Drought caused 43,000 ‘excess deaths’ in Somalia last year, half of them young children
New report uncovers tragic scale of climate-led crisis and warns of up to 34,000 more deaths so far this year A new report released by...
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World’s biggest single eradication operation aims to remove mice from island
Invasive house mice threaten endangered seabirds and wildlife on Marion Island in Indian Ocean Non-native house mice are to be removed from Marion Island in...
‘War crimes’ committed by all sides in Ethiopia, says US secretary of state
Ethiopian, Eritrean and rebel forces committed offences during two-year conflict, Antony Blinken has said The United States has concluded that Ethiopian and Eritrean troops as...
US aid worker and French journalist freed after years held hostage in Africa
Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois, who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel, were released in Niger A US aid worker and a French...
State-sponsored matchmaking app launched in China
Service in Jiangxi uses data on single residents to build platform amid drive to boost marriage rate For single people, dating fatigue is a universal...
New Zealand foreign minister to visit counterpart in China
Nanaia Mahuta says she will raise concerns over Ukraine and human rights issues as well as ways the two countries can cooperate New Zealand’s foreign...
Australia has ‘absolutely not’ committed to join US in event of war over Taiwan, Marles says
Defence minister says Aukus deal does not include arrangement to join US in a potential future conflict with China Follow our Australia news live blog...
North Korea continues run of weapons tests with ballistic missile launch
Firing of short-range weapon comes as the US and South Korea stage major military drills North and South Korean tensions explained in 30 seconds North...
Samoa PM urges world to save Pacific people from climate crisis obliteration
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa pleads for action before landmark IPCC report is expected to issue ‘final warning’ What is the IPCC report and why does it...
Two new species of yeast named after Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips
Discoveries that could help diabetics titled in honour of activist and journalist murdered in Amazon Scientists in Brazil have found two new species of fermenting...
