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UN raises alarm on Red Sea oil tanker 'time-bomb'
UN raises alarm on Red Sea oil tanker 'time-bomb'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The UN appealed Tuesday for the last $14 million needed to try and prevent a stricken oil tanker from triggering a disaster off Yemen that could cost $20 billion to clean up. He said the result would potentially be the fifth largest oil spill from a tanker in history, with the clean-up costs alone reaching $20 billion.

Ukraine's shadow army tracking the Russian troops
Ukraine's shadow army tracking the Russian troops
World
by  AFP

Crouched in bushes on the shores of the Dnipro River, two young Ukrainian men dressed in army gear stalked Russian troops through the camera of a remote-controlled drone. Their job is to gather intelligence on Russian troop movements and positions before passing it on to the Ukrainian armed forces.