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Britain better for our development than France, says Gabon as it joins Commonwealth

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But the geopolitical shift comes as some surprise in Gabon where the president’s father and former president, Omar Bongo, had very close ties to France. France supported the regime and turned a blind eye to autocracy in exchange for loyalty and the chance to secure business interests in the country – a tactic it replicated …

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Frogs are being eaten to extinction … and the Germans are to blame

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Europe’s voracious appetite for frogs’ legs has triggered an “extinction domino effect” on wild populations of the amphibians in parts of Asia and Eastern Europe, wildlife campaigners warned on Thursday. France is notorious for its taste for “cuisses de grenouilles”, as frogs’ legs are known, but it is far from being the only EU country …

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Brad Pitt spent a year hunting ‘buried treasure’ at his French chateau

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Pitt signed a lease for the 1,200-acre Chateau Miraval, in south-eastern France, with his then wife, Angelina Jolie, in 2008 and bought it outright in 2012. They married there in 2014. In addition to the vineyard, which produces rosé, the property has a private lake, olive groves, a moat and a helicopter pad. Chateau Miraval …

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Monterrey suffers weeks-long water cutoff amid drought

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MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The industrial hub of Monterrey has long been one of Mexico’s most prosperous cities, so its almost 5 million residents were shocked when they lost the most basic of services: water. A combination of an intense drought, poor planning and high water use has left residents of Mexico’s industrial powerhouse to …

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‘Arrogant’ Emmanuel Macron rejects PM’s resignation

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The aim was to “build solutions to serve the French” at a time when there is no “alternative majority” to that of Mr Macron’s ruling alliance, said a presidential aide. After securing a second presidential term with a comfortable victory M Le Pen in April, Mr Macron’s decision to effectively keep out of the ensuing …

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Nothing will stop gaffe-prone Joe Biden running for president in 2024, say ex-aides

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“Nobody knows what to believe,” said one former official who worked with Mr Biden. “They don’t know, is this a new policy? Or is it just Joe being Joe and overstating something? “There’s confusion. Ultimately, it leads to a situation where staffers are not 100 per cent sure he meant what he said, or if …

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Everest base camp to shift location after 70 years due to climate change

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The camps resembles a pop-up city and climbers will typically spend up to two months in their tents to acclimatise before attempting to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, which stands at 8,849 meters above sea level. Like many Himalayan glaciers, global warming is causing the Khumbu glacier to melt at an alarming rate. …

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China launches home-made aircraft carrier with Taiwan-provoking name

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Fujian will carry out mooring tests and navigation tests after the launch, state media said. The ship’s launch was initially expected on April 23 for the PLAN’s 73rd anniversary but was postponed at least twice due to strict Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai. Xi Jinping, China’s president, has made the military’s modernization one of his priorities. …

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India Ranks Third Globally, After China And USA, For Total Renewable Power Addition in 2021

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India added around 15.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power capacity in 2021, the third highest after China (136 GW) and the United States (43 GW), according to a global status report released on Wednesday (15 June). The REN21’s Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR) is the world’s only crowd-sourced report on renewable energy. It covers …

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