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Scientists fight to protect DR Congo rainforest as threats increase
Scientists fight to protect DR Congo rainforest as threats increase
by  AFP

A tower bristling with sensors juts above the canopy in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, measuring carbon dioxide emitted from the world's second-largest tropical rainforest. Sibret said more time is required to draw definitive conclusions from the data gathered by DRC's flux tower, but one thing is certain: The rainforest sequesters more greenhouse gases than it emits.

A new life begins for the Titkovs, far from Ukraine
A new life begins for the Titkovs, far from Ukraine
by  AFP

After months of anguish and hesitation, the Titkov family -- who fled to Vienna from Ukraine just after Russia invaded -- have finally decided to stay. Yet in June the Titkovs almost returned to Ukraine.

El Salvador marks 1st year of Bitcoin use as confidence wanes
El Salvador marks 1st year of Bitcoin use as confidence wanes
by  AFP

A year ago, El Salvador began accepting Bitcoin as legal tender following a controversial and much criticized decision by President Nayib Bukele. El Salvador became the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, alongside the US dollar that has been the official currency for two decades.

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