The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries in the Sahel region of Africa earlier this month would have been impossible without human-caused climate
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US reimposes sanctions on Venezuela as hope for democracy crumbles
The Biden administration has reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, admonishing the president Nicolás Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the
Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president
Many Europeans value the lives of elephants more than those of the people who live around them, the president of Botswana has said, amid tensions
Rwandan leader went to Arsenal game as country marked 30 years since genocide
The president of Rwanda, whose police force has asked the country’s people to restrict football-related activities during the 30-year anniversary of the Rwanda massacre, is
Sunak considering exemptions to Rwanda bill for some Afghans
Rishi Sunak’s government is considering concessions on the Rwanda deportation bill to allow exemptions for Afghans who served alongside UK forces, parliamentary sources say. Ministers
Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds
Nestlé, the world’s largest consumer goods company, adds sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries, contrary to international
Japan to allow divorced parents to share custody of children
Divorced couples in Japan will for the first time be able to negotiate joint custody of their children after parliament voted this week for changes
Ecuador rations power as Andean drought tightens grip
Ecuador has begun to ration electricity in the country’s main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits
‘The city is a jail’: Haitian journalists get word out about gang violence
Each day, Makenson Rémy wakes in the hush of the night to tell the story of his shattered home town, Port-au-Prince. Each day, he fears
Conman who swindled $175m in ‘massive’ psychic fraud scheme sentenced to 10 years
A Canadian conman, who swindled more than US$175m (C$241m) from his North American victims through “a massive psychic mass-mailing fraud scheme” has been sentenced to