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19th Mar 2024

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EU study warns of impact of non-CO2 aircraft emissions

A study published by the European Commission on Tuesday revealed that the non-CO2 impacts of air transport contribute twice as much to global warming as aircraft CO2. The report says that nitrogen oxides, water vapour, soot and black carbon, resulting from jet engine processes, were responsible for two-thirds of aviation's climate impact in 2018. The commission is expected to present a strategy for sustainable mobility in early December.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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