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Clean your plates – to reduce food loss and waste

In fact, throwing away lunch leftovers or wilted lettuce will only add to the pile of rotting food waste in landfills, releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. That is, too accounts for around eight to 10 percent of global emissions. This includes spoiled crops – food that is lost after harvest and before it even reaches the warehouse. One billion …

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UEFA Nations League: Yamal scores as Spain beats Czech Republic

Lamine Yamal continued his impressive scoring run as Spain defeated the Czech Republic 3-1 on Saturday to strengthen their position at the top of Group A3 of the Nations League. The world champions moved three points clear of England, who earlier recorded a 7-0 win over Croatia in Rijeka. Yamal strikes again for Spain Spain took control early on in …

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A UN-backed wildlife forensics laboratory in Uganda is turning ivory confiscation into punishment

When detectives from the Uganda Police Force and investigators from the Uganda Wildlife Authority intercepted the package in January 2025, they needed more than just suspicion to investigate the person who sent the package. Police sent the samples to the Uganda Forensics and Timber Laboratory in Entebbe, a facility that has been supported since 2019 by the United Nations Office …

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Africa is urged to transform the MICE industry into a $1.3 trillion economic opportunity

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on African countries to reposition the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) sector as an important platform to attract investments, expand trade and create jobs. Mohammed made this appeal at the 9th Africa Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) Summit in Mombasa, Kenya. A copy of his presentation was …

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