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UN chief urges heads of states to plan for fossil-fuel-free future

UN chief urges heads of states to plan for fossil-fuel-free future

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders gathered at the annual U.N. climate conference Friday to plan for a future without fossil fuels. “I urge governments to help industry make the right choice — by regulating, legislating, putting…
Four migrants pushed out of speedboat die off Spanish southern coast

Four migrants pushed out of speedboat die off Spanish southern coast

Four migrants have died yards from shore in southern Spain after being forced out of the speedboat they were traveling in, Sky news reported. The Spanish government press office in the southern province of Cádiz said 31 other people from…
UN Weather Agency says 2023 hottest year on record, warns of more climate extremes

UN Weather Agency says 2023 hottest year on record, warns of more climate extremes

The World Meteorological Organization said Thursday that 2023 is the hottest year on record, and warned of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future, VOA reported. The U.N. weather agency also warned…
EU officials urge law enforcement agencies to increase efforts to protect Muslims

EU officials urge law enforcement agencies to increase efforts to protect Muslims

Representatives from 10 European countries and EU officials have urged law enforcement agencies to “spare no effort” to protect Muslims, amid hate crimes against them, The Guardian reported. In a statement, they highlighted the increased number of hate crimes against…
World’s biggest iceberg breaks free after 37 years, heads toward Southern Ocean

World’s biggest iceberg breaks free after 37 years, heads toward Southern Ocean

The world’s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades, scientists said on Friday. At almost 4,000 square km, the Antarctic iceberg called A23a is roughly three times the size of New York…
Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks

Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks

According to health reports, large outbreaks of diseases that primarily kill children are spreading around the world, a grim legacy of disruptions to health systems during the Covid-19 pandemic that have left more than 60 million children without a single…
Nearly 350,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 attributable to toxic air, EU agency reports

Nearly 350,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 attributable to toxic air, EU agency reports

Dirty air killed more than half a million people in the EU in 2021, estimates show, and about half of the deaths could have been avoided by cutting pollution to the limits recommended by doctors. The researchers from the European…
Somalia: El Nino-induced heavy rains, flooding pushes death toll up to 96

Somalia: El Nino-induced heavy rains, flooding pushes death toll up to 96

The death toll from heavy rains and floods in Somalia has climbed to 96, the National Disaster Management Agency of the African nation announced Thursday, adding that over 2 million people have been affected. The heavy rainfall in Somalia is…
Dutch Muslims fearful for future after ‘shocking’ election victory of anti-Islam party

Dutch Muslims fearful for future after ‘shocking’ election victory of anti-Islam party

Dutch Muslims expressed shock on Thursday at the election win of far-right populist Geert Wilders, who has previously called for mosques and the Koran to be banned in the Netherlands. Wilders has long insulted Islam, describing it as a fascist…
UN Chief deplores Israel’s attack on UN-run schools in Gaza

UN Chief deplores Israel’s attack on UN-run schools in Gaza

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed deep concern over Israel’s attacks on two UN-run schools in Gaza in the last 24 hours, stressing the inviolability of UN facilities. “Deeply shocked” by the death of sheltering civilians, Guterres emphasized the conflict…
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