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“Global Citizen claims that it has secured $49bn in funding to tackle poverty and protect the environment over this time.”
“Also appearing on stage was the man credited with making it happen, mining billionaire Patrice Motsepe, who used the occasion to pledge $250m from his family foundation towards land reform and agricultural development projects for black co…”
“the 14-point Islamabad agreement”
“killed at least 13 people”
“about 60,000 people crossed into Spain's enclave in North Africa”
“more than 48,000 had returned”
“the death toll had climbed to 67”
“Italy announced it had suspended its Schengen agreement with Spain allowing for visa-free movement between borders”
“Ceuta, a territory of 18.5 square kilometres (seven square miles)”
“During a similar surge in 2021, more than 10,000 migrants reached Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco over the course of two days”
“has risen by roughly 20 percent in the past four years to an estimated 429”
“The data analysis shows that the tiger population has increased by five percent each year”
“covered more than 7,300 square kilometres of Nepal's southern plains”
“deployed more than 3,600 motion-sensitive cameras across five protected areas”
“In 2010, Nepal joined 12 other countries in pledging to double tiger numbers by 2022”
“boosting its tiger population to 355 in 2022 from about 121 in 2009”
“at least 38 people were killed in tiger attacks between 2019 and 2023”
“home to 112 tigers, up from only 18 in 2009”
“More than 100,000 tigers roamed the wild at the start of the 20th century, but global numbers plunged to an estimated 3,200 in 2010”
“Netanyahu said in a video message after the meeting that it was "one of the best conversations I've ever had with the president of the United States" and that it touched on "our common goal: ensuring that Iran does not obtain nuclear weapo…”
“Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, said Tuesday that Netanyahu's visit came at a "critical time for the Middle East," with Iran continuing "to choose terrorism over negotiations" and blocking the key Strait of Hormuz w…”
“In 2022, just 18 complaints were recorded. Last year, there were 6,127.”
“Some 1,657 complaints about draft officers’ behaviour were registered in the first four months of 2026.”
“The deal was the first between Iraq and a foreign oil giant since 1972, when the ruling Baath party nationalised the Iraq Petroleum Company.”
“Seven years later Saddam Hussein took power.”
“Reports emerged back in April that Greece was looking to exempt British tourists from the system, though Greek authorities were overridden by Brussels and the exemption was overturned.”
“20 litres of rain forecast to fall within an hour.”
“more than 30 litres of rain per square metre in a short time period, with large hailstones and 120-kilometre-per-hour gusts of wind”
“38C in some regions”
“40.5C in Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt”
“40.4C in Kitzingen, Bavaria, and 40.2C in Ohlsbach, Baden-Württemberg”
“41.8C”
“The total area of land burnt so far this year in EU countries is the second largest on record, according to satellite data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).”
“France has invoked the EU's civil protection mechanism to ask for help, requesting six aircraft, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.”
“Around Bordeaux, more than 20,000 people -- mostly tourists in campsites and holiday lets -- have been evacuated since Wednesday, as a fire ravaged a seaside pine forest.”
“Fires in 2022 damaged a massive area of the same forest, forcing around 50,000 people to be evacuated.”
“Across the border in Spain, authorities ordered 3,500 people in a small town west of Madrid to leave their homes late Thursday because of a forest fire burning out of control.”
“The blazes are breaking out faster because of climate change caused by the burning of oil, coal and gas. European droughts are now more severe, climatologists from the World Weather Attribution group said in a study published on Thursday.”
“China would provide monetary aid to Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, who are all members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).”
“About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, while in Spain more than 75,000 people have been evacuated and a further 30,000 ordered to shelter in place, authorities said.”
“Bordeaux Mayor Thomas Cazenave said the fire was about 15 km (9 miles) away from the entry points to the main city.”
“Flames have devastated more than 50,000 hectares (123,500 acres) of countryside in Avila, making it the biggest wildfire in Spain's recent history, according to Environment Minister Sara Aagesen.”
“A separate blaze in Spain's eastern Castellon province has ravaged over 4,300 hectares, regional authorities said.”
“More than 150,000 hectares have burned across Spain since January, he said, six times the area destroyed during the same period last year.”
“Cazenave said earlier on Sunday that there were no plans to evacuate Bordeaux, whose wider metropolitan area has a population of about 850,000.”
“In both Bordeaux and Avila, July high temperatures have averaged 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit), almost 6 C above the month's normal high between 1961 and 1990, according to the Reuters Climate Monitor.”
“Sanchez said his government would on Tuesday declare a civil protection emergency for the central provinces plagued by the wildfires, unlocking additional recovery funding.”
“The blaze in Le Porge, just south of Medoc wine country, had ripped through 3,100 hectares – an area four and a half times the size of Gibraltar – since Wednesday, firefighters said.”
“The authorities said they had evacuated 12,000 residents and tourists from campsites and holiday lets late on Wednesday, then a further 8,800 from more camping sites on Thursday.”
“Fires in 2022 damaged 30,000 hectares of the same forest, forcing some 50,000 people to be evacuated.”
“In southern France, a fire in the area of Ponteves northeast of the city of Marseille had stabilised on Thursday after ripping through 2,500 hectares and destroying 10 houses, officials said.”
“Roaring flames devastated a tenth of the UNESCO-listed Fontainebleau forest outside Paris, in a rare such fire so far north.”
“Of the 53 heatwaves recorded nationwide since 1947 until late June, half have occurred since 2010, according to national weather office Meteo-France.”
“Two agreements -- one on "peaceful nuclear cooperation" and another on "bilateral safeguards" -- were signed by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the US Energy Department said.”
“"Together, these two agreements lay the legal foundation for a decades-long, multi-billion-dollar partnership that advances several priority economic and strategic objectives, including nuclear nonproliferation," the department said in a s…”
“The US-Saudi deal was signed under Section 123 of the US Atomic Energy Act. The United States has agreements governing nuclear cooperation with more than 50 countries, although the extent varies by each deal.”
“"It would be a mistake to allow Saudi Arabia the capability for enrichment," said Matthew Kroenig of the Atlantic Council in comments made before the deal was formally announced.”
“Saudi Arabia has made it clear that it will purchase nuclear energy technologies and begin a civil nuclear program; the only question has been whether the kingdom would choose to work with the US and its allies, or whether it would turn to…”
“And while weekends once felt like the deserted London of 28 Days Later, City haunts now draw almost three times the footfall they did in 2021.”
“Airlines are mandated by the UK government to use at least two per cent sustainable aviation fuel, rising to 10 per cent by 2030 and 22 per cent by 2040.”
“SEDOS – the Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society – have been hard at work over the past months putting the final touches to The Wild Party, a musical starting its run today at the Bridewell Theatre.”
“The banker in question spent an entire day last week rescuing a family of twelve little ducklings stuck on a high ledge outside his office, by catching them as they launched themselves down towards the concrete.”
“I unequivocally condemn the latest reported attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea area,”
“Earning one, two or three stars, 668 restaurants in France were recognized by the Michelin Guide in 2026.”
“So the newspaper has created a unique list by surveying some 60 Michelin-starred chefs themselves. They were asked to answer a question that was both simple and complex: Which five restaurants should you absolutely visit at least once in y…”
“The result is a unique list, based on the perspectives of some 30 renowned chefs — who experience the pressure of service firsthand, lead a kitchen staff, and understand the demands of the profession.”
“With the Indian diaspora creating a global annual turnover of $730 billion and the top 100 from the diaspora’s wealth in excess of $700 billion – the wealth creation of Indian origin must be recognised and valued.”
“The event, which is hosted every two years by the charity’s Philanthropy Board, took place this year on June 4, bringing together leading figures from business, society, philanthropy and public life to support a service that reaches every …”
“The charity’s work has long been championed by HRH The Prince of Wales, who has served as its Patron since 2020 and who himself worked as an air ambulance pilot.”
“Operating in more than thirty countries, the Group combines deep analytical expertise with a long-held commitment to responsible business and positive social impact.”
“Exploration at the sites was suspended in the 1980s after the Chernobyl disaster triggered widespread environmental concerns over nuclear energy.”
“Wednesday’s unemployment data is expected to show that Jobseekers allowance claims rose by 65,000 in May, taking the figure up to 1.58m.”
“This would be up from an increase of 57,100 in April”
“but less than half of the 136,600 jump seen in February.”
“The claimant count unemployment rate is seen rising to 4.9 per cent in May from 4.7 per cent in April, taking it to its highest level since October 1997,” said Global Insight’s chief economist Howard Archer.”
“Meanwhile, unemployment against the closely-watched International Labour Organisation measure is seen rising to 2.25m, giving an unemployment rate of 7.3 per cent.”
“Israeli strikes on Thursday killed at least four people, including two children, health officials said.”
“Jorge Mario Bergoglio was already known for his devotion to marginalised people in his native Argentina – earning the nickname 'archbishop of the poor' – when the Vatican announced that he was the surprise choice for pontiff on March 13, 2…”
“This modesty continued when he became pope, choosing to live in a two-bedroom apartment rather than at the Apostolic Palace, the official papal residence.”
“The year he was named pontiff, Francis hosted a lunch for the poor in the Italian town of Assisi, the birthplace of his namesake. 'Many of you have been stripped by this savage world,' he told the thousands in the crowd. It is a world that…”
“forced the evacuation of 220,000 people.”
“destroyed more than 200 homes and 42,000 hectares (104,000 acres) and killed two firemen.”
“lifted a state of emergency over a wildfire west of Madrid”
“More than 60,000 people had been evacuated during the worst of the fire”
“burning 50,000 hectares”
“forcing the evacuation of more than 600 people”
“Three firemen have died in Greece”
“forced the evacuation of 8,000 people”
“covering around 150 hectares (370 acres)”
“destroyed about 10 square miles (25 square kilometres) of moorland”
“nearly 800 firemen were battling a forest fire”
“110 fires sparked across the country”
“A total of 381 million people in Europe, excluding Turkey, will see temperatures surpass 30C, according to analysis based on forecasts from the German Meteorological Service and 2025 population projections from the Joint Research Centre co…”
“At least 191 million Europeans face 35C on Sunday”
“Almost all of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are expected to see temperatures rise above 35C on Sunday, as are 42 million people across much of Germany, particularly in the Berlin area.”
“In mainland France, where red alerts were expected to be lifted on Sunday evening, some 11 million people will be affected.”
“boost Britain’s services economy by some £5.2bn a year”
“the largest the UK has negotiated since it left the European Union”
“services make up more than 80 per cent of Britain’s economy”
“the first to focus solely on services as opposed to goods”
