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Cheaper, changing and crucial: the rise of solar power

Generating power from sunlight bouncing off the ground, working at night, even helping to grow strawberries: solar panel technology is evolving fast as costs plummet for a key segment of

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Island trip lays bare US-China tussle in the Pacific

They are hundreds of miles from the nearest continent – an archipelago of over 900 islands home to a population smaller than that of the single US city of Seattle

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Poor transport system makes char residents’ life harder

Residents of the remote chars (shoal) of the Brahmaputra River in Jamalpur have to struggle to reach the mainland round the year for lack of enough transport facilities, accelerating their

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Kosovo: Why is trouble flaring up again?

Tensions are running high between ethnic Serbs and the Albanian-led government in Kosovo, south-east Europe. Protesters have blockaded roads and reportedly fired guns after being made to put Kosovan-issued number

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How Singapore is turning multi-storey car parks into farms

Eyleen Goh runs a farm from the top deck of a car park in Singapore. And this is not a small operation – it supplies nearby retailers with up to

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Climate change: Will naming heatwaves save lives?

On 25 June, Esteban Chavez Jr was doing his usual rounds in the city of Pasadena in Los Angeles County when the 24-year-old delivery driver collapsed, felled by sweltering temperatures

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Capitol riots: Prosecutors probe Trump role in election challenge – report

The US Justice Department is examining Donald Trump’s actions in connection with efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, say US media. Federal prosecutors have reportedly asked witnesses

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Myanmar’s executed activists: Phyo Zeya Thaw and Ko Jimmy

Myanmar on Monday woke up to the news that the country’s military junta had executed four democracy activists, including former lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw and veteran protest leader Ko Jimmy.

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Europe wildfires: Are they linked to climate change?

Heatwaves and wildfires across Europe are causing alarm – with warnings some countries could be in for their worst fire seasons so far. So how do wildfires compare with previous

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Why fewer women in North Africa are wearing veil

The underlying message is: “Look what has become of Arab societies during the past 50 years or so.” To those who share such photos, it is the most visible sign

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