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In a separate incident, a 13-year-old Palestinian girl was also fatally shot, part of the rising toll of West Bank violence during the war in Gaza. Over a decades-long period, more than 30 ... Read More

‘The ocean is overflowing’: UN chief issues global SOS as new reports warn Pacific sea-level rise outstrips global average

A “worldwide catastrophe” is imperiling Pacific ... accelerating disastrous changes to the ocean. Sea surface temperatures in the Southwest Pacific have risen three times faster than the global ... Read More

What is the Pacific Islands Forum? How a summit for the world's tiniest nations became a global draw

Torrential rain and an earthquake greeted leaders welcomed to the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, underscoring the natural and climate crises the region faces ... Read More

Global catastrophe - How climate change might destroy Pacific islands

Climate change is having a significant impact on the islands in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists predict that further global warming amid humanity's burning of fossil fuels threatens their future. What ... Read More

The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year

A new study finds that every year people create 57 million tons of plastic pollution. The material winds up everywhere from the deepest oceans to the highest peak of Mount Everest to inside people's ... Read More

UN's Guterres issues 'global SOS' over fast-rising Pacific ocean

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent out a global climate "SOS" at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region's seas rising much more swiftly than ... Read More

How Global Trade and Supply Chains Unraveled During COVID-19 – and Likely Will Again

U.S. News & World Report spoke ... goods going across the Pacific. To what extent are situations like these bugs or blips compared to more baked-in problems with the global supply chain in place ... Read More

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Some of the most heavily indebted countries in the world are also the ones most vulnerable to climate-induced natural disasters.... I have been covering the International Criminal Court as a ... Read More

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Amid global warming, heat waves are striking even the Arctic, a region once considered immune to such extreme weather events. Recent research reveals that these heat waves, particularly in the ... Read More

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The move escalates a fight with China and world antidoping officials, and will cast a shadow over the Paris Olympics. Chinese state news and social media has been virtually silent about 23 ... Read More

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The UN extended its peacekeeping mandate along Israel’s border, omitting Hezbollah despite ongoing conflict, drawing criticism from the US and Israel. Information ... Read More