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Climatologists in the US have said July 2021 was the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping. The previous record was set in July 2016.
As the Taliban make rapid gains in Afghanistan, women in the country are concerned about their future. An Afghan women's rights activist told DW her life may be in danger if the Islamist militants attack Kabul.
With the Taliban capturing Afghanistan's second- and third-largest cities, more than half of regional capitals have fallen. Several countries are now temporarily closing their embassies and withdrawing staff.
The Taliban have seized Afghanistan's third-largest city, according to several reports citing Afghan officials. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says Berlin will pull all aid if the Islamists take over.
A damaging heat wave is sweeping across North Africa in the wake of the release of the IPCC findings on climate change. Some experts in Africa say the panel hit the right tone and the onus to act is on the continent too.
The situation along the border between Afghanistan and Iran remains tense as more and more Afghans, including soldiers, flee to escape the Taliban offensive.
The energy giant has agreed to compensate communities in the oil-producing Ogoniland part of Nigeria for the pollution. Shell still denies responsibility but the people who took the company to court feel vindicated.
Incumbent president Edgar Lungu has touted his ability to win foreign investment from China. But his main rival warns that the country risks being locked into a debt trap without serious economic reform.
Niels Annen, a top foreign ministry official, has said it is only a matter of time before Germany sees increased numbers of Afghan asylum seekers fleeing violence in Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to advance.
Tourism is big business in the Dominican Republic. But visitors leave a trail of trash in their wake. Can a new waste management initiative keep the Caribbean paradise clean?
