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Women wearing the masks while walking in through a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh. — courtesy UNDP/Fahad Kaizer
Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows
GENEVA — The impact of climate change on health if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world, according to new data released on Friday by the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the Climate Impact Lab.The study gives the example of Dhaka, Bangladesh, where under a scenario of very high emissions by 2100, additional deaths due to climate change could rise to nearly twice the country’s current annual death rate from all cancers, and 10 times its annual road traffic fatalities.“Because of human action, the concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is reaching dangerous levels, driving Earth’s temperatures higher and amplifying the frequency of intensity of extreme events”, said the newly launched Human Climate Horizons...
November 05, 2022

Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows

The first shipment of over 26,000 tons of Ukrainian food under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, cleared to proceed towards its final destination in Lebanon. — courtesy OCHA/Levent Kulu
Moscow rejoins grain deal; Russian missile strikes continue
MOSCOW/ KIEV — Russia has performed an abrupt U-turn and again agreed to allow the safe shipment of millions of tons of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday that Moscow has agreed to return to the Turkish and UN-brokered deal.In a statement, the ministry later confirmed that Ukraine had pledged not to use a designated Black Sea corridor to attack Russian forces.“The Russian Federation considers that the guarantees received at the moment appear sufficient, and resumes the implementation of the agreement,” the ministry statement said.Moscow had suspended its participation in the grain deal over the weekend, citing allegations of a Ukrainian drone attack against its Black Sea fleet.The Defense Ministry...
November 02, 2022

Moscow rejoins grain deal; Russian missile strikes continue

Persistent heatwaves affected parts of Europe from June to August 2022, causing evacuations and heat-related deaths. — courtesy Unsplash/Radu Chelariu
Europe heating up more than twice global average: WMO
GENEVA — Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years — the highest of any continent in the world. As the warming trend continues, exceptional heat, wildfires, floods and other climate change impacts will affect society, economies and ecosystems, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).The State of the Climate in Europe report, produced jointly with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, focused on 2021.It provides information on rising temperatures, land and marine heatwaves, extreme weather, changing precipitation patterns, and retreating ice and snow.The report said that between 1991 and 2021, temperatures in Europe warmed significantly, at an average rate of...
November 02, 2022

Europe heating up more than twice global average: WMO

The photoshopped map showing the Republic of Listenbourg, highlighted with a red arrow. — courtesy @gaspardoo Twitter account
Fictional country Listenbourg takes Twitter by storm
LONDON — It only took three days after a photoshopped map showing Listenbourg — a fictional country haphazardly tacked onto the Iberian peninsula — appeared on social media for the joke to take the world by storm.At first, it was nothing more than a jab at Americans and their supposed lack of knowledge of geography.“I’m sure Americans don’t even know the name of this country,” Twitter user Gaspardo said on Oct. 30, accompanying a map with a red arrow pointing at the slab of land liberally added to Spain and Portugal and colored green, implying this was an EU member state.Another user instantly replied: “Who does not know Listenbourg?” — and the meme was born.At the time of writing, the post gathered more than 95,000 likes and thousands of shares on Twitter.Meanwhile,...
November 02, 2022

Fictional country Listenbourg takes Twitter by storm

File photo of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
UK PM Sunak is now going to COP27 climate summit
LONDON — The prime minister has reversed an earlier decision not to go to the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.No. 10 had said Rishi Sunak was too busy preparing for the Nov. 17 budget to attend the event which opens on Sunday.But this had been widely criticized by climate campaigners, opposition parties and climate adviser Alok Sharma.Sunak said there was “no long-term prosperity without action on climate change” or energy security without investment in renewables.“That’s why I will attend COP27 next week — to deliver on Glasgow’s legacy of building a secure, clean and sustainable future,” he told MPs during Prime Minister’s Questions.On Tuesday, former prime minister Boris Johnson said he would attend COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh.The UK hosted last year’s COP (Conference Of...
November 02, 2022

UK PM Sunak is now going to COP27 climate summit

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, in this file photo, gets another mandate.
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats win Denamrk polls with ‘strongest backing in 20 years’
COPENHAGEN — Danes handed their current prime minister another mandate at the polls in what was seen as a vote of confidence in Mette Frederiksen’s handling of the COVID pandemic and her ability as a leader to overcome yet another crisis.The Social Democrats secured their strongest backing in more than two decades, despite criticism of Frederiksen’s tenure for having centralized power around her office and her controversial decision to cull all mink during the pandemic.“I am so thrilled and proud. We have gotten the best election result in 20 years,” Frederiksen told supporters early on Wednesday in Copenhagen.“Thanks to all Danes who have trusted us with your vote. It’s a huge vote of confidence. I know some of you have had doubts along the way.”In a nail-biter of an...
November 02, 2022

Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats win Denamrk polls with ‘strongest backing in 20 years’

The border crossing between Poland and Kaliningrad, pictured from Goldap. — courtesy AP
Poland begins building new wall along border with Russia’s Kaliningrad
WARSAW — Poland’s government has authorized the construction of a new barrier along the 210-kilometer border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Wednesday the frontier needs to be “sealed” so that the country feels secure.The move comes amid suspicions that Moscow plans to facilitate illegal border crossings by Asian and African migrants.Blaszczak said the decision came after Russia’s aviation authority recently launched flights from the Middle East and North Africa to Kaliningrad.Preparatory work on the new, temporary barrier has begun, involving Polish soldiers specialized in demining.It is due to be completed by the end of 2023.Poland erected a steel wall along its border with Belarus after thousands of migrants attempted...
November 02, 2022

Poland begins building new wall along border with Russia’s Kaliningrad

File photo shows Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaking with a pilot of MiG-29 jet fighter on the tarmac at Batajnica near Belgrade, August 2018. — courtesy photo
Fighter jets scrambled over alleged drone incursion at Serbia-Kosovo border
BELGRADE — Unmarked drones appeared on the Kosovo-Serbia border “observing the barracks and the positions” of the Serbian army, Belgrade authorities claimed, prompting Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić to order the country’s fighter jets to intercept them.The drones left the Serbian airspace before the warplanes reached their targets, public broadcaster RTS reported.Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said in an interview with RTS on Tuesday evening that the drones were spotted while observing one military position on the Serbian side of the border and two barracks, adding that she did not want to speculate on the origin of the unmanned devices.She emphasized that the order was to shoot down the drones on sight, and the Serbian authorities would be further monitoring the area.“If...
November 02, 2022

Fighter jets scrambled over alleged drone incursion at Serbia-Kosovo border

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in this file photo.
Zelensky calls on Europe to stay united through difficult winter
KIEV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged European allies to stick together through the winter months to help his country.In a Tuesday night address, Zelenskyy called on Europe to make Russia’s bet on the winter unsuccessful.“Moscow will present any winter difficulties in its propaganda as alleged proof of the failure of a united Europe,” said Zelensky, stressing that failure was not an option.Speaking about power in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said that planned blackouts were still possible to protect the system in nine regions.“As of this time, we can report that the technical possibility of water supply has already been restored for all consumers in Ukraine.“For the majority, there is also the technical possibility of supplying electricity.”The president said he would...
November 02, 2022

Zelensky calls on Europe to stay united through difficult winter

French naval ship ‘Garonne’ at the Oseberg Oil Field in the North Sea earlier this month. Norway and NATO have increased their naval presence in the area. Information sharing and working across the maritime domain is a key priority. — courtesy Twitter
Norway raises military alert level after suspicious drone sightings
OSLO — Norway will raise its military alert level over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s prime minister announced on Monday.Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said, “The military will as of tomorrow raise its preparedness.”He added the country was facing “the most serious security policy situation in decades.”But Støre maintained no direct threat against Norway, a NATO member sharing a border with Russia in the Arctic, had been detected.“We have no reason today to believe that Russia wants to drag Norway or any other country directly into the war, but the war in Ukraine makes it necessary for all NATO countries to be more on their guard,” he said during a press conference on Monday.According to the Norwegian Defense Minister, Bjørn Arild Gram, raising...
November 01, 2022

Norway raises military alert level after suspicious drone sightings

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