The Zambian agri-tech app making farming cool
In Zambia, where agriculture accounts for 35% of the country’s GDP, farming is a way of life. One agri-tech company is bringing the future to Zambian farms. Agripredict, led by young founder and CEO
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Disasters Emergency Committee makes East Africa appeal
UK aid agencies have launched a fundraising appeal to help millions of people facing hunger in East Africa. The Disasters Emergency Committee says at least 16 million people in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
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Rhino horns worth $5m seized in Thailand off flight from Ethiopia
• Twenty-one rhino horns worth an estimated $5m have been seized in Thailand after being found in luggage sent from Ethiopia in the biggest such haul in years. • The seizure comes days after 300kg of
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Millions without water in Chile capital, Santiago
Rainstorms and landslides in Chile have contaminated a major river forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to four million people in the capital, Santiago. Officials said the water supply from
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Taliban leader urges Afghans to plant more trees
The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has urged Afghans to plant more trees. In a statement, he called on civilians and fighters to "plant one or several fruit or non-fruit
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Most wood energy schemes are a 'disaster' for climate change
• Using wood pellets to generate low-carbon electricity is a flawed policy that is speeding up not slowing down climate warming. • That's according to a new study which says wood is not carbon neutral
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South Sudan declares famine in Unity State
A famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced in any part of the world in six years. The government and the United Nations report that some 100,000 people are facing starvation,
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Volkswagen 'fixes 470,000 UK diesel cars'
• VW's top UK executive, Paul Willis, has said that of the 1.2 million cars in the UK affected by the diesel emissions scandal, 470,000 have been fixed. • "At the current rate, we are applying these measures
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Vitamin D pills 'could stop colds or flu'
Vitamin D supplements could spare more than three million people from colds or flu in the UK each year, researchers claim. The sunshine vitamin is vital for healthy bones, but also has a role in the
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Christchurch fires: Homes destroyed and residents evacuated
Hundreds of homes have been evacuated in the New Zealand city of Christchurch as a huge wildfire rages on its outskirts. A state of emergency has been declared in the city and neighbouring Selwyn District
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Weather experts say new El Niño possible later this year
• Scientists from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) say there is a possibility of a new El Niño event forming later this year. • In 2015 and 2016, a powerful El Niño drove up global temperatures