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Global cooperation key to eradicating deadly pig virus: UN agency

A disease that may kill every pig it infects and for which there is no effective vaccine, can be eradicated if more countries continue to…

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Climate change: Polar bears could be lost by 2100

Polar bears will be wiped out by the end of the century unless more is done to tackle climate change, a study predicts. Scientists say…

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Belgian wind farm to become ‘world’s first’ to grow seaweed between wind turbines

A Belgian wind farm on the North Sea claims it will become the first in the world to grow seaweed between its wind turbines. The…

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Japan: Child Abuse in Pursuit of Olympic Medals

Child athletes in Japan suffer physical, sexual, and verbal abuse when training for sport, Human Rights Watch said in a new report, released today, that…

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Arctic policy: EU opens consultation on the future approach

Today, the European Commission and the European External Action Service jointly launched a public consultation on the way forward for the European Union’s Arctic policy….

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Look to women to drive global economic recovery from pandemic – Melinda Gates

Efforts to help the world economy recover from the coronavirus crisis must give a lead role to women, even as the pandemic deals an especially…

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Malaysia discovers biggest abandoned shipment of illegal toxic waste from Romania

Malaysia has uncovered its largest case of abandoned toxic waste, after 110 containers of hazardous heavy metals from Romania and bound for Indonesia illegally entered…

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Air conditioning curbs could save years’ worth of emissions – study

Up to eight years’ worth of global greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented over the next four decades by setting tougher standards for air conditioning,…

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U.N. chief to world leaders: ‘Inequality starts at the top’

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday accused world powers of ignoring inequality in global institutions, but said the coronavirus pandemic has created a “generational opportunity”…

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Protesters take to streets of France, Germany over police brutality

Thousands of people have rallied near Paris to mark four years since the death in custody of Adama Traore. His case, bolstered by the Black…

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