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Climate ChangeOveruse, climate change kill off Iraq’s Sawa Lake
SAWA LAKE, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — A “No Fishing” sign on the edge of Iraq’s western desert is one of the ...
May 4, 2022
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Climate ChangeRestoring damaged land key to climate, biodiversity goals
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Unsustainable farming is on track to increase the amount of severely degraded lan...
May 4, 2022
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CompaniesGlamping in Japan attracting more people, investment
FUKUOKA—An increasing number of businesses are cashing in on the vogue for glamping — outdoor campin...
May 4, 2022
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Defense & SecurityKishida stresses willingness to include SDF in top law
In a video message released on the Constitution Day national holiday on Tuesday, Prime Minister Fum...
May 4, 2022
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ReutersN.Korea mobilises office workers to fight drought amid food shortages
North Korea’s office workers and factory labourers have been dispatched to farming areas around the ...
May 4, 2022
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ReutersPope wants to visit Moscow to meet Putin over Ukraine
Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he asked for a meeting in Moscow with Ru...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressAs US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access
As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional rig...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressAsian shares slip ahead of Fed interest rate decision
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday as investors waited for Wednesday’s decision by the Fe...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressPope’s Ukraine diplomacy a political and spiritual tightrope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — His appeals for an Orthodox Easter truce in Ukraine went unheeded. His planned m...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressBeijing closes 10％ of subway stations to stem COVID spread
Beijing on Wednesday closed around 10% of the stations in its vast subway system as an additional me...
May 4, 2022
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Washington PostThe drug trade now flourishing in Afghanistan: Meth
Photo by Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington PostEphedra power is mixed with chemicals in one of the ...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressEU leader calls for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official on Wednesday called on the 27-nation bloc to ban o...
May 4, 2022
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Washington PostMillions of bees were dying on a tarmac. Local beekeepers ran to help.
Edward Morgan was having a relaxing Sunday at his home near Atlanta when a frantic call came in from...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressJustices’ views on abortion in their own words and votes
When the Supreme Court heard arguments in a major abortion case from Mississippi in December, it was...
May 4, 2022
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Associated PressUkraine hopes for more evacuations from besieged steel mill
Ukrainian officials and the United Nations held out hope for more evacuations from the bombed-out st...
May 4, 2022