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Colombian ex-fisherman swaps trade for saving Caribbean coral

Colombian ex-fisherman swaps trade for saving Caribbean coral

Yerson Granados used to fish off Colombia's Caribbean coast for a living, but when he discovered the havoc he was wreaking on coral reefs, he changed his ways. The 56-year-old from the city of Santa Marta now earns his keep saving coral, which is vital for

Lobito Corridor: Africa's mega-project facing delivery test

Lobito Corridor: Africa's mega-project facing delivery test

The Lobito Corridor mega-project linking three African countries is shifting from blueprint to proving ground in the global race for critical minerals. Linking Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, it was pitched as the West's answer to China's dominance in African mining. Backed

Africa's Lobito Corridor chief tells AFP business, not geopolitics, drives strategy

Africa's Lobito Corridor chief tells AFP business, not geopolitics, drives strategy

The chief executive of the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) project to link southern African mines to an Angolan export port says his priority is the business of the operation, not the geopolitical tussle over Africa's minerals. LAR holds a 30-year concession to operate the Benguela railway, a

Trump to host Lula in test of fitful relationship

Trump to host Lula in test of fitful relationship

US President Donald Trump will host his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House on Thursday -- the latest test of the ideological opposites' tenuous relationship, with security and investment topping the agenda. At the helm of the Americas' two largest economies, the leaders have

K-pop stars BTS draw 50,000-strong crowd in Mexico

K-pop stars BTS draw 50,000-strong crowd in Mexico

Around 50,000 fans of K-pop superstars BTS gathered outside Mexico's National Palace on Wednesday to get a look at the group, who waved to the crowd from a balcony after meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum. BTS will perform shows in Mexico City on May 7, 9,

Wars in Middle East, backyard loom over ASEAN summit

Wars in Middle East, backyard loom over ASEAN summit

Leaders of the ASEAN states are descending on the central Philippines for what President Ferdinand Marcos has pledged will be a "bare bones" summit focused on economic issues tied to the Middle East war. While supply chain woes sparked by the US-Israeli attack on Iran may dominate

US court releases purported Epstein suicide note

US court releases purported Epstein suicide note

A US judge on Wednesday released a suicide note purportedly written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein weeks before his death in a New York jailhouse. Epstein's cellmate has said that he found the letter in a book following a failed suicide attempt by the disgraced financier, several