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Major nations agree on first global tax on shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accounted for, making it effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.
South Africans protest gender violence after child rape allegation
A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl.
After 53-hour search, families await answers in Dominican nightclub collapse
Exhausted, some people expressed frustration over the slow process, while others—like Rosa Eridania Reyes, who was waiting for the body of the father of her two children and a security guard at the Jet Set Disco—voiced anger, demanding accountability.
Palestinians lined up for hours for food by a charity kitchen in central Gaza.
Large groups of Palestinians gathered for hours in a playground in central Gaza, eagerly awaiting food distributed by a charity kitchen on Friday.
Arab-Islamic foreign ministers call for ceasefire and reject relocation of palestinians from Gaza
Foreign ministers from the Gaza contact group emphasized the need for a lasting ceasefire and opposed the displacement of Palestinians from their homes on Friday.
Air Algeria starts flights to Nigeria
Abuja becomes the 25th African destination served by Algeria's flag carrier
Art meets activism in Congo with ‘The Herds’ performance
The Herds project launched in Congo to highlight the climate crisis
China’s Xi urges cooperation with EU as trade war escalates
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for stronger cooperation between his country and the European Union to resist ''bullying''
Dicovery: scientists believe mystery fossil is Denisovan, early human ancestor
A fossilized human jawbone discovered in Taiwan is now thought to belong to a Denisovan, an ancient human relative.
UN refugee chief urges support as Sudan crisis spills into Chad
In eastern Chad, UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi visited displaced Sudanese families seeking safety across the border