Benin Armed Forces Foil Mutiny, President Talon Safe
Benin’s armed forces have foiled an attempted mutiny after a group of soldiers declared on state television Sunday that President…
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UN Recognizes New Ecosystem Restoration Flagships in Australia, Canada, South Africa
Three new World Restoration Flagships were recognized Thursday by United Nations agencies for advancing agrifood systems transformation, biodiversity protection and…
WHO Warns Malaria Progress at Risk From Drug Resistance
New tools helped save an estimated one million lives from malaria last year, but rising drug resistance threatens to reverse…
Trump Hosts DRC, Rwanda Leaders for Peace Deal, Mineral Access
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted the leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda as they…
Global Symposium Explores AI and Nuclear Energy Synergies
The first International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Energy opened Wednesday, spotlighting how nuclear power could meet surging electricity…
Palm trees in Africa are in decline: these botanists made a plan to do something about it
Fred Stauffer, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève (CJBG); Doudjo Noufou Ouattara, Nangui Abrogoua University, and Kifouli Adéoti, University d’Abomey-Calavi…
UN Warns of Deep Cuts to Peacekeeping Amid Severe Funding Crisis
The United Nations is facing a critical funding shortfall that could force it to scale back peacekeeping operations worldwide, including…
Climate Hazards Threaten Nearly 80% of World’s Poor, UN-Oxford Report Finds
Nearly 80% of the world’s poor — an estimated 887 million people — live in regions exposed to extreme heat,…
Turning point in Yemen’s battle with electricity shortages
A 53-megawatt solar power plant was inaugurated in southeastern Yemen’s Shabwa Governorate last month, which is expected to be a…