | U.S.'s Blinken says

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Libya calls for 'immediate' withdrawal of foreign mercenaries

Libya's new unity government has demanded the "immediate" withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries ahead of year-end elections.The call has been backed by the visiting top diplomats of France, Germany a