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Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years
Over two million deaths and $4.3 trillion in economic losses; that’s the impact of a half-century of extreme weather events turbo-charged
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Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years
Human Rights
Alarming rise in executions worldwide in 2022
883 people worldwide were executed last year - the highest level since 2017. This is stated in a report by the non-governmental organization "Amnesty International", quoted by "France Press". A...
Culture
After 200 years: 2 new Rembrandt paintings discovered
They were in a private collection Two previously unknown portraits by Rembrandt were discovered after 200 years in the private collection of a British family, the Financial Times reported. According...
Culture
2 million dollar fine for pranking the Chinese army
A Chinese comedy troupe has been fined 14.7 million yuan ($2.1 million) for a joke about the military that used President Xi Jinping's slogan, the BBC reported. The joke, in...
Economy
Bananas – a “socially important product” in Russia
In addition, the protocol states a temporary reset of the tariff rate for bananas Bananas may become a "socially important product" in Russia, and import duties may be temporarily removed,...
Christianity
Announcement of the Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church for Kosovo and Metohija
From: Council of Bishops of SOC / 05.20.2023 This year's regular meeting of the Holy Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church paid special attention to the people and...
Food
World Bee Day
On May 20, the world celebrates International Bee Day. The day has been celebrated since 2018 on the initiative of the Slovenian Association of Beekeepers with the support of the...
International
G7 nations should show global leadership and solidarity says Guterres
The world is counting on the leadership and solidarity of the G7 nations, the U.N. chief said Sunday, speaking to journalists in Hiroshima
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Two trillion tonnes of greenhouse gases, 25 billion nukes of heat, will the Earth get out of the Goldilocks zone?
Life relies on a fine balance between energy in and energy out. But heating the world 1.2℃ with the greenhouse gases, means we’ve trapped an extraordinary amount of extra energy...
Africa
More than 4,000 prisoners were pardoned in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has released a fifth of all prisoners under a presidential amnesty order aimed at freeing up space in the country's overcrowded prisons, reported by the BBC. The Zimbabwe Prisons...