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A partially flooded area of Kherson, Ukraine

Environment

Ukraine Kakhovka dam explosion: Flooding is devastating wildlife

Thousands of people have been evacuated due to the breach of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. In a briefing, a minister for the Ukraine government explained how it is also harming ecosystems and farms

News

Uncrewed military drone on patrol

Technology

US Air Force is giving military drones the ability to recognise faces

News

A long line of people walk in the same direction along a roadside in a mountainous region of the border between southwestern Russia and Georgia.

Technology

Hundreds of Russia's top software developers may have left the country

News

Geysers of flame and thick, toxic smoke spew forth from just a few of the hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells set afire by fleeing Iraqi troops. With 80 to 85 percent of Kuwait's oil production destroyed, putting the fires out is the country's top priority as it recovers from the Iraqi occupation GULF WAR, KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait

Environment

UN will vote to strengthen protection of the environment during war

News

A 3D printed tourniquet designed by Canadian company Glia

Technology

3D-printed tourniquets could save lives in conflict zones

News

A member of the Ukrainian territorial defence units talks on their phone during observation of Russian troops movements around the village of Velyka Dymerka, 40km east of Kyiv, on 9 March

Technology

Russia and Ukraine are both weaponising mobile phones to track troops

News

Riga, Latvia - March 05, 2022: Protest against war in Ukraine and Russia's invasion. Crowd of people with flags, signs and posters at demonstration in support of Ukraine to demand Putin to stop war.; Shutterstock ID 2132631761; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Environment

Russian tanks are devastating an idyllic Ukrainian wetland wilderness

Comment

Satellite imagery of destroyed homes and buildings in Sumy, Ukraine on 14 March

Technology

Is Russia getting ready to use chemical weapons in Ukraine?

Analysis

Boston - March 6: People hold a banner reading Stand with Ukraine! Stop buying Russian oil as they take part in a Peace March for Ukraine from Copley Square to Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common in Boston on March 6, 2022. The protests marked the second straight Sunday people have marched through Boston, as Russias invasion of its neighbor entered its 11th day. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Environment

How the war in Ukraine will change the way the world uses energy

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Bernat Armangue/AP/Shutterstock (12826679g) Afghans trying to flee Ukraine sleep inside Lviv railway station, in Lviv, west Ukraine. Russia's military assault on Ukraine has entered its fifth day, forcing hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians and foreign residents to escape from war and seek refuge in neighboring countries Russia War, Lviv, Ukraine - 27 Feb 2022

Health

Aid agencies warn of humanitarian emergency in Ukraine

Infections, lack of clean water and loss of healthcare are among the dangers facing Ukrainian people, with some hospitals already out of oxygen

News

Technology

Strobe weapons: What are they, who is using them and do they work?

News

Technology

US-built biometrics equipment is falling into the hands of the Taliban

News

Technology

Afghan people face an impossible choice over their digital footprint

Comment

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