Africa Solar Outlook 2025
Africa deployed an additional 2.5 GW of solar in 2024, according to AFSIA‘s new “Africa Solar Outlook 2025” report. AFSIA’s figures, which do not include residential installations, take the continent’s
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Tobacco use in 3 billion individuals from 16 countries: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys
Despite the high global burden of diseases caused by tobacco, valid and comparable prevalence data for patterns of adult tobacco use and factors influencing use are absent for many low-income and middle-income
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Tobacco use entrenched in developing countries: study
Tobacco use is massively entrenched in developing countries, where one of the biggest worries is the rise of smoking among women, according to a study published on Friday in The Lancet. A survey of
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CO2 Cut Review Could Raise Kyoto Ambition - EU
A yearly review of countries' greenhouse gas emissions cut pledges under an extension to the global climate pact the Kyoto Protocol could be a way to raise climate ambitions, the European Union's lead
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Africa Sitting On Sea Of Groundwater Reserves
Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come, scientists said on Friday. Researchers from the
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Africa sitting on sea of groundwater reserves
Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come, scientists said on Friday. Researchers from the
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World food prices rise further, raising fears of unrest
Global food prices rose in March for a third straight month with more hikes to come, the UN's food agency said on Thursday, adding to fears of hunger and a new wave of social unrest in poor countries.
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Approaches to the development of renewable and clean energy in Brazil, China, Egypt, India and South Africa: lessons for emerging countries
The populous, fast growing emerging economies of Brazil, China, Egypt, India and South Africa face daunting challenges on the energy, environment and climate change fronts. These five countries accounted
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India Drags Turkey, Egypt to WTO for Import Duties on Cotton Yarn
Striking against rising global protectionism, India has dragged both Turkey and Egypt to the World Trade Organisation for imposing special import duties on Indian cotton yarn, lowering competitiveness
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Bird flu still a menace in Asia and beyond
Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous, and Vietnam is grappling with a new strain that has outsmarted vaccines
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UN appeals India to ratify global nuclear test ban treaty
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed to eight countries, including India, to ratify the CTBT to bring the global nuclear test ban into force. The UN Secretary-General made the appeal after Indonesia became