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Africa: UN Backs Effort to Drop Mercator Map and Show Size of Africa More Accurately
[RFI] The United Nations voted on Saturday for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting the true ...
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Schools Close Across Sarawak Due to Toxic Haze From Indonesian Wildfires
Wildfires have raged for weeks across swathes of Sumatra and Kalimantan, exacerbated by a particularly severe dry season.
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Philippines Wants To Deepen Economic Ties With China
Philippine Finance Secretary Frederick Go discusses Manila's economic ties with Beijing. He is in Hong Kong to conduct an economic briefing and speaks...
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Philippines’ Teodoro says China could exploit cuts in US-South Korean exercises
He said Washington had assured Manila that its commitments to the Philippines remained unchanged.
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Russian forces destroy more than 20 drones over Rostov Region — governor
Regional governor Yury Slyusar added that the threat from drones in the region persists
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Indonesia’s Growing Microplastics Problem
Microplastics are usually consumed through food and water, but more recently, they are making their way into Indonesia’s air and rain. Sui-Lee Wee, ou...
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
China pumps $53bn into banks and insurers
Beijing widens recapitalisation plan to more state-controlled institutions in bid to boost financial performance
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Wildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns
Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteorological Organisation said on ...
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Yemen’s Houthis say it downed Saudi CH-4 drone over al-Jawf
Yemen’s Houthis say it downed Saudi CH-4 drone over al-Jawf Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that they shot down a Saudi CH-4 armed recon...
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Once-conjoined Vietnam twin to visit Japan's Minamata disease areas
Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange used by theRead full story here
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Clean air is an economic choice Pakistan can no longer postpone
The seventh International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, observed on September 7, 2026, places the economic case for integrated clean-air and climat...
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Russian forces tighten Ukrainian encirclement in Volchansk — security forces
Over the past week, more than 20 pieces of enemy equipment, including armored vehicles, have been destroyed during attempts to break through the encir...
Sep 07, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail