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A person cools off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois; Human-caused climate change can amplify El Nino's associated effects because a warmer ocean and atmosphere increase the availability of energy and moisture for extreme weather events

Strengthening El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire': UN chief

Environmental activists hold placards during a demonstration against PFAS chemicals next to the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels in March 2026

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Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: What to know

EU grapples with migrant crisis in Spain's North Africa enclave

01 August 2026

Hamas agrees to disarm: What are the challenges ahead?

01 August 2026

Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers

31 July 2026

Lifestyle audit, case reviews, suspensions: Kubayi launches IDAC clean-up

31 July 2026

Asylum seekers sleep on the floor of Madrid airport, which has set up two new rooms to house them

Madrid airport overwhelmed by asylum seekers

03 February 2024

The Grammy Awards will feature some new categories in 2023

Five things to watch for at the Grammys

03 February 2024

A pre-Hispanic building at El Salvador's UNESCO-listed Joya de Ceren

A mega-prison and a Mayan 'Pompeii': Five things about El Salvador

03 February 2024

A spate of online misinformation in Indonesia has stoked what experts say is rising anti-Rohingya sentiment culminating in hate speech and attacks

Fake news, online hate swell Indonesia anti-Rohingya sentiment

03 February 2024

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EE calls on government to address Education Amendment Bill concerns

02 February 2024

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Weather forecast | Sunday, 2 August 2026

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01 August 2026

California lifeguards wiped out from extreme weather

01 August 2026

Timeline: How FIFA's World Cup private investment plan imploded

01 August 2026

Strengthening El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire': UN chief

01 August 2026

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WATCH | IEC gives update on final voter registration drive

01 August 2026

Cost of calm? R54.6m SANDF mission faces scrutiny

01 August 2026

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