You’ve probably heard of COP – the big climate conference that takes place every year. Sometimes it makes headlines for breakthrough deals or new pledges to boost climate action, sometimes for controversies or worries about slow progress. Beyond the media reactions, what is COP really all…
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Invaders launch 12 strikes on Sumy region in 24 hours
From the morning of November 10 to the morning of November 11, Russian troops launched 12 strikes on six settlements in five territorial communities of the Sumy region.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
Most…
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Deadly car explosion in New Delhi being investigated under anti-terrorism law
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Indian authorities are investigating a deadly car explosion in New Delhi under an anti-terrorism law, officials said Tuesday, as forensic experts worked…
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Mapping the past: 300,000km of Roman roads charted in new digital project
Remember that viral TikTok trend which suggested most men think about the Roman empire several times a day?
We certainly do, and we’re not alone it seems.
The Itiner-e project has achieved what seemed impossible: mapping with unprecedented precision 299,171 kilometres of Roman roads, almost…
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Tokyo’s Haneda airport bids travellers farewell with a colossal Godzilla installation
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Starting this December, travellers at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport will be in for a very unusual farewell.
A colossal Godzilla, measuring 40 metres wide and…
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How much hotter is the world since the Paris Agreement? Here’s what a decade of data shows
In 2015, almost 200 countries signed a landmark agreement to combat climate change.
The Paris Agreement aimed to hold “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels” while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.
The world has changed a lot…
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A partnership forged in peace: Haim Taib honoured for decades of building Angola’s future
As Angola marks a half-century of independence, it is celebrating the visionaries who helped turn decades of hardship into progress. Among those honored is Haim Taib, Founder and President of the Menomadin and Mitrelli Group, who has been awarded the nation’s Peace and Development Medal…
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BBC Science Focus Crossword solution #426
Holly is the Staff Writer for BBC Science Focus and looks after the popular Q&A section. She holds an MSc (distinction) in Geoscience (Space and Climate Physics) from UCL, and specialises in astronomy and earth sciences. Before joining Our Media, she worked as a geoenvironmental consultant and…
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Drones attack oil refinery in Saratov
In Russia, drones struck an oil refinery in Saratov.
Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
“The Saratov oil refinery caught fire…
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Russians attack energy, transport infrastructure in Odesa region with drones
On the night of November 11, the Russian army attacked critical infrastructure in the Odesa region with strike drones, injuring one person.
According to Ukrinform, the head of the Odesa Regional State Administration, Oleh Kiper, reported this on Telegram.
“Despite…
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