Antarctica

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Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo award | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo award | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack in Gaza last year. The solemn portrait of...

Russia’s Putin eyes Arctic cooperation despite geopolitical tensions | Politics News
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Russia’s Putin eyes Arctic cooperation despite geopolitical tensions | Politics News

Vladimir Putin says US President Donald Trump’s stated intention to acquire Greenland was ‘serious’. Geopolitical rivalries are intensifying in the Arctic, but Russia...

South Africa’s Antarctica base hit by assault claims: What happened? | Science and Technology News
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South Africa’s Antarctica base hit by assault claims: What happened? | Science and Technology News

South African authorities have put a crew member of a remote research team at the South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) IV base...

‘Unexpected’ rate of sea level rise in 2024: NASA | Environment News
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‘Unexpected’ rate of sea level rise in 2024: NASA | Environment News

Earth’s oceans rose faster than expected last year as the world experienced its hottest year on record, NASA says. Sea levels rose faster...

Corruption derailing climate fight, watchdog warns | Climate Crisis News
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Corruption derailing climate fight, watchdog warns | Climate Crisis News

Transparency International says corruption holds back global cooperation on climate change policy. Corruption threatens to “derail” global cooperation to tackle climate change, according...

Antarctica: The last untouched continent
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Antarctica: The last untouched continent

There are more than 500 billion reasons why Antarctica could be under threat.

Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold | Climate Crisis News
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Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold | Climate Crisis News

The world has just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. The milestone...

Deadliest place for women is home, says UN report on gender violence | Women’s Rights News
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Deadliest place for women is home, says UN report on gender violence | Women’s Rights News

The global femicide report says about 60 percent of 85,000 women and girls killed in 2023 were by an intimate partner or a...

COP29 negotiators seek climate finance deal as deadline looms | Climate News
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COP29 negotiators seek climate finance deal as deadline looms | Climate News

Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion to deal with damage from climate change and to adapt to that change. With time running down,...