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This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The announcement almost went unnoticed, during a side meeting of the UN General Assembly in New Yo...
A legend in his own mind, Donald Trump took to the podium at the UN General Assembly in New York to lambaste the United Nations as an organization, praise himself for all his economic and political ...
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Some currencies are greener than others, and among the Asian ones, the Chinese yuan is currently t...
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano At a time when the European Union’s commitment to climate action shows signs of wavering, th...
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Summer is also, unfortunately, the season of fires, due to rising temperatures, dry soil and veget...
This article is also avilable in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Coral reefs, often described as the “rainforests of the sea,” are critical to marine bi...
Questo articolo è disponibile anche in inglese / This article is also available in English Ralph Regenvanu was present in the courtroom of the International Court of Justice in The Hague on ...
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Drought is no longer just a natural or cyclical phenomenon: it is one of the most destructive impa...
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A clear and unmistakable downturn. The once sharply rising line on the graph comes to a sudden hal...
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Would you turn off your thermometer in the middle of a fever? That is what is happening in the Uni...
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Climate litigation is expanding at a steady pace, with significant developments expected in nation...
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The 267th Pope has been elected. At 6.07 pm on Thursday, the 8th of May 2025, the long-awaited whi...