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By UN News/Vibhu MishraThe UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to crippling effects of extreme heat, as global temperature rise continues unabated.The appeal comes against the backd...
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By AFPMassive deforestation, caused in part by the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is threatening a national park there that is the last sanctuary for eastern lowland gorillas.Demographic pressure is the main reason for the...
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By AFP/Issam AhmedToxic "forever chemicals" are increasingly being used in US pesticides, threatening human health as they contaminate waterways and are sprayed on staple foods, a study said Wednesday.Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have c...
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By UN NewsSoaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday.UNICEF revealed that 377 children...
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By AFP/Andrea TostaDeep in Colombia's northwestern forests, an orchid enthusiast has gathered a colorful collection of nearly 25,000 specimens, some of which he is cloning to protect them from extinction.Colombia, which will host the COP16 UN biodive...
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By AFPBritain's royal family on Wednesday set out its latest plans to reduce its carbon footprint, including the installation of heat pumps at the centuries-old Windsor Castle near London.Other environmentally friendly initiatives include the electri...
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By AFP/Juliette CollenIn the total darkness of the depths of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered oxygen being produced not by living organisms but by strange potato-shaped metallic lumps that give off almost as much electricity as AA batter...
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By AFP/Guillaume GerardIn Tunisia's seaside town of Hammamet, bulldozers diligently shovel sand from a nearby desert onto a popular beach in an attempt to stop it from disappearing due to erosion."This beach is the postcard image of Hammamet," said e...
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By UN NewsThe world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released Monday.“Forests and trees are essential components...
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By UN News/Vibhu MishraTop UN officials on Monday called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.Addressing the preparatory committee (PrepComm) for the fou...
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By AFP/Briseida MemaThe Shushica River's sparkling emerald waters wind a spectacular course through southern Albania that activists say is now at risk from a project that would divert a portion of its flow.A tourism-fed construction boom is underway...
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By AFPAround 300 pink flamingo chicks were rescued by volunteers in eastern Algeria after the salt lake where they hatched dried up following years of high temperatures and drought.Thousands of flamingos migrate each year to nest in Lake Tinsilt, loc...
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