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Afghans drain flood waters with shovel and buckets, after heavy rains on the outskirts of Kabul on August 20, 2024 -- the country is deemed the sixth most vulnerable to climate change (ABDUL SHAHMIM TANHA) (ABDUL SHAHMIM TANHA/AFP/AFP)

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Afghanistan says to attend UN climate talks, first since Taliban takeover

by Md. Arif

AFP - An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told...

Workers produce bicycle parts at a factory in Hangzhou, China (-) (-/AFP/AFP)

Business & Economy

Asia, the world’s economic engine, prepares for Trump shock

AFP- Some Asian countries stand to gain if US president-elect Donald Trump pushes ahead with his promised massive tariffs on...

Climate, Environment & Energy

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

KABUL, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week,...

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Mauritius votes in close-fought election race

AFP - Mauritius began voting on Sunday in a close-fought election race that has been clouded by a wire-tapping scandal...

Joe Biden will hand the White House back to Donald Trump in January (Elijah Nouvelage) (Elijah Nouvelage/AFP/AFP)

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Trump completes swing state sweep by taking Arizona

AFP- Donald Trump won the state of Arizona in this week's US presidential election, US TV networks projected on Saturday,...

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What is the point of a UN climate COP?

by Staff Correspondent

Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual UN climate summit,...

Climate, Environment & Energy

COP29 Azerbaijan Operating Company completes official handover of Baku Stadium to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

by Staff Correspondent

The COP29 Operating Company is proud to announce the completion of the official handover of the Blue Zone at Baku...

South Sudan is frequently hit by flooding (Simon MAINA) (Simon MAINA/AFP/AFP)

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South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000: UN

AFP - Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to...

Security personnel inspect the blast site after an explosion at a railway station in Quetta, in Pakistan's Balochistan province on November 9, 2024 (Banaras KHAN) (Banaras KHAN/AFP/AFP)

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Pakistani separatists kill 25 in railway station blast

AFP -A bombing claimed by Pakistani separatists killed 25 people including 14 soldiers at a railway station in the southwestern...

Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore recently recorded air pollution at a level 40 times level deemed acceptable by the WHO (Arif ALI) (Arif ALI/AFP/AFP)

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Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health