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Company guilty over New Zealand volcano disaster
Company guilty over New Zealand volcano disaster
Economy
by  AFP

The New Zealand firm that managed a volcanic island which erupted killing 22 people in 2019, was on Tuesday found guilty of failing to adequately protect visitors. A court in Auckland found Whakaari Management failed to "assess risk" to visitors sufficiently, or provide them with protective equipment.

Israel aims shock-value online campaign at Europe
Israel aims shock-value online campaign at Europe
Technology
by  AFP

Israel is running a hard-hitting online campaign targeting mostly Europeans with shocking images and testimonies from the attacks carried out by Islamist militant group Hamas on October 7. The militant group had been using official channels on the Telegram app to push its message, including graphic videos of Israel's bombing of Gaza and clips of the October 7 attacks shot by some of its fighters.

China's electric bus revolution glides on
China's electric bus revolution glides on
Economy
by  AFP

On a rainy afternoon in Shenzhen, damp passengers jostle their way onto the megacity's buses, the quiet foot soldiers of an electric revolution for coal-guzzling China's public transport network. Shenzhen ditched diesel buses and went fully electric in 2017 -- a world first -- with its taxi fleet not far behind.