Finland orders halt to work on Google data centre sites
Finnish opposition has called for measures to prevent power shortages, soaring energy prices caused by data centres.
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Under Lula, Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in a decade
The figures come months before Brazil’s presidential election, with Lula promising to end illegal deforestation by 2030.
‘If it dies, it’s on you’: Saving Nigeria’s Benin bronze casting
Behind the global restitution story, master artisans are fighting to keep a centuries-old craft alive.
The World Cup cicada: India’s rare insect on a four-year clock
A rare cicada emerges from the forests of Meghalaya, every four years, in time with the World Cup.
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Modest fashion’s global turn
From Instagram to Paris catwalks, modest fashion is booming as the global Muslim market heads toward $433bn by 2028.
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Why the Iran war is threatening whales near South Africa
Whales are increasingly exposed to traffic – and ship strikes.
Swiss court to hear Indonesian islanders’ climate case against cement giant
Four residents of Pari, a low-lying Indonesian island, filed the complaint in January 2023.
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South Africa’s president delivers G20 summit closing remarks
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered closing remarks at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
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Japan cuts Africa exchange programme amid fake immigration claims
Misinformation and populist rhetoric prompt abandonment of a cultural scheme meant to strengthen ties.
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One million Syrian refugees returned home since al-Assad’s fall, UN says
According to UNHCR, more than seven million Syrians remain displaced inside the country.
Treaty failure is not the end of the fight against plastic pollution
Culture change, business innovation and bold policy can curb plastic exposure without waiting for stalled global talks.
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