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Defying protests, TotalEnergies says seeking new oil fields
Defying protests, TotalEnergies says seeking new oil fields
by  AFP

The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday the French energy giant needed to develop new oil fields to meet global demand, as their AGM was picketed by climate activists. Climate activists say TotalEnergies is contributing to global warming, to the destruction of biodiversity and to violations of human rights through its gas and oil activities.

Montenegro court rejects extradition order for crypto tycoon 
Montenegro court rejects extradition order for crypto tycoon 
by  AFP

A Montenegro appeals court on Friday reversed an order to extradite cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon to South Korea -- where he is wanted over the multi-billion-dollar collapse of the Terraform Labs company. The Appeals Court of Montenegro said it had accepted "the appeals of the accused Kwon Do-hyung and his defence attorneys, revoking the decision of the High Court in Podgorica".

Deathtrap cable cars spook Turkey's intrepid tea farmers
Deathtrap cable cars spook Turkey's intrepid tea farmers
by  AFP

You need to be part daredevil to live in the spectacularly steep hills overlooking the Black Sea where Turkey grows its tea. Many of his neighbours in tea growing villages above the coastal city of Rize in northeast Turkey make similarly perilous trips to and from their precipitous fields every day in thousands of primitive gondolas.

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