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Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn
War zones, microplastics and street lights are among the emerging threats to the bee population, according to scientists.Bee experts have drawn up a list of the 12 most pressing...
Argentina’s farmers describe ‘sea of water’ after downpour hits harvest
By Maximilian HeathBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's agricultural heartland has been lashed by heavy rains in recent days, leaving some soy fields underwater with up to 400 millimeters (15.75 inches)...
UN emergency aid chief: New Gaza aid supplies a ‘drop in the ocean’
UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher warned on Monday that the limited aid deliveries recently allowed into the Gaza Strip fall far short of what is urgently needed.Fletcher confirmed...
Defiant Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appears in court
Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on treason charges last month, telling his supporters not to fear.He raised...
UN court backs E Guinea in Gabon dispute over islands in oil-rich waters
The United Nation's top court has sided with Equatorial Guinea in a row with Gabon over three islands in potentially oil-rich waters.The two Central African countries have been arguing...
Sudan’s army leader al-Burhan appoints former UN official as prime minister
Sudan’s army chief and de facto head of state, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has appointed former United Nations official Kamil Idris as prime minister as part of changes to his...
An inquiry says France’s government covered up Nestle’s illegal treatment of bottled water
PARIS (AP) — The government of French President Emmanuel Macron covered up decisions over the illegal treatment of mineral water by food industry giant Nestle, including the world-famous Perrier...
Tanzania’s most prominent opposition leader appears in court on charges of treason
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania's most prominent opposition leader appeared in court Monday to face treason charges after calling for electoral reforms ahead of October’s general election.A...
Israeli minister says brother of al-Sinwar likely killed in Gaza
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz believes it is likely that the brother of late Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar was killed in an attack in the Gaza Strip a few...
Small rallies as Russians mark 80th anniversary of WWII end in Berlin
Russia's ambassador to Germany, Sergei Nechayev, on Friday laid wreaths at Soviet memorials in Berlin to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, while pro-Ukrainian...
