Increased carbon dioxide levels are contributing to nutritionally inferior crops such as rice and wheat, potentially leading to nutrient deficient populations.
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In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly designated 16 September as International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed in 1987. Thirty years after the protocol was signed, the hole in the ozone layer is closing—so do we still need to worry about it?
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There are many calendars in use around the world, with different dates marking the start of a new year. 10 September 2018 is Islamic New Year (Hijri New Year), commencing the year 1440 AH.
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Everyone has the right to education and literacy is implicit in this right. This is universally acknowledged. It is also universally acknowledged that literacy benefits individuals, families, communities and nations with literacy skills fundamental to personal empowerment—especially for women.
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Dress codes aren’t uncommon in sport and perhaps the world’s most famous is the all-white get-up required for tennis players during Wimbledon. Now the French Open is introducing their own—and it’s all Serena Williams’ fault.
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The pay gap isn’t an employer literally handing 77 cents to a woman and one whole dollar to a man.
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Usually when a politician resigns, they slink off to the sidelines... not Boris Johnson though. His latest offence? Islamophobia.
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Single-use plastic is now undoubtedly passé and plastic straws are the latest disposable commodity to find themselves in the firing line.
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