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‘Signals of climate distress on rise’

09-07-2023 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND: As a warming Earth simmered into worrisome new territory this week, scientists said the unofficial records being set for average planetary temperature were a clear sign of how pollutants released by humans are warming their environment but the heat is also just one way the planet …

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Tomatoes more expensive than petrol in India

08-07-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Even though tomatoes are a permanent part of cooking in India, their price has jumped by 445% to surpass that of petrol, leaving citizens shocked and forcing them to reduce consumption of the staple. According to data compiled by the food ministry, a …

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Afghan interpreter killed in US gun violence

08-07-2023 WASHINGTON: Nasrat Ahmad Yar, like thousands of other Afghans, came to the United States in the wake of the 2021 Taliban takeover, using a special visa for those who worked for the US military. The 31-year-old interpreter envisioned a new life where he, his wife and his four children, …

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500 days of war in Ukraine

08-07-2023 KYIV: Five-hundred days ago, in the early hours of a cold February morning, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its western neighbor, Ukraine. The Kremlin had hoped for a quick “special military operation” but 16-and-a-half months later, fighting is still raging with no immediate end in sight. As the …

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Dutch gov’t falls over failure to agree on asylum policy

08-07-2023 HAGUE: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his coalition government was resigning over “insurmountable” differences about measures to curb the number of people seeking refuge in the country. The resignation on Friday of Rutte, 56, the Netherlands’ longest-serving leader, and his coalition government means the country will face a …

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