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Africa: How Degradation and Drought Are Threatening the Land That Feeds Us

[RFI] Desertification is not the spread of deserts. It is the slow degradation of fertile land - a process that now affects 40 percent of the Earth's land surface and leaves around 100 million hectares of healthy land unproductive every…

Taiwan-made satellite launcher fails first test, triggers missile panic

Taiwan-made satellite launcher fails first test, triggers missile panic

Taiwan’s first test of a locally developed satellite launch vehicle failed on Wednesday after the rocket veered off course, terrifying nearby villagers who mistook it for an incoming missile. The rocket was launched at around 6am local…

Malta Leads New EU Project Turning Local Green Stories Into Community Action

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Malta Leads New EU Project Turning Local Green Stories Into Community Action

The Local Councils’ Association (LCA) Malta is leading the Erasmus+ project Green Narratives: Rethinking Sustainability Through Human Stories, a European initiative bringing together the Local Councils’ Association (Malta), Institute…

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South Africa: Mass Sardine Die-Off - New Threat to African Penguins?

South Africa: Mass Sardine Die-Off - New Threat to African Penguins?

[GroundUp] Researchers say it's too early to draw firm conclusions

How degradation and drought are threatening the land that feeds us

RFI

How degradation and drought are threatening the land that feeds us

Desertification is not the spread of deserts. It is the slow degradation of fertile land – a process that now affects 40 percent of the Earth's land surface and leaves around 100 million hectares of healthy land unproductive every year. As…

RFI

Major album releases linked to 15% rise in traffic deaths, study finds

Major album releases linked to 15% rise in traffic deaths, study finds

A new US study found that traffic deaths rose 15% on days when major albums by artists including Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny were released and music streaming surged.

More than 1,000 firefighters deployed to northern Portugal fires

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More than 1,000 firefighters deployed to northern Portugal fires

Over 1,000 firefighters are deployed across several wildfire incidents in northern Portugal this Wednesday morning (August 19). The fires in Torre de Moncorvo, Arouca and Santo Tirso continued to have The post More than 1,000 firefighters…

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Europe's warmer seas are appealing to swimmers – but what lies beneath is ‘alarming’, study warns

Europe's warmer seas are appealing to swimmers – but what lies beneath is ‘alarming’, study warns

Europe’s rapidly warming oceans have ‘severe ecological impacts’ and a clear cause, study finds.

China joins Musk’s SpaceX with reusable rocket breakthroughs

China joins Musk’s SpaceX with reusable rocket breakthroughs

China-based LandSpace successfully launched a Zhuque-3 rocket and recovered its first stage, a breakthrough in the nation’s efforts to develop reusable boosters that can slash the cost of space launches. The first stage of the 66-metre…

Five key aspects shape vocational education ecosystem: Ministry

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