Guterres Warns Rising Seas Could Push Coastal Communities Into Crisis
The U.N. chief says low-lying coastal areas face escalating danger from sea-level rise, with flooding and displacement among the risks.
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Amazon deforestation has removed an area of forest the size of Germany and France, researchers say
A regional research network says the Amazon has lost 88 million hectares since 1985, helping drive drought and wildfires across South America.
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DR Congo receives first mpox vaccine shipment as outbreak strains health system
The first EU-donated mpox doses have arrived in Kinshasa, with officials preparing a cautious rollout in a country already facing a severe outbreak.
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WHO says Gaza polio campaign has already exceeded its vaccination target
After two days of localized pauses in fighting, health workers vaccinated more children than projected in central Gaza, according to the WHO.
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Iran weather station reports extreme heat index and dew point near Qeshm airport
A reading near Dayrestan Airport in southern Iran has drawn attention for an apparent record heat index, though the figure still needs formal verification.
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More than 100 tonnes of dead fish removed around Greek port
Flooding followed by drought drove freshwater fish from Lake Karla toward Volos, where the die-off damaged tourism and seafront trade.
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Germany donates 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to Africa as outbreak widens
Berlin says it will hand over nearly all of its mpox reserve to Congo and other African states and back the response through WHO and Gavi.
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