Environment
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Ten quarantined as Kenya intensifies Ebola response
The Ministry of Health has heightened its response to the Ebola virus after the country reported its first case, with now strengthened contact tracing. As of this morning, 10 people are in quarantine facilities while…
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Mazingira Week Shifts Focus From Tree Planting to Tree Survival
Kenya’s 2026 Mazingira Week is placing a stronger emphasis on what happens after a tree is planted, with the Government outlining measures to track seedlings and monitor their survival.
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Kenya yathibitisha kisa cha kwanza cha Ebola, mgonjwa akifariki
Kenya imerekodi kisa cha kwanza cha ugonjwa wa Ebola aina ya Bundibugyo (BDBV), baada ya raia mmoja wa Kenya aliyekuwa akiishi Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo (DRC) kufariki kutokana na ugonjwa huo. Waziri wa Afya…
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Thai Capital Cleans Up After Deadly Floods
Around 700,000 people have been affected by floods that prompted Bangkok authorities to declare a city-wide disaster on Saturday, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.
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Almost 8,000 Excess Deaths in France’s Scorched Summer: statistics
The latest figure of 7,919 excess deaths from late May to August 20 is not final and could yet rise as the data from the final weeks of the summer comes in, the French public…
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Sudan’s Darfur Faces Driest Rainy Season in Four Decades: WFP
Darfur, already ravaged by decades of conflict, has faced some of the worst violence of the war in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which has raged since 2023 and killed…
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Scorching Summer Triggers Record Rockfalls in Alps, Scientist Says
The exceptionally hot summer in the Alps has been marked by a record number of rockfalls, some of them fatal, with “a large majority attributable to the climate crisis”, according to scientist Ludovic Ravanel.
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Milky Way’s Fastest Star Discovered Spinning Around Black Hole
The star, named S301, orbits so dangerously close to the black hole that scientists believe it can shed light on this unimaginably powerful cosmic monster — and test out Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.
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Tanzania yatetea mpango wa uhamaji wa hiari Ngorongoro mbele ya UNESCO
Serikali ya Tanzania imeutetea mpango wa uhamaji wa hiari wa wakazi wa Eneo la Hifadhi ya Ngorongoro mbele ya Kamati ya Urithi wa Dunia ya UNESCO, ikisema hatua hiyo inalenga kulinda haki za binadamu, kuhifadhi…
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10 Ethiopians presumed drowned crossing into Botswana
Two survivors were arrested, while authorities said 10 people are believed to have drowned. The whereabouts of three other reported survivors were unknown.
