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228 dead in Kenyan floods
The number of people killed by flooding and other impacts of the heavy rains battering Kenya has risen to...
Economy
Electric car sales to rise but affordability in focus, IEA says
Electric car sales will rise strongly in 2024 despite economic headwinds in some markets, the International Energy Agency (IEA)...
Local
The Commonwealth Blue Charter Vs Climate Change, Baroness Scotland talks to Phileleftheros
The first-ever Commonwealth Ocean Ministers Meeting was held in Cyprus on Friday, April 19. This conference was of particular...
Economy
World’s workers increasingly at risk as climate changes, ILO says
More than 70% of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of...
World
Russia and Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise further
The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan burst...
World
U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet
Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the...
World
Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades
Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting...
World
Swiss women win landmark climate victory in European human rights court
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women...
World
Explainer: How three European human rights cases could shape climate litigation
Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights?
That is the question the European Court of Human Rights will...
World
March marks yet another record in global heat
The world just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month streak in which every month set a...
World
Climate activists seek breakthrough human rights court ruling against European states
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decides on Tuesday whether insufficient government action on climate change can amount...
World
Thousands of people at risk as floods hit Russia’s south
Floods are threatening Russia's southern Kurgan region, putting more than 19,000 people's lives at risk, the state news agency...
Economy
Africa is on the verge of a building boom. Will it be green?
As African countries race to build homes for their soaring populations, material shortages and under-investment threaten to limit the...
