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5 Aug 2023
Germany and the European Commission are in talks about funding new power plants that run on hydrogen and gas. With no outcome as of yet, talks between the two sides are set to continue.
5 Aug 2023
Southwesterly winds mean it's not yet possible to safely tow the ship further away from the environmentally sensitive location it is in now. It is carrying over 3,780 vehicles, including some 500 electric cars.
5 Aug 2023
Prices in the landlocked Sahel nation have been shooting up following last week's coup d'etat. Sanctions slapped on Niger by ECOWAS are already affecting much of the impovrished nation's economic life.
5 Aug 2023
A dead body has been found "stuck" in the anti-migrant barriers installed by Texas authorities on the Rio Grande river.
5 Aug 2023
Thailand's Constitutional Court put off ruling on whether to block election winner Pita Limjaroenrat's premiership bid. The Thai royalist-military establishment has prevented Pita's' Move Forward Party from taking power.
5 Aug 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa trails the world when it comes to access to electricity. It needs to fix more than its power supply issues to get the continent electrified.
4 Aug 2023
Researchers have identified a gigantic species of extinct whale from bones excavated more than a decade ago. Perucetus colossus may have been heavier than even the largest blue whales.
4 Aug 2023
The discount supermarket chain Penny is selling nine products for a price that reflects their impact on the environment. They are now significantly more expensive. But what impact will the campaign have?
4 Aug 2023
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office issued a state of emergency after days of clashes between security forces and a militia group in the Amhara region.
4 Aug 2023
Gandhi was convicted in March over comments deemed insulting to Prime Minister Modi. The court order allows the opposition leader to return to parliament and run in next year's elections.
4 Aug 2023
Thousands of pro-coup supporters take to the streets in Niger marking the 63rd anniversary of the country's independence from France, as FRANCE 24 and RFI are banned in the country. We talk to Dr Olayinka Ajala, senior politics lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, about the latest developments. Also, violence in the Sahel flares up again with the slaying of several fishermen in northern Cameroon.
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Today the World Water Forum starts in Bali, where world leaders will discuss the sustainability of water resources for a week. To illustrate the issue of water management, we head to Panama. The Panama Canal, one of the world’s major maritime trade routes, has suffered a decline in its water levels ever since drought affected the country last year.
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From the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet, Eve Jackson brings us the latest on Friday's premieres, including "Kinds of Kindness" with Emma Stone and "Oh, Canada", which marks the return of Richard Gere.
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India experiences heavy rains and severe flooding during the monsoon season between June and September, which brings most of South Asia's annual rainfall.
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In Italy the government of Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party, has been criticised for being complacent about the rise of neo-fascism. Since the arrival of Meloni as the head of state, Italian neo-fascist groups are gaining members and becoming more visible. Our correspondent in Italy, Natalia Mendoza, went to meet some of these nostalgic followers of Benito Mussolini to understand who they are and what threat they pose to Italian society.
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Increasingly businesses are investing in Vietnam and setting up production sites there. While that move may lower their geopolitical risk in the short term, doing business in Vietnam has some drawbacks.
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Japan's low birth and marriage rates would suggest that the country's citizens have given up on love. That assumption could not be further from the truth. Many Japanese are indeed searching for that special someone, just not the conventional kind. Despite Japan still lagging behind on LGBT+ rights (same-sex weddings are still illegal) the country has become a laboratory for new types of relationships – digital, solitary or even devoid of sex.