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Germany’s deadly floods were up to 9 times more likely because of climate change, study estimates
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A new king was crowned in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta region and young Nigerians are inspired
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China reports no new local Covid-19 cases for first time since July, as Delta outbreak wanes
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Taiwan’s President gets dose of first domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine
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Analysis: Beijing’s fight for cleaner air is a rare victory for public dissent
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The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world desperately needs
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The secretive Chinese upstart ‘making fast fashion look slow’
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Your boss wants to make you get the vaccine. The labor shortage is stopping them
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These restaurants are facing ingredient shortages. Here’s how they’re coping
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Attacked at work, rejected for jobs and harassed by colleagues: Asians around the world speak out on workplace discrimination
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US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
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Rising seas are turning Miami’s high ground into hot property
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Could rich people be the answer to the climate crisis?
The more stuff you own, and the more you travel, the more fossils fuels are…
A photographer tells her family’s story about the dark side of an American dream
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Robot pandas and board shorts: Chinese military launches aircraft carrier clothing line
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Banksy strikes again! Artist confirms he is behind ‘spraycation’ artworks in British coastal towns
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