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FAO launches first major global assessment of salt-affected soils in 50 years

Dec 12, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released the first major global assessment of salt-affected soils in 50 years.

EU spent €381.4 billion on R&D in 2023

Dec 12, 2024

Austria drops veto on Bulgaria, Romania fully joining Schengen Travel Zone

Dec 12, 2024

Finance Minister Keller-Sutter to be next president of Switzerland

Dec 12, 2024

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Hungary's Orban calls Putin to discuss diplomacy options in Ukraine war

Dec 12, 2024

Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], December 12: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have spoken on the phone about the war in Ukraine after a request...

Girl, 11, rescued in Med after 3 days clinging to tyre tubes

Dec 12, 2024

Freetown [Sierra Leone], December 12: An 11-year-old girl has been rescued after clinging to inner tubes for three days in stormy weather in the Mediterranean. Rescuers from non-governmental organisation Compass...

Ex-defence chief in South Korea tries to kill himself after being arrested

Dec 12, 2024

Seoul [South Korea], December 12: South Korea's previous defence minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week's martial law declaration, officials said Wednesday, as President Yoon...