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Famine 'at the door' in Somalia: UN humanitarian chief
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» NAIROBI: The UN's humanitarian chief warned on Monday that drought-ravaged Somalia was on the brink of famine and time was running out to save lives.
Kenya in tense wait for Supreme Court verdict on election
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» NAIROBI - Kenyans anxiously awaited a Supreme Court ruling Monday on petitions challenging the outcome of the August presidential election, with weeks of political uncertainty looming if the poll is annulled.
Gone in 30 years? The Welsh village in crosshairs of climate change
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» FAIRBOURNE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Occasionally at night, if the weather's bad when she walks her dog along the waterfront, Georgina Salt admits feeling a little "frisson" at the vulnerability of her exposed Welsh village.
England's drought-hit summer 2022 joint hottest on record
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» LONDON - England had its joint hottest summer on record this year, tied with 2018, the country's meteorological agency said Thursday as it unveiled provisional mean temperature statistics for the three-month period.
Californians told not to charge EVs as grid struggles in heat wave
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Californians were told Wednesday not to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) during peak hours, just days after the state said it would stop selling gas-powered cars, as the aging electricity grid struggles with a fearsome heatwave.
Greenhouse gas, sea levels at record in 2021: US agency
AFP, Published on 31/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - Earth's concentration of greenhouse gases and sea levels hit new highs in 2021, a US government report said Wednesday, showing that climate change keeps surging ahead despite renewed efforts to curb emissions.
Angola's opposition rejects initial poll results
AFP, Published on 27/08/2022
» LUANDA - Angola's opposition leader Friday rejected preliminary election results that suggest President Joao Lourenco will stay in power despite the country's most competitive polls since independence.
Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record
AFP, Published on 25/08/2022
» CHONGQING (CHINA) - A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heatwave has spread across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to official data released ahead of more searing temperatures on Thursday.
Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record
AFP, Published on 25/08/2022
» BEIJING: A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heat wave has spread out across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to official data released ahead of more searing temperatures on Thursday.
Angolans vote for president in tightest ever race
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» LUANDA - Angolans started casting ballots on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive vote in its democratic history, with incumbent president Joao Lourenco squaring up against charismatic opposition leader Adalberto Costa Junior.