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COP27 summit racing against the climate clock
COP27 summit racing against the climate clock
World
by  AFP

The COP27 summit kicks off Sunday in Egypt with nearly 200 countries struggling to outpace increasingly dire climate impacts in a world upended by war and economic turmoil. After front-line negotiators set COP27 in motion on Sunday, more than 120 world leaders will put in appearances on Monday and Tuesday.

New season of 'The Crown' set to air after backlash
New season of 'The Crown' set to air after backlash
World
by  AFP

The latest season of "The Crown" hits the small screen next week, with streaming giant Netflix adding a disclaimer after a furore over untrue storylines. Television reviewer Christopher Stevens, who saw an eight-and-a-half-hour preview, wrote this week that "the sheer virulence" of the latest story lines was becoming "shockingly clear".

Twitter starts rolling out new paid subscription
Twitter starts rolling out new paid subscription
World
by  AFP

Twitter began rolling out a controversial new paid subscription system on Saturday that the social network's unpredictable new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, ordered staff to build after taking over last week. As early as last Friday, Musk launched his first flagship project, the redesign of the Twitter Blue subscription option.

In UK first, nurses vote to strike: media
In UK first, nurses vote to strike: media
World
by  AFP

Nurses across the UK have voted to strike in their first national action over a pay dispute, a media report said on Sunday. Although counting is still underway, the domestic PA news agency reported that RCN officials believed enough members had voted for winter industrial action, which is set to take place within a few weeks, possibly before Christmas.

Anatomy of the week the Musk tornado hit Twitter
Anatomy of the week the Musk tornado hit Twitter
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The whirlwind week that Elon Musk took over Twitter began with sleepless nights for company engineers -- and ended with half the staff getting the axe. "People would find out not by any phone call or any email... but just by seeing their work laptop automatically reboot and just to go blank," Emmanuel Cornet, a French engineer who had been at Twitter for a year and a half, told AFP on Friday.

Thousands march in Peru calling for president's removal
Thousands march in Peru calling for president's removal
World
by  AFP

Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Lima on Saturday to call for the removal of President Pedro Castillo, the subject of an unprecedented six investigations for corruption. "I come to the march to get that corrupt man out.