Pre-monsoon floods and landslides cause massive destruction in Assam
Several parts of Assam are battered by heavy showers, flooding and landslides, with road and rail links cut off from
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AlJazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh killed by Israeli forces
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed on May 11 by Israeli forces in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The
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Sri Lanka economic crisis deepens, Prime minister resigns
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned over the government’s handling of the island nation’s worst economic crisis since
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Deforestation of Amazon rainforest sets new record under Bolsonaro
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has surged to a new record for the month of April, official data showed, as environmental rights
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Rescued baby squirrels not allowed in the wild due to stringent laws
Nestled in a tiny blanket, this orphaned baby squirrel glugs special milk from a syringe every four hours to stay
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Emperor penguin at risk of extinction by the end of this century
One of the world’s most recognisable species – the emperor penguin – could all but extinct by the end of
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Heavy rains and flooding hit South Africa’s coastal city of Durban
Declaring a national state of disaster, South Africa has allocated $67 million to help those hit by floods that have
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UK court order to extradite Julian Assange to US
A UK court has issued a formal order to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US to face trial
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Sri Lanka faces worst economic and political crisis
The island nation is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from Britain in 1948 and is facing food
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Human Rights watch groups accuse Ethiopian forces of war crimes in Tigray
Two leading human rights groups on Wednesday accused armed forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region of waging a campaign of ethnic
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