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How some African countries are beginning to ease coronavirus lockdowns

11 May 2020

Ghana and South Africa are among the African countries now loosening coronavirus restrictions, but the two nations are taking very different approaches
Climate change has already made parts of the world too hot for humans

Climate change has already made parts of the world too hot for humans

8 May 2020

Global warming has already made parts of the world – including cities in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates – hotter than the human body can withstand

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