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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

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African National Congress | Key takeaways from Ramaphosa's January 8 statement

15 January 2024

A man dumps waste into the ocean at Hann Bay

Senegal's Hann Bay, a paradise turned sewer, awaits clean up

15 January 2024

Police say there were 110 homicides in Greater London in 2023 -- up one on 2022

A year of homicide in the British capital

15 January 2024

Israel said it had hit targets across the strip, including the main southern city of Khan Yunis

Gaza war rages on 100th day

15 January 2024

WATCH | Impact of war & genocide case in Africa

14 January 2024

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A cosplayer uses a portable fan to cool down while visiting the Osu Shopping Street before the Osu Cosplay Parade, during the second day of the World Cosplay Summit 2026 in Nagoya on August 1, 2026.

'Damn hot': Last summer for Japan cosplay extravaganza

02 August 2026

Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja's body after avalanche disaster

02 August 2026

OPEC+ boosts September production by 188,000 barrels/day

02 August 2026

Evacuation as fire breaks out on Table Mountain

02 August 2026

Helicopters collide in Greece as fires spread

02 August 2026

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

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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