Critics are deriding as a step backward the new French energy bill which favours the further development of nuclear power and avoids setting targets for solar and wind power and other renewables.
International
China launches anti-dumping probe into EU brandy
China launched an anti-dumping investigation into brandy imported from the European Union (EU), as commercial tensions flare between the two trading superpowers.
The good, the bad and the ugly of 2023
As we bid farewell to 2023, New Era Sport invites you, our valued reader, on a nostalgic journey, revisiting the highs, lows and challenges within the local sports community.
Opinion – Reflections on abortion with reference to Namibia
The debate on the morality of abortion centres on the issue of when human life actually begins. Based on biological and psycho-social considerations, different views have been expressed at the beginning of life, ranging from two weeks to nine months.
EU delegation inspects multi-million-dollar projects in Zambezi
About five European ambassadors, including the ambassador of the European Union to Namibia Ana Beatriz Martins, are in the Zambezi region on a three-day field trip to assess and inspect various capital projects funded by the European Union and European member states.
Rwanda to seal new UK asylum treaty
Britain’s interior minister James Cleverly arrived in Rwanda yesterday to sign a new treaty that London hopes will revive controversial plans to transfer migrants to the east African country.
‘Terrorist plot’ probe after deadly Paris stabbing
A man known to French authorities for radical Islamism with mental health troubles stabbed a tourist to death and wounded two other people in central Paris late Saturday night before being arrested, with prosecutors opening an investigation into a suspected “terrorist plot”.
Pledges made so far at COP28 climate talks
The COP28 climate talks in Dubai have begun with a flurry of announcements promising action on global warming, led by its big-spending, oil-rich host the United Arab Emirates.
Leisure travel steering domestic occupancy rates
Leisure travel continued to be a significant driver of occupancy rates at Namibian accommodation establishments.
Namibia to host T20 World Cup qualifiers
Seven African teams are scheduled for battle in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa qualifier, from 22-30 November 2023, at Wanderers and Trustco United Cricket Ground in Windhoek.