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UN unveils global 'early warning' system for disasters at $3 billion
UN unveils global 'early warning' system for disasters at $3 billion
by  AFP

The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for deadly and costly extreme weather events amplified by climate change. Even as climate-enhanced extreme weather is multiplying, half the world's countries lack advanced early warning systems that can save lives.

Three migrants jump into sea in Italy port standoff
Three migrants jump into sea in Italy port standoff
by  AFP

Three migrants rescued from the Mediterranean and brought to a Sicilian port but then banned from disembarking jumped into the sea in desperation Monday, trapped in a standoff between charity ships and Italy's new hard-right government. Two other migrant rescue ships have also requested a safe port.

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