How climate funds helped Peru's women beekeepers stay afloat
In the mountains of northeast Peru, a group of women beekeepers have plucked millions of bees from the jaws of death and saved their own livelihoods with the help of UN climate funding.
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Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded as wars rage
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark year for world peace, with the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and UN chief Antonio Guterres seen as favourites.
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Pacific island nations swamped by global drug trade
A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP.
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AI-aided research, new materials eyed for Nobel Chemistry Prize
The development of new compounds and science aided by artificial intelligence are some of the research fields commentators say could be contenders for the Nobel Chemistry Prize announced Wednesday.
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Mozambique elects new president in tense vote
Mozambique votes for a new president, governors and members of parliament on Wednesday as jihadist violence stalls natural gas projects that could bring a major boost to its morose economy.
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The US economy is solid: Why are voters gloomy?
Cooling inflation, low unemployment, robust economic growth and... downbeat voters.
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Balkan summit to rally support for struggling Ukraine
Balkan leaders will rally to support Ukraine at a summit on Wednesday as it struggles to fight off invading Russian forces, with Kyiv pushing for more military aid.
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New stadium gives Real Madrid a headache
Real Madrid's revamp of its historic Santiago Bernabeu stadium has become a problem for the Spanish football club, with locals protesting against noise from concerts and the permanent construction works.
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Alonso, Manaea shine as 'Miracle Mets' blitz Phillies
Pete Alonso led an offensive onslaught and Sean Manaea produced a gem from the mound as the New York Mets moved to within one win of a series victory with a 7-2 defeat of the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
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Harris, Trump trade blows in US election media blitz
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump exchanged barbs over the airwaves Tuesday as they reached out to the few remaining undecided voters in the final stretch of an election seen as one of the closest in modern US history.
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