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On polluted Rio island, Brazilian ecologist dreams of miracle
Environment
November 22, 2015
On polluted Rio island, Brazilian ecologist dreams of miracle
Striding through garbage and abandoned fuel installations on an island in Rio de Janeiro's polluted Guanabara Bay, Brazilian ecologist Sergio…
Brazil’s new middle class faces plunge back to poverty
Life & Style
November 22, 2015
Brazil’s new middle class faces plunge back to poverty
Brazilian Monica de Oliveira thought she'd forever left behind those days of worrying about getting her daughter new clothes. As part…
Motorcycle gunmen kill Pakistan TV journalist
World
November 22, 2015
Motorcycle gunmen kill Pakistan TV journalist
Unidentified gunmen on Sunday killed a Pakistani TV journalist, police said, the second such murder this month in the insurgency-hit…
Climate pledges: Who’s doing what?
Environment
November 22, 2015
Climate pledges: Who’s doing what?
With one week to go to a crucial global warming summit, 170 countries have submitted pledges for greenhouse gas (GHG)…
Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS
Middle East
November 22, 2015
Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS
On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours…
Palestinian ‘killed after attempted attack in West Bank’: police
Middle East
November 22, 2015
Palestinian ‘killed after attempted attack in West Bank’: police
A Palestinian driving a taxi attempted to ram into civilians in the West Bank and charged at them with a…
‘Nearly impossible’ to find jihadists among migrants, Greeks warn
World
November 21, 2015
‘Nearly impossible’ to find jihadists among migrants, Greeks warn
As the hunt for jihadists widens after last week's Paris attacks, authorities in Greece warn it was virtually impossible to…
Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report
Middle East
November 21, 2015
Turkey-backed Syria rebels take 2 border villages from IS: report
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and the United States have seized two villages from Islamic State (IS) jihadists close to…
Five charged in Vatileaks scandal: report
World
November 21, 2015
Five charged in Vatileaks scandal: report
The Vatican has charged five people over a damning leaks scandal at the heart of the Catholic Church, with a…
You can sense you’re in bad health even when doctors can’t
Health & Fitness
November 21, 2015
You can sense you’re in bad health even when doctors can’t
In a study exploring the link between self-reported health and immunity, researchers demonstrated that if you think your health is…