Abiodun Ogundairo

Malaysia’s palm oil industry struggles to comply with EU regulations

A new EU regulation aims to ban the import of several products, including palm oil, that come from plantations linked to deforestation. While the bloc hails the law as an important way…

9 hours ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Paris Olympics embraces vegetarian menu

There's less than a month to go before the Olympics kick off in Paris. It's a big event for athletes but also for chefs, who are getting ready to serve more than…

10 hours ago

Fashion

The age of ‘Athcouture’: Fashion meets sport in Paris

Haute Couture week has just wrapped up in the French capital and the major fashion houses have taken inspiration from the upcoming Olympic Games to bring sporting details to their runway shows…

12 hours ago

Fashion

Kenyan activists call for fresh protests demanding Ruto’s resignation

Kenya mourns the dead after days of violence against tax hikes while some are calling for fresh protests and for President Ruto to resign, despite his u-turn on the financial bill.…

13 hours ago

Africa

Syria’s nightmare continues 1 year after deadly earthquakes

Syria's nightmare continues 1 year after deadly earthquakes. As Syria marks one year since a deadly earthquake, many survivors are still living in makeshift camps. Conditions remain dire in Idlib, one of…

14 hours ago

News

Will Paris’s River Seine be ready for the Olympics?

Papers react to an ill-humoured TV debate that saw French PM Gabriel Attal spar with left-wing and far-right challengers. Also, protests in Kenya leave Western allies almost tongue-tied. In other news, the…

16 hours ago

Sport

Haiti’s gang violence crisis: Fears grow among Miami diaspora

Since February, Haiti has been facing an unprecedented political ,security crisis and gang violence crisis. The country is ravaged by gang violence, with 80 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince under the control…

16 hours ago

World

Euro 2024: Brands make big business with team jerseys

Sports companies like Adidas and Nike spend hundreds of millions of euros each year for the right to provide players with their jerseys. In exchange, company logos appear on the shirts. The…

18 hours ago

Sport

Business, government count cost of Kenya’s protests

Anti-government protests in Kenya have left some shops, like one belonging to Francis Ochieng, in ruins. But what also lies in tatters is Kenya's plan to tackle its heavy debt burden with…

22 hours ago

Business

Brazil threatened by an unparalleled dengue epidemic

Latin America is dealing with its worst outbreak of dengue since records began. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. Brazil is one of the worst-hit countries with a million cases so far…

1 day ago

Science & Tech

How Europe became addicted to cocaine

Cocaine use is at a record high in Europe. The continent's craving for the drug has made criminal gangs extremely wealthy, but the consequences can be devastating. Europe itself is now experiencing…