global warming
10 Jan
The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday.
30 Dec
Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the United Nations said on Monday, urging the world to pull back from the "road to ruin".
15 Dec
The Founder and Director of the Community Planning and Design Initiative Africa (CPDI), Prof Nmadili Okwumabua, recently emphasized the crucial role
8 Dec
The Deputy Director of the French Institute, Lucille Haddad, has disclosed that the indiscriminate dumping and littering of plastic waste intensifies global warming. According to her, this unwholesome practice further deteriorates the earth and endangers the lives of humans, plants, and wildlife. Haddad called for the use of more environmentally friendly alternatives to mitigate the…
22 Mar 2024
Global warming and heatwaves are expected to further increase food prices and overall inflation across the world in future, according to new research from scientists and the European Central Bank.
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Three Baltic states on Saturday cut ties with Russia's power grid to join the European Union's network, the culmination of a years-long
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Edo State Government (EDSG) on Friday reclaimed the state-owned Nigerian Observer Printing Press from Fountain Brook Publishing Limited, which managed the printing press since 2022. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that former governor Godwin Obaseki had shut down the state-owned newspaper, The Observer, on June 30, 2022, and handed it over…
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Hamas militants handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the fifth exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, with 183 prisoners held by Israel due to be released later in the day. The swap comes after US President Donald Trump proposed clearing out the Gaza Strip of its inhabitants and for the United…
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has taken its legal battle against its proscription as a terrorist organization to the Supreme Court.
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