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U.S. marks 100 years since women given right to vote

The United States marked the centennial of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote on Wednesday with celebrations of the “historic victory”…

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Plastic recycling momentum surging in Europe

Global consultancy McKinsey & Co., in an article prepared by its Chemicals group in August, says Europe is in the midst of “quiet before the…

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Africa now free of wild poliovirus, the World Health Organization says

Africa is now free of the wild poliovirus disease, which can cause paralysis in children, The World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The announcement comes…

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Climate change: Removing CO2 could spark big rise in food prices

Scientists say that machines that remove CO2 from the air will be needed to keep the rise in global temperatures in check. But these devices…

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Sustainable food production is becoming critical due to population growth, experts say

From Brazilian coffee beans to fish caught in the Mediterranean, today’s grocery stores are stocked with a wide variety of produce. Many of us are…

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Tens of thousands in Lithuania form human chain for Belarus

Tens of thousands of Lithuanians linked arms on Sunday in solidarity with the people of neighbouring Belarus who have been holding mass protests against authoritarian…

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Greenland ice sheet lost a record 1m tonnes of ice per minute in 2019

The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million tonnes per minute across the year, satellite data shows….

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Water contaminant could have neurotoxic effects on children

Manganese isn’t considered a major water contaminant in America, but a new study is taking a closer look at whether it should be. A naturally…

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Mauritius oil spill highlights importance of global maritime laws: UN trade body

The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international legislation that govern the seas and…

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Hong Kong removes ‘sensitive’ content from school textbooks

Hong Kong publishers have been told to remove “sensitive” content from secondary school textbooks, local media reported Thursday, in the latest move to tighten the…

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