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COP27: Climate change threatening global health – report
Climate change is severely impacting people's health around the world, a report by a leading medical publication has found.
The Lancet Countdown report says the world's continued reliance on fossil fuels increases the risk of…
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Climate summit host Egypt renews COP27 invite to Britain’s King Charles
Egypt on Tuesday renewed its invitation to King Charles III for next month’s COP27 climate summit after the British monarch’s plans to attend were reportedly quashed by ex-prime minister Liz Truss.
“From our point of view, in relation to…
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Southeast Australia braces for more rain, residents told to evacuate
Australian authorities warned on Tuesday that flood-affected areas in the country’s southeast were set for more rain, as emergency services issued a fresh batch of evacuation orders.
The authorities overnight told hundreds of residents…
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EU countries seek common stance on climate compensation for COP27
Ministers from European Union countries will attempt on Monday to agree their negotiating position for this year’s UN climate talks, including on the contentious topic of compensation for the damage climate change is inflicting on the…
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Climate activists pour mashed potatoes on $158m Monet work in German museum
Eco-activists on Sunday splashed mashed potatoes on a Claude Monet painting in a German museum, days after Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers in London was hit by tomato soup.
Publishing a video of the action on Twitter, the environmental…
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Wildfire smoke chokes US Northwest, residents don masks
Wildfires in Oregon and Washington are blanketing much of America’s Pacific Northwest with smoke, choking residents in Seattle, Portland and other parts of the two states with the worst air in the United States, according to government…
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Bill Gates says rich countries must drive climate change innovation
Rich countries are going to have to step up their spending to accelerate the innovation, development and deployment of technologies that will help the world reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Bill Gates.
Developing economies…
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Iraqi minister admits gas flaring cancer link
Iraqi Environment Minister Jassem al-Falahi has acknowledged that pollution from oil production is the main reason for increases in local cancer rates.
His comments revealed that communities living close to oil fields near…
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Just Stop Oil protesters spray Aston Martin showroom in London’s Park Lane with orange paint
Demonstrators from the Just Stop Oil environmental group also glued themselves to the road in Park Lane on Sunday. The latest protest comes after two women threw tomato soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers masterpiece - estimated to be worth…
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Climate activists throw soup over Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ in London
Environmental protesters threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting at the London's National Gallery on Friday, in the latest "direct-action" stunt targeting works of art.
The gallery said the protesters caused…
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