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Last month was worst July for wildfires on record, say scientists
Burning of land released 343 megatonnes of carbon, with wildfire season yet to peak in many areasLast month was the world’s worst July for wildfires since at least 2003 when satellite records began, scientists have said, as swaths of North America, Sib…
Coronavirus live news: Japan experts urge nationwide state of emergency as Sydney suffers worst pandemic day
Advisers to government in Tokyo say Covid surge requires harsher measures, while Australian state of NSW announces 262 new casesUS disputes WHO call to delay Covid booster shots to help poorer nationsFully vaccinated UK arrivals from France will not ne…
World weatherwatch: deadly Turkey wildfires rage on
Greece, Italy and Bosnia also affected by wildfires caused by heatwave in south-east EuropeAt least eight people have been killed and dozens are in hospital as a result of wildfires in southern Turkey caused by a heatwave in south-east Europe over the …
Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds
Thinktank InfluenceMap accuses petroleum giants of gaming Facebook to promote oil and gas as part of climate-crisis solutionFacebook failed to enforce its own rules to curb an oil and gas industry misinformation campaign over the climate crisis during …
Fleeing the Taliban: Afghans met with rising anti-refugee hostility in Turkey
As violence causes a fresh wave of desperate journeys, populist politicians claim their country has become a ‘dumping ground’It was a journey that had taken weeks, and there were times when the 65-year-old Afghan widow, who walks with the aid of a stic…
Google co-founder Larry Page granted entry to New Zealand despite border closure, report says
Billionaire reportedly made trip after his child fell ill in Fiji and needed hospital treatment in New Zealand The billionaire co-founder of Google Larry Page was reportedly granted entry into New Zealand, despite the border being closed to non-residen…
Mexico sues US gunmakers in unprecedented bid to stop weapons crossing border
Country seeking up to $10bn damages in Massachusetts lawsuitUS-made weapons used in cartel battles and attacks on civiliansThe Mexican government has launched legal action against US gunmakers in an unprecedented attempt to halt the flow of guns across…
$5,800 whisky bottle given to Pompeo as gift missing, state department says
Japan gave bottle to former secretary of state two years ago ‘Ongoing inquiry’ underway into what happened to the boozeThe state department has said it is looking into the apparent disappearance of a nearly $6,000 bottle of whisky given more than two y…
‘Bad faith’ US prosecutors misled Canada in Huawei case, court hears in final arguments
Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, whose detention has thrown US-China feud into focus, urge judge to throw out extradition requestLawyers for Meng Wanzhou say American prosecutors acted in “bad faith” and abused the Canadian justice system when they pursued th…