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Study warns that Arctic has been warming 3 times faster than rest of Earth
May 23, 2021 05:01Over the past five decades, the Arctic has warmed three times faster than the world as a whole, leading to rapid and widespread melting of ice and other far-reaching consequences that are important not only to local communities and ecosystems but to the fate of life on planet Earth.
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Refiners in Europe, India preparing to buy Iranian oil: Report
May 20, 2021 00:59At least one refiner in Europe and four in India are making preparations to resume oil imports from Iran in case the country reaches an agreement with world powers to revive a 2015 international nuclear agreement, according to a Wednesday report by Reuters news agency.
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Strategic victory: Pro-Palestine rallies hit US, Europe, Australia
May 16, 2021 07:07The illegal Zionist entity’s deadly bombardment of the blockaded Gaza Strip has sparked protests worldwide in support of the Palestinian nation and in condemnation of the occupying regime’s aggression.
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After hoarding, West bickers on sharing patents as virus kills in droves
May 13, 2021 10:56South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of “vaccine apartheid” as millions of people in poor countries are dying of the coronavirus with no access to vaccines and wealthy countries are hogging shots.
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Support for new malaria vaccine may be lacking in rich world
May 13, 2021 10:47The first efforts to eradicate malaria began in the 1950s under the World Health Organization’s Global Malaria Eradication Program (one that decided to leave sub-Saharan Africa out of the “global” campaign), making use of the anti-malarial drug chloroquine and spraying large areas with the insecticide DDT.
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COVID-19 takes a dire global demographic toll
May 12, 2021 00:36Pandemic deaths, disruptions to fertility and restrictions on migration are causing major social and demographic transformations worldwide.
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Gangs tied to Western mafia trafficking Yemeni kids to PG states: Houthi
Apr 29, 2021 05:33The leader of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah movement says security services have identified child trafficking gangs in the country, where the world’s worst humanitarian crisis is unfolding amid a bloody Saudi-led campaign of military aggression.
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New Study shows ‘doomsday’ climate tipping points have wiggle room
Apr 28, 2021 10:01A recent United Nations’ report said the year 2020 was one of the three hottest years on record, marked by wildfires, droughts, floods and melting glaciers, prompting the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres to say the world stands “on the verge of the abyss.”
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Keys to making AI a force for social good
Apr 25, 2021 05:18Like all technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI) requires governance to create an enabling environment and regulatory policies that maximize its benefits.
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97% of Earth's land no longer ecologically intact, study finds
Apr 19, 2021 10:13The vast majority of land on Earth – a shocking 97 percent - that is home to millions of species is no longer qualified as ecologically intact – and humans are to blame, a new study reveals.