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25 Aug
Brazil has lost 15% of water surface area in 30 years, according to data released by a network of nonprofits, universities and technology companies that studies Brazilian land use. The MapBiomas Project analyzed...
25 Aug
Chad's former dictator Hissene Habre has died in a hospital in Senegal. He was 79. Recently, Habre had contracted COVID-19 according to local media reports. His death on Tuesday at a Dakar hospital was confirmed...
25 Aug
Cuba says that a clinical trial for its own paediatric COVID-19 vaccine has entered the final stage. About 300 minors between the ages of 3 and 18 received a third dose to complete their immunization this week....
25 Aug
Zambia's new president, longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, was sworn into power on Tuesday. Hichilema vowed to deliver a "united, prosperous and equitable Zambia." Celebrations engulfed the stadium,...
25 Aug
Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday, inheriting immense challenges as she takes over an administration facing criticism for inaction during Andrew Cuomo's distracted final months...
25 Aug
President Joe Biden vowed on Tuesday to work in close cooperation with U.S. allies "to support refugees and evacuees currently fleeing Afghanistan." Announcing from the White House that he will stick with his Aug...
24 Aug
The FDA gave the final approval for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday for people 16 and up. The two-dose shot was authorized for emergency use in December, and was authorized for children 12 and older in...
24 Aug
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Monday hailed the production of the first green hydrogen molecule in the country. The President attended a ceremony in Santiago where a green hydrogen...
24 Aug
Singapore's prime minister on Monday offered assistance to the U.S. evacuation operation in Afghanistan. Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong offered the use of a military Airbus transport plane to...
24 Aug
Aircraft activity  continued at Kabul international airport on Monday as the deadline for evacuations - Aug. 31 - draws closer.  The Dutch Defence Ministry says it has completed nine flights out of...

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