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From dumpsites to climate action: The untold story of Lagos’ waste pickers

Discover the untold story of Lagos’s informal waste pickers, driven by poverty but playing a crucial role in fighting plastic pollution and climate change. Read More…

FSL launches Commodity Fund to boost agric investment

FSL Asset Management launches its Commodity Fund, a strategic investment vehicle to channel non-bank capital into Nigeria’s agricultural ecosystem. Learn m Read More…

Chokepoints and the cost of cutting off access

In 2022, Ukraine asked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to activate Starlink coverage around Sevastopol to support an attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. He refused, saying SpaceX would become “explicitly complicit in a major act of war”; he later…

Soldier dies in Spain’s Aragon wildfire

Local media reported that the soldier's truck had overturned.

At least 2 people killed as firefighters battle massive wildfires in Greece, Belgium

Firefighters battled a massive wildfire that scorched a nature reserve in eastern Belgium and another on a Greek island near Athens, where two people were killed on Sunday as hot and dry conditions fuelled fires across parts of Europe.

Motorists Stranded, Roads Flooded as Rain wreaks havoc in Abuja

‎Heavy rainfall disrupted movement across parts of Abuja on Saturday as floodwaters swept through major roads and residential areas, leaving motorists stranded and forcing some businesses to close. ‎ ‎Several locations recorded severe…

Hawaii’s 1905 mosquitofish import now linked to native species decline

The introduction of mosquitofish in Hawaii has dramatically affected the ecosystem, leading to notable declines in native aquatic insects. These invasive fish fiercely prey on local species, disrupting food chains. The native damselflies…

Researcher studying Acadian wills says they were 'an act of resistance'

3,000 hectares up in flames: Belgium battles its biggest wildfire on record

Greek island wildfire kills two people as helicopters called in to tackle Belgium forest blaze

Belgium battling biggest fire in more than a century as flames near German border and 600 people told to evacuate Two people have died in fires on the Greek island of Salamis as firefighting aircraft were called on to help tame the biggest…

'European capital of corgis' hosts 150 dogs in international competition

Corgis from the U.S. and eight countries across Europe donned colourful costumes, including a dress and dinosaur suit, as part of an international competition in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Study warns of measles risk with 1.7 million Australians vulnerable

A new study finds that an estimated 1.7 million people are susceptible to measles, with experts warning it could lead to more outbreaks.