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Lima (AFP) – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte opens the APEC CEO summit in the capital, Lima. IMAGES

Grand Rapids (United States) (AFP) – Donald Trump is building his administration as he prepares to retake the White House. These are the key nominations so far, some requiring potentially difficult Senate confirmations — unless Trump can circumvent scrutiny through a process called recess appointments.

Lima (AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lands in Lima ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. IMAGES

Lima (AFP) – Dozens of transport workers and merchants march against the government in Lima, which is currently hosting the APEC summit attended by, among others, the presidents of the United States and China. Escorted by police, the protesters march toward the APEC summit venue, which is under heavy police guard. IMAGES

Lima (AFP) – Thailand’s Prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives in Lima ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. IMAGES

London (AFP) – British writer Samantha Harvey won the 2024 Booker Prize, a prestigious English-language literary award, for her science fiction novel tracking six astronauts in space for 24 hours.

Zhuhai (China) (AFP) – Workers in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai removed flowers and candles early Wednesday from a makeshift memorial to 35 people killed when a man drove a car into a crowd in one of the country’s deadliest mass-casualty events in years.

East Flores (Indonesia) (AFP) – Mount Lewotobi in eastern Indonesia erupts again, catapulting a tower of ash miles into the sky and forcing residents to evacuate to nearby shelters. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, has erupted more than a dozen times this week, killing nine people after its initial burst on Monday.

Baku (AFP) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warns about the consequences of climate change, saying it “kills people” at COP29 in Baku, recalling to those in attendance the recent floods in Spain that have killed more than 220 people.

Baku (AFP) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev defends his countries’ usage of oil and gas during his opening speech at the UN’s climate summit COP29 in the country’s capital Baku, arguing that every natural resource is “a gift of the God”. He says countries should not be “blamed” for having and selling their natural resources, adding that “the market needs them”.

Moskau (AFP) – A Moscow court sentenced a paediatrician to five-and-a-half years in prison for criticising the Ukraine campaign during a private appointment, after she was denounced by the ex-wife of a soldier killed in combat. Nadezhda Buyanova, 68, was found guilty of spreading “fake” information on the Russian army, under legislation used to silence dissent. She protested her innocence throughout the trial.

Voi (AFP) – Kenya’s growing elephant population and increasing human encroachment on their habitat is making a peaceful coexistence difficult. Now farmers in Taita-Taveta county, near Tsavo National Park, are protecting their crops with an innovative program by Save the Elephants charity – using African honeybees to deter the giant mammals who fear the tiny insect. “I think people are surprised how well they work, and it’s a nice nature-based solution as well,” says the project’s lead, Ewan Brenan.