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Heat, Not Floods, May Become Climate Change's Biggest Killer: Report
While cooler areas may see fewer deaths, many hotter countries and cities will face rising mortality if no action is taken.
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5 Desert Regions That Surprisingly Look Green
These unexpected landscapes reveal how different factors help vegetation survive in harsh, arid climates.
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Kuwait Makes Declaring Cash Mandatory For Travellers: How It Affects You
Kuwait’s authorities have recently taken a major step to ensure a smooth process for everyone entering or leaving the country.
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US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
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This Country Wants US Spy Planes. Not For Espionage, But To Hunt Al Qaeda
Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station US spy planes in the country's north to carry outcross-border operations targeting Al Qaeda-allied jihadists wreaking havoc across the Sahel
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"Once-In-200-Year" Heatwave In This African Region "Human-Induced": Study
The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without "human-induced" climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday.
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France Claims Capture Of Key Islamic State Figure In Mali: Report
French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Islamic State extremist group in the Sahel region of Africa, the military said Wednesday.
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Russian Military "Advisor" In Mali Killed By Road Bomb
A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of the conflict-torn Sahel state, an army document and officials said on Wednesday.
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35 Civilians, 80 Terrorists Killed In Double Burkina Faso Attack
A terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of terrorist violence in the West African country.
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US Training African Police To Counter New Terrorist Threats
Washington is proposing $200 million in new military spending for North and West Africa. Both the United States and France, which has 3,500 troops in the region, intend to boost support to regional security body Group of Five Sahel, diplomats and officials say.
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Heat, Not Floods, May Become Climate Change's Biggest Killer: Report
While cooler areas may see fewer deaths, many hotter countries and cities will face rising mortality if no action is taken.
-
5 Desert Regions That Surprisingly Look Green
These unexpected landscapes reveal how different factors help vegetation survive in harsh, arid climates.
-
Kuwait Makes Declaring Cash Mandatory For Travellers: How It Affects You
Kuwait’s authorities have recently taken a major step to ensure a smooth process for everyone entering or leaving the country.
-
US Strikes Targeted ISIS, Lakurawa Jihadists: Nigeria
US strikes in Nigeria this week targeted Islamic State militants from the Sahel who were in the country to work with the Lakurawa jihadist group and "bandit" gangs, a spokesman for the Nigerian president told AFP Saturday.
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This Country Wants US Spy Planes. Not For Espionage, But To Hunt Al Qaeda
Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station US spy planes in the country's north to carry outcross-border operations targeting Al Qaeda-allied jihadists wreaking havoc across the Sahel
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"Once-In-200-Year" Heatwave In This African Region "Human-Induced": Study
The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without "human-induced" climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday.
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France Claims Capture Of Key Islamic State Figure In Mali: Report
French troops deployed in Mali have captured a senior figure in the branch of the Islamic State extremist group in the Sahel region of Africa, the military said Wednesday.
-
Russian Military "Advisor" In Mali Killed By Road Bomb
A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of the conflict-torn Sahel state, an army document and officials said on Wednesday.
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35 Civilians, 80 Terrorists Killed In Double Burkina Faso Attack
A terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of terrorist violence in the West African country.
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US Training African Police To Counter New Terrorist Threats
Washington is proposing $200 million in new military spending for North and West Africa. Both the United States and France, which has 3,500 troops in the region, intend to boost support to regional security body Group of Five Sahel, diplomats and officials say.
