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A key pre-COP meeting in Azerbaijan concluded Friday with little progress on funding a new financial deal for poorer nations ahead of the UN COP29 climate summit, Arab News reported yesterday. Delegates were urged to set aside differences, but the…

18-year-old Nepali climber Nima Rinji Sherpa has made history by becoming the youngest person to ascend all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet), Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. He reached this milestone on October 9, after summiting Mt. Shishapangma, which…

The United Nations announced on Friday that more than 565,900 stateless people have gained nationality in the decade since it launched the #IBelong campaign. The campaign, initiated in 2014 by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), sought to resolve the problem…

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm on October 9, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (205 kph), CBS News reported today. The source put the confirmed death toll from the tragedy at 16. The…

The Senegalese authorities have issued new regulations lifting the ban on wearing religious symbols in schools, coinciding with the start of the new school year. Senegal News Agency reported on Wednesday that the Ministry of Education released a decision on…

As we approach late 2024, global temperatures have surged to an unprecedented 17.16°C (62.89°F), intensifying drought conditions worldwide, Earth.com reported. This extreme heat has led to accelerated soil water evaporation, severely impacting biodiversity and vegetation. Major river basins, including the…

Southeastern Morocco’s Sahara Desert, one of the world’s driest regions, experienced an unprecedented deluge, creating blue lagoons amidst palm trees and sand dunes, Arab News reported yesterday. The Moroccan government reported that two days of rainfall in September surpassed annual…

A recent study by UNICEF and the Learning for Well-being Institute reveals a troubling disparity in social spending across Africa, with governments allocating 16 times more financial resources to older children compared to their youngest counterparts. This trend not only…

Tunisian President Kais Saied has won re-election with 90.69% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission. The election, held on October 6, 2024, saw a turnout of just 28.8%. Saied faced two challengers: his former ally,…

Global greenhouse gas emissions from the travel and tourism sector fell to 3.5 billion tons of CO2 in 2023, representing 6.7% of total emissions, down from 7.8% in 2019, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. WTTC President Julia Simpson announced these findings…