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The Jediane Falcons cause a sensation and knock the Nigerian Super Eagles out of the tournament in the group stage Sudan pulled off the biggest upset of CHAN 2024 by demolishing Nigeria 4-0 on Tuesday, August 12,...
Khartoum – Al-Yurae-(DW) – The cholera crisis in Sudan is worsening, with record numbers of infections and deaths reported amid a failure to deliver humanitarian aid to conflict-hit regions. On Thursday, the European Union called on "all...

A ‘plastic-free future’? UN plastic pollution talks kick off in Geneva

UN-led negotiations kicked off Tuesday in Geneva to finalise a global treaty against plastic pollution, following a failed round in South Korea last year....

Pacific algae invade Algeria beaches, pushing humans and fish away

Algiers (AFP) – At a beach near Algiers, brown algae native to the Pacific Ocean cover the golden sand, posing a threat to ecosystems native...

ICJ climate ruling: five things to watch for

The Hague (AFP) – The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a...

Brazil fires drive acceleration in Amazon deforestation: report

Sao Paulo (AFP) – A record fire season in Brazil last year caused the rate of deforestation to accelerate, in a blow to President Luiz...

Half the world faced an extra month of extreme heat due to climate change: study

Washington (AFP) – Half the global population endured an additional month of extreme heat over the past year because of manmade climate change, a new...

Climate action could save half of world’s vanishing glaciers, says study

Washington (AFP) – More than three-quarters of the world's glaciers are set to vanish if climate change continues unchecked, a major new study warned Thursday,...

Why are proposed deep-sea mining rules so contentious?

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea...

‘Dark oxygen’: a deep-sea discovery that has split scientists

Brest (France) (AFP) – Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some scientists...

Call on IOC candidates to make climate top priority

Paris (AFP) – Just days before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elects a new president in Greece more than 400 athletes on Friday called on...

On the Mongolian steppe, climate change pushes herders to the brink

Kharkhorin (Mongolia) (AFP) – Over a year after a devastating winter wiped out virtually his entire sheep flock, herder Zandan Lkhamsuren is still reckoning with...

UK, Germany electricity cleanest on record in 2024

London (AFP) – Britain and Germany produced their cleanest electricity on record last year, with renewables reaching record highs, according to data released Thursday. Renewable energy...

Desertification talks open in Saudi Arabia as experts fire warning

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – UN talks aimed at halting the degradation and desertification of vast swathes of land start in Saudi Arabia on Monday...

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