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The 28th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP28) opens on 30 November 2023 in Dubai, with climate change mitigation and adaptation on the agenda. Africa remains the continent most affected, with no real defence against extreme weather phenomena. A case in point is the Horn of Africa, where the hopes of the people of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya were dashed throughout November 2023 by floods that caused significant economic and environmental damage.

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he thinks artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities could endanger humanity within five to 10 years and companies aren’t doing enough to prevent harm, Axios reported Tuesday. In an interview at Axios’s AI+ Summit, Schmidt compared the development of AI to nuclear weapons at the end of World War II. He…

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The latest round of climate negotiations are due to start in Dubai. Here’s what you need to know.

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