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We are becoming a planet of urbanites, even here in the Amazon rainforest there are nearly 22 million people living in cities like Belém, so it’s crucial to combine preservation with sustainable and inclusive development for those communities. Across Brazil and around the world, cities are already facing up to this challenge. They are greening streets, serving sustainable and nutritious lunches to school children, keeping the most vulnerable safe from heat and floods, designing urban areas that meet the needs of people — not cars — and creating good green jobs for all. Every country has its story of floods,…
Tropical Storm Fung-Wong is approaching Taiwan after weakening from a typhoon, but authorities warn it still carries strong winds and heavy rain. The storm was located southwest of the island on Tuesday morning, with sustained winds near 108 kph and stronger gusts. A land warning is in place for Kaohsiung, Pingtung and the Hengchun Peninsula, where residents have been urged to prepare for flooding and rough seas. Schools and offices in several counties have closed, and more than 3,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk areas. Emergency teams are especially concerned about landslides in the south and east, where rainfall…
Published on 11/11/2025 – 14:53 GMT+1 Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated actress Sally Kirkland has died aged 84. The beloved American actress’ death comes a day after it was announced that she had entered hospice care in Palm Springs, California. According to her GoFundMe page, Kirkland had suffered several major falls over the past year, all while living with dementia. Her representative, Michael Greene, told TMZ she had died this morning. Best known for her eponymous performance in 1987’s Anna, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama and an Academy Award nomination, Kirkland also…
“By convening in Ukraine, we will send a clear and united political message that the future of Ukraine lies within the EU,” the message reads. Plans for the Lviv meeting come as Brussels struggles to deliver on pledges of direct support for Ukraine, with a proposal to back a €140 billion loan using frozen Russian assets still stalled over Belgian objections. Kyiv secured candidate status as a prospective member of the bloc in 2022 and has carried out wide-ranging economic, judicial and anti-corruption reforms even as Russia’s war rages across the country. However, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has vowed…
Published on 11/11/2025 – 15:18 GMT+1 A Turkish military cargo plane crashed in Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan on Tuesday, authorities from all three countries confirmed. The C-130 plane had taken off from Azerbaijan and was on its way back to Turkey when it crashed, Turkey’s defence ministry said on X. It was not clear how many crew members were on board. Video footage aired on news outlets appeared to show the aircraft spiralling down and leaving a trail of white smoke. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan indicated there were casualties but gave no further details. Erdoğan said he…
China is the world’s largest polluter by total annual emissions. The country, which is heavily reliant on coal for energy, makes up 30 per cent of global emissions. A new analysis finds that the country’s emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months. What does the report show? The recent analysis, conducted by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and published on Carbon Brief, finds the country is actually well on its way to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis found that starting from March 2024, emissionswere either flat or falling. And even as…
Scandinavia is a perennially popular winter destination, enticing tourists with frosted landscapes, traditional activities like dog-sledging, and hygge, the ultimate culture of cosiness. Plus, while Scandinavia is a reliably good place to see the Northern Lights, the celestial phenomenon will be particularly intense this winter amid a peak in solar activity. According to transport booking website Omio, Google searches for ‘winter holiday’ have risen by 145 per cent in the last three months, with ‘Stockholm holidays’ surging 322 per cent and ‘Copenhagen holidays’ up 27 per cent. Scandinavia is one of Europe’s most expensive destinations, but choosing the right transport…
“Its journalists select and manipulate facts, as well as censor information that does not align with their partisan editorial stance.” The corporation has come under fire after a leaked internal memo alleged bias in its coverage, which is supposed to remain impartial, of the U.S. president, the Middle East, and transgender issues. The U.S. president’s lawyers have given the corporation until Friday to “retract” any “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements” about him. Russia’s London outpost on Tuesday accused the BBC of “systemic flaws … where ideological dogma has replaced journalistic ethics” and claimed it had overseen years of “biased reporting” and “double standards” in…
Published on 11/11/2025 – 14:09 GMT+1 More than 1,000 players have been suspended by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) in a widening betting scandal. The TFF has referred 1,024 players, including 27 from Turkey’s top-tier Super Lig, to a disciplinary commission. Matches in the third and fourth divisions are suspended for two weeks, but games in the Super Lig — led by defending champion Galatasaray — and the second tier will continue. The TFF said it has started urgent negotiations with world governing body FIFA to request a 15-day extension to the winter transfer window so that clubs can deal…
According to a statement from Romania’s defense ministry, radar systems detected groups of drones near the country’s airspace during the night of November 10–11, prompting the preventive activation of air defense systems. Around one in the morning, authorities reported that a drone had crashed near the Romanian village of Grindu, about five kilometers south of the frontier with Ukraine. Due to poor weather conditions in the southeast, fighter jets on standby were unable to take off. Toiu added that Romania, the EU and the U.S. have already imposed sanctions with “important impact” on Russia and are now preparing additional measures…