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The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter

He's not alone, from Africa's grasslands to the salt-crusted plains of Central Asia, this same story is playing out for millions of people who depend on land many people may never think about: Rangelands.Rangelands, which are found on 

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Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo

Demobilised former combatants are actively joining the fight against Ebola by participating in public information campaigns in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Twenty-seven fo...

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Appointment of the Bishop of Leeds: 31 July 2026

The King has approved the nomination of The Right Reverend Dr. Toby Matthew Howarth, Suffragan Bishop of Bradford in the Diocese of Leeds, for election as Bishop of Leeds, in succession to The Right Reverend Nicholas Baines following his retirement.Toby was educated at Yale Univers...

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‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes

“Ebola is winning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” UN humanitarian affairs chief Tom Fletcher said. “We cannot let the virus outrun our response.” Alongside the startling current fata...

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900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks

In the West Bank, aid partners warn that their work “is being delayed and limited by a network of over 900 physical obstacles – including checkpoints, gates, roadblocks and other restrictions,” UN Associate Spokesperson Daniela Gross

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‘Warned but not protected’: Four in ten adults in England ignore heat alerts

Research published by the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health found that seven in ten adults in England had seen a formal heat alert, yet 41 percent of them took no action to protec...

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Presidential Message on the Anniversary of the Social Security Act

Today, our Nation commemorates 91 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the landmark Social Security Act into law.  For more than nine decades, this program has stood as a fundamental promise at the heart of American life, guaranteeing that the men and women who built our countr...

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Presidential Message on the Anniversary of Winning World War II

Today, our Nation celebrates the 81st anniversary of Imperial Japan’s unconditional surrender—the moment American might brought the Second World War to its end in complete and total victory.  On this monumental occasion, we pay tribute to the grit and sacrifice of the warriors who defended o...

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An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account

That information comes from the World Health Organization (WHO) which on Friday reiterated that the critical sector must not be targeted. The UN agency maintains a surveillance system for attacks on healthcare...

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Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns

While international attention has primarily focused on the vast region’s declining opium production, advanced criminal drug trafficking networks have successfully shifted toward manufacturing and exporting synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine, commonly known as meth.Iranian seizure...

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