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French School Abaya Ban Opens Fresh Secularism Row

The right sees the abaya as a threat to secularism
The French government's decision to ban schoolgirls wearing abayas -- long, flowing dresses of Middle Eastern origin -- has opened a fresh debate about the country's secular laws and the treatment of Muslim minorities.
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Speculation the Kremlin may have been involved in the crash that killed Prigozhin has been rife

Wagner Boss Prigozhin's Death Confirmed By Moscow

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was formally confirmed dead on Sunday following genetic analysis, investigators said, as anger and questions continued to mount over what caused his plane to crash earlier in the week.
The widlfires are the biggest in the European Union this year

Greek Fires Rage Unabated For A Week

Greek firefighters struggled on Friday to contain scores of blazes stretching nationwide -- the largest fires in the European Union this year.
Cows would be helped if humans reduce fossil fuel use and limit the expansion of cattle farming

Heat Stress Could Threaten Health Of One Billion Cows

By the end of century, more than one billion cows worldwide could suffer from heat stress if global warming continues unabated, threatening their fertility, milk production and lives, according to research published on Thursday.
The BRICS bloc -- South Africa, Brazil, Russia, India, China -- will expand to include six more members

BRICS: The Six New Members

A brief look at the six countries which will be admitted in January 2024 to the club of large and populous emerging economies known as the BRICS:
Local residents sing Ukraine's national anthem on a platform of Kharkiv's metro to mark the country's second wartime Independence Day

Ukraine Claims Crimea Landing In 'Special Operation'

Ukraine said on Thursday its forces had flown the country's flag in Russian-annexed Crimea during a "special operation" to mark its second wartime Independence Day, as Norway announced fighter jets for Kyiv.
The new research suggests that leaf death could become a new factor in the predicted "tipping point" where tropical forests transition due to climate change and deforestation into savannah-like landscapes.

Tropical Forests Nearing Critical Temperatures Thresholds

Global warming is driving leafy tropical canopies close to temperatures where they can no longer transform sunlight and CO2 into energy, threatening total collapse if the thermometer keeps climbing, according to a study Thursday.

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