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Precarious truce starts in Yemen, fighting reported in Taiz
"We had a calm night with no planes flying or fear of bombs. And we hope the calm will continue and the war ends."Precarious truce starts in Yemen, fighting reported in Taiz
"We had a calm night with no planes flying or fear of bombs. And we hope the calm will continue and the war ends."
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To restore Africa's degraded land, improve farmers' rights to it
By Sarah Weber & Kathleen Buckingham, WRIIn Ethiopia, Niger and Tanzania, strengthening property rights has helped regenerate the natural landscape
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EU migrant deal treating the symptoms, not the cause
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El Niño impacts thousands of families in Timor-Leste
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Early warning can cut climate disaster losses in Africa
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To climate-proof our food supply, go where the wild things are
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