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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

Imports of food, plants and animal products from the EU will be checked in the UK from Wednesday

Post-Brexit customs checks spark UK border worries

30 January 2024

Hong Kong will create its own national security law "as soon as possible", city leader John Lee (C) said Tuesday

Hong Kong national security law to add five crimes

30 January 2024

Blackout

Restore the power grid | New rules on power cuts

30 January 2024

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Small businesses want cigarette laws stubbed out

30 January 2024

The Linklado app is enabling Brazil's native communities to write with the mix of Latin letters, bars, swoops, accents and other marks used in many Indigenous alphabets

App lets Indigenous Brazilians connect in own languages

30 January 2024

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An IEC official scans the identity card of a voter. AFP/Rajesh Jantilal

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01 August 2026

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