Exxon plan for Guyana oil exploration risks raising tensions with Venezuela
President of ExxonMobil Guyana confirms plan to drill two new wells off Atlantic coast as territorial dispute simmers ExxonMobil has insisted it will explore for...
Month : February 2024
Weather tracker: ‘Pineapple express’ atmospheric river deluges California
Weather system brings heavy rainfall, strong winds and mudslides. Elsewhere, Nova Scotia declares state of emergency During the first week of February two storms hit...
Jair Bolsonaro surrenders passport in coup attempt investigation
Police seize passport as agents carry out 33 searches and four arrests across Brazil, targeting allies of far-right former president Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro...
Fresh Del Monte says it cannot be held liable after violence at Kenyan farm
Civil claim relating to alleged killing, rape and attacks by guards at pineapple farm should be struck out, claim firm’s lawyers Fresh Del Monte has...
Council of Europe calls on UK not to process asylum claims in Rwanda
People may be exposed to abuses such as torture and degrading treatment in Rwanda, says watchdog Europe’s leading anti-torture watchdog has called on the government...
Del Monte Kenya representatives accused of seeking to cover up circumstances of men’s deaths
Exclusive: Investigation uncovers claims Del Monte representatives offered bribes in attempt to persuade men to back company’s version of events ‘Pain of a mother’: families...
Spain and EU to sign migration deal with Mauritania as people-smuggling rises
More than 7,000 people used route between west Africa and Canary Islands last month, up from 500 in January last year The head of the...
UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4bn in aid
Ten months of armed conflict in the country has displaced nearly 11 million people and left half the population facing hunger There is “epic suffering”...
‘Our last stop is Rafah’: trapped Palestinians await Israeli onslaught
Refugees crammed into the border city face a terrifying choice: stay for the expected attack, or flee back north through a war zone Middle East...
Chile wildfires death toll rises to 131
Fires in Valparaíso said to be country’s deadliest disaster since 2010 earthquake The death toll from wildfires that ravaged central Chile for several days has...
