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European Parliament opposes EC removal of UAE, Gibraltar, Panama from ‘high risk’ list
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European Parliament opposes EC removal of UAE, Gibraltar, Panama from ‘high risk’ list

MEPs in the European Parliament have drafted a motion for a resolution rejecting the European Commission’s proposal to remove the United Arab Emirates, Gibraltar and Panama from the list of high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies in their Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes. As previously reported, the European Commission published a proposed...

Scientists Urge Action Over Life-Threatening Pollution From Solar Power Waste In Africa
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Scientists Urge Action Over Life-Threatening Pollution From Solar Power Waste In Africa

Scientists Urge Action Over Life-Threatening Pollution From Solar Power Waste In Africa. Researchers from The University of Manchester investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered life-threatening quantities of lead pollution from improperly managed battery waste. Common informal recycling activities for lead-acid batteries used in solar energy systems were recorded to...

Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to blame?
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Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to blame?

Cockroach infestations are up by a third in Spain: Is climate change to blame? Rising temperatures across Spain are thought to be responsible for growing numbers of insecticide-resistant Germanic cockroaches. Climate change could be causing a concerning uptick in the number of cockroach infestations in Spain – as well as alterations to their genetic makeup....

Extreme drought in southern Africa triggers hunger crisis for millions
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Extreme drought in southern Africa triggers hunger crisis for millions

Southern Africa is on the brink of a hunger crisis after an historic drought decimated crops during the peak October to March farming season – one year after the region was pummelled by tropical storms.  Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe declared national disasters within weeks of each other after insufficient rains wiped out crops including the...

US restricts trade with companies tied to drones used by Russia, Houthis
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US restricts trade with companies tied to drones used by Russia, Houthis

The United States restricted trade with five companies on Wednesday that it said help produce and procure drones for use by Russia in Ukraine and by Iran-backed Houthis in Red Sea shipping attacks. The companies from Russia and China were among 11 additions to the Commerce Department’s Entity List, which means suppliers need licenses before...

Dubai unveils world’s biggest infinity pool between TWO skyscrapers
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Dubai unveils world’s biggest infinity pool between TWO skyscrapers

Dubai unveils the world’s biggest infinity pool between two skyscrapers, but it will cost up to £10k to swim in it. Dubai has now become home to the world’s longest infinity pool, floating hundreds of metres up in the sky between two skyscrapers. Measuring an astonishing 120 metres (393 feet) in length, a quick splash...

How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change
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How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change

Since the start of this year, Africa’s most populous nation Nigeria has faced prolonged stretches of severe heat. A recent quick-fire analysis found that the conditions in February, when temperatures exceeded 40C, were made 10 times more likely by human-caused climate change. But the heat is still ongoing, with temperatures reaching a record 44.8C in Sokoto, a city in north-western Nigeria,...