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UN unveils global 'early warning' system for disasters at $3 billion
The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for deadly and costly extreme weather events amplified by climate change. Even as climate-enhanced extreme weather is multiplying, half the world's countries lack advanced early warning systems that can save lives.
Rewire financial system to aid climate-hit nations: UN chief
The world needs to rethink the international financial system to provide debt relief to countries battered by devastating and costly climate impacts like Pakistan, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday.
Three migrants jump into sea in Italy port standoff
Three migrants rescued from the Mediterranean and brought to a Sicilian port but then banned from disembarking jumped into the sea in desperation Monday, trapped in a standoff between charity ships and Italy's new hard-right government. Two other migrant rescue ships have also requested a safe port.
The disappearing Bulgarians: despair as young leave
Empty corridors and only eight babies in their cribs. "The explanation is simple -- no employment, no young people, no babies," said midwife Mariana Varbanova.
DR Congo deploys fighter jets against M23 rebels
DR Congo's military has deployed two fighter jets against M23 rebels in the conflict-torn east, provoking a rebuke Monday from neighbouring Rwanda, which accused Kinshasa of violating its airspace. The accusation comes as tensions between the DRC and Rwanda are at their highest in years, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of backing the resurgent M23 rebels.
Military leaders of Ethiopia warring parties talk disarmament
Ethiopian government officials met with representatives of the Tigrayan authorities in Kenya on Monday to discuss plans for disarming the rebels following a peace deal signed last week between the warring sides.
Three migrants blocked in Italy port standoff jump into sea
Three migrants blocked on a rescue ship in Sicily leapt into the sea in desperation Monday, trapped in a standoff between charities that patrol the Mediterranean and Italy's new hard-right government.
Hazara girl wounded in deadly Afghan attack triumphs in exams
A month after losing her eye in a deadly suicide bomb attack on her academy, a young Hazara woman has finished among the top candidates in Afghanistan's tough university entrance exams. A suicide bomber entered the hall and walked to the front -- where girls and young women had been segregated -- then detonated a bomb that killed at least 54 people.
Court summons Kenya pilots' union over strike
A Nairobi court on Monday summoned the Kenyan pilots' union responsible for a ongoing strike that has left thousands of Kenya Airways passengers stranded, as the airline cancelled most of its flights. "Due to the ongoing unlawful industrial action by Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA), most of our flights have been cancelled," the carrier said in a statement.
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