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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Pulling the plug on plastic bags in Indonesia
Plastic pollution is a massive problem in Indonesia. The country's rivers and oceans are clogged with waste, damaging both the tourism and fishing industries. Now the government is trying to change consumer
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Cyclone Winston: Death toll rises to 29 as clear-up begins
The number of people killed in the cyclone that hit Fiji at the weekend has risen to 29, with officials warning the clear-up could take months. About 8,500 people are still sheltering in evacuation centres.
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Doctors 3D-print 'living' body parts
Custom-made, living body parts have been 3D-printed in a significant advance for regenerative medicine, say scientists. The sections of bone, muscle and cartilage all functioned normally when implanted
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Extinct plant species discovered in amber
Biologists have described a new species of extinct plant, based on two fossil flowers that were trapped in chunks of amber for at least 15 million years. Strychnos electri belongs to the genus whose tropical
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Colombia court bans mining in moorlands
Colombia's constitutional court has banned mining in the country's moorlands, also known as "paramos". It argued that mining for gold and oil in the fragile ecosystem could cause irreversible damage.
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US President Obama signs Africa electricity plan into law
US President Barack Obama has signed into law an initiative aimed at bringing electricity to 50 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020. The Electrify Africa Act of 2015 will give legal backing to
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Zika concerns could see Kenya withdraw from Rio 2016 Olympics
Kenya could pull out of this summer's Rio Olympics if the Zika virus in Brazil reaches "epidemic levels", says the head of Kenya's Olympic committee. The outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in South
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Climate change 'to make transatlantic flights longer'
Global warming is likely to speed up the jet stream, say researchers, and slow down airplanes heading for the US. While eastbound flights from the US will be quicker, roundtrip journeys will "significantly
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Somalia drought leaves 50,000 children 'facing death'
Some 260,000 people died in Somalia as a result of a drought earlier this decade More than 50,000 children in Somalia "face death" because of the ongoing drought there, the UN says. A stark warning issued
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UK greenhouse gas emissions' 8% drop
Greenhouse gas output in the UK fell almost 8% in 2014, although emissions from transport and agriculture rose slightly, official figures show. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell 8.9% in 2014 on the