UN member states are meeting to plan how to tackle the world’s environmental crises
NAIROBI, Kenya — The world’s top decision-making body on the environment is meeting in Kenya’s capital on Monday to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution…
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Heavy snow hits north and central China, disrupting traffic and canceling classes
BEIJING — Heavy snow has blanketed northern and central China, disrupting traffic and forcing schools to cancel classes.Flights and intercity train traffic on which much of China’s commuters rely were delayed or…
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Nairobi fire: Gas blast in Kenyan capital kills two and injures more than 220
A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least two people and injured at least 222. A lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district around 23:30…
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North America experienced an unprecedented ‘hot drought’ in the last century, new research shows
In a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances, researchers uncover a concerning climate trend dubbed “hot drought” plaguing the western part of North America. This phenomenon, characterized by simultaneous heat…
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Canada: Commuter Plane Carrying Workers to Mine Crashes Killing Six
Six people died when a small commuter plane carrying workers to a mine in Canada’s far north crashed Tuesday shortly after taking off, a source said. One person survived, according…
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Powerful earthquake hits China-Kyrgyzstan border
The China Earthquake Networks Center reported that a quake struck Wushu county in Aksu prefecture after 2 am local time, with about 200 rescuers dispatched to the epicenter. Six people…
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Race to Find Dozens Trapped in Southwest China Landslide, as Toll Reaches 20
Rescuers raced Tuesday to find dozens of people still trapped after a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China, killing 20. The pre-dawn landslide buried 18 homes…
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Tragedy Unfolds: Southwest China Gripped by Landslide Horror, Claiming at Least 8 Lives in Icy Embrace.
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of eight people as the race to reach at least 47 others buried in a landslide in southwestern China on Monday continues, according to state…
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