Lahore closes primary schools as air pollution exceeds AQI 1,000
Authorities announced a week-long shutdown on November 3, 2024 after hazardous smog pushed Pakistan's second-largest city to the top of global pollution rankings.
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EU greenhouse gas emissions fell 8% in 2023, EEA says
Preliminary figures showed the bloc’s emissions dropped to 37% below 1990 levels as renewables expanded and coal use declined.
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German births fall nearly 13% in two years, Ifo report finds
The decline was sharper in eastern states, where births dropped 17.5%, while the national fertility rate fell to 1.35 children per woman.
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CDC-linked E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
Federal investigators linked a multi-state E. coli outbreak to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder sandwiches, with at least 49 illnesses and one death.
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WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-free after decades of eradication work
The World Health Organization has certified Egypt as malaria-free, a milestone that caps nearly a century of public-health efforts against the mosquito-borne disease.
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WWF says wildlife populations have fallen sharply since 1970
The latest Living Planet report warns of steep declines in monitored animal populations, with Latin America and the Caribbean hit especially hard.
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EPA sets 10-year deadline to replace lead water pipes
The rule is meant to force a long-delayed public-health fix, with cities and utilities under pressure to identify and swap out hazardous service lines.
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Nigeria Cholera Death Toll Tops 350 as Floods and Poor Water Drive Cases
Nigeria reported more than 350 cholera deaths from January through September, with children under five accounting for many of the cases.
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Rwanda's Marburg outbreak death toll rises to 11
Authorities reported 36 confirmed cases, with most infections among healthcare workers, while investigators continued searching for the outbreak's source.
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Guterres Warns Rising Seas Could Push Coastal Communities Into Crisis
The U.N. chief says low-lying coastal areas face escalating danger from sea-level rise, with flooding and displacement among the risks.
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Amazon deforestation has removed an area of forest the size of Germany and France, researchers say
A regional research network says the Amazon has lost 88 million hectares since 1985, helping drive drought and wildfires across South America.
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DR Congo receives first mpox vaccine shipment as outbreak strains health system
The first EU-donated mpox doses have arrived in Kinshasa, with officials preparing a cautious rollout in a country already facing a severe outbreak.
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WHO says Gaza polio campaign has already exceeded its vaccination target
After two days of localized pauses in fighting, health workers vaccinated more children than projected in central Gaza, according to the WHO.
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Iran weather station reports extreme heat index and dew point near Qeshm airport
A reading near Dayrestan Airport in southern Iran has drawn attention for an apparent record heat index, though the figure still needs formal verification.
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More than 100 tonnes of dead fish removed around Greek port
Flooding followed by drought drove freshwater fish from Lake Karla toward Volos, where the die-off damaged tourism and seafront trade.
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Germany donates 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to Africa as outbreak widens
Berlin says it will hand over nearly all of its mpox reserve to Congo and other African states and back the response through WHO and Gavi.
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