Predictions suggest that Africa will suffer dramatic losses of crops and productive land as the climate warms. Perhaps adopting GM crops designed to tolerate stress can save the continent from famine.
Russia claims its controversial Iskander M launcher doesn’t violate the INF treaty.
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Bee brains contain less than one million neurons. Despite this, new research shows the honeybee can use symbols to perform basic maths, including addition and subtraction.
A 2016 accord with the FARC guerrillas was supposed to end Colombia's 52-year civil war. But a deadly car bomb in Bogotá shows that armed insurgents still threaten the South American country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
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Liberian President George Weah believes the current citizenship regulations in the country are unnecessarily "racist" and restrictive.
‘Say cheese so I can show all my friends how cute you are – and unwittingly show corporations your age, race and gender!’
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Parents have engaged in forms of 'sharenting' for generations. The digital age has complicated things, but while critics make some valid points, they're not seeing the forest for the trees.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro created a new cryptocurrency called the ‘Petro’ to combat hyperinflation.
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When an elected leader turns autocratic, the economy tends to suffer. That's because, in a functioning democracy, economic policy is made jointly, with lawmakers playing a key role.