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Baku's old city with the 'Flame Towers' in the background. Azerbaijan has used its fossil fuel revenue to build striking towers. Pawan Singh / The National

Inside Azerbaijan's plans for crucial Cop29 climate talks

Can Baku, one of the birthplaces of oil, confound doubters and deliver an ambitious climate outcome for the world?

Plant-based plastic: Dubai start-up to make compostable material

Azerbaijan invites Armenia to Cop29 climate talks

Returning to our roots: The growing appeal of human composting

No harm and no farm: How UK biotech company grows leather in lab

New AI tool predicts harvest time six months before crop is ready

Endangered turtles released into wild at Saadiyat Island

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A Moroccan shepherd checks his phone while sitting on cracked earth at Al Massira dam in Ouled Essi Masseoud village, about 140km south of Casablanca. AFP

Humanity suffering from 'extreme heat epidemic', says UN chief

A Closer Look: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

A Closer Look: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

The ruins of the monastery of Saint Hilarion are at Tell Umm Amer, a site that dates back to the fourth century. AFP

Gaza monastery added to Unesco World Heritage List

European Space Agency astronaut Rosemary Coogan hopes to be part of space study team looking at developing countermeasures to ageing. Thomas Harding / The National

ISS astronauts will study ways to combat effects of ageing

Stage and screen actor Daen Juma Al Tamimi started his career in 1971. Photo: @alameemi / X

Tributes paid to Emirati actor Daen Juma Al Tamimi

US Vice President Kamala Harris at a press conference following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington. Reuters

Harris pressures Netanyahu and drug kingpin arrested - Trending

Deadpool & Wolverine marks the two legacy characters' long-awaited entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Photo: 20th Century Studios / Marvel Studios

Deadpool & Wolverine review: The best and worst of Marvel's machine

US Vice President Kamala Harris has been endorsed by President Joe Biden, after he announced he was bowing out of the election race. AFP

Famed US poll predictor Lichtman looks at whether Harris will win election

A Moroccan shepherd checks his phone while sitting on cracked earth at Al Massira dam in Ouled Essi Masseoud village, about 140km south of Casablanca. AFP

Humanity suffering from 'extreme heat epidemic', says UN chief

A Closer Look: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

A Closer Look: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

The ruins of the monastery of Saint Hilarion are at Tell Umm Amer, a site that dates back to the fourth century. AFP

Gaza monastery added to Unesco World Heritage List

European Space Agency astronaut Rosemary Coogan hopes to be part of space study team looking at developing countermeasures to ageing. Thomas Harding / The National

ISS astronauts will study ways to combat effects of ageing

Stage and screen actor Daen Juma Al Tamimi started his career in 1971. Photo: @alameemi / X

Tributes paid to Emirati actor Daen Juma Al Tamimi

US Vice President Kamala Harris at a press conference following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington. Reuters

Harris pressures Netanyahu and drug kingpin arrested - Trending

Deadpool & Wolverine marks the two legacy characters' long-awaited entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Photo: 20th Century Studios / Marvel Studios

Deadpool & Wolverine review: The best and worst of Marvel's machine

US Vice President Kamala Harris has been endorsed by President Joe Biden, after he announced he was bowing out of the election race. AFP

Famed US poll predictor Lichtman looks at whether Harris will win election

A Moroccan shepherd checks his phone while sitting on cracked earth at Al Massira dam in Ouled Essi Masseoud village, about 140km south of Casablanca. AFP

Humanity suffering from 'extreme heat epidemic', says UN chief

A Closer Look: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

A Closer Look: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

The ruins of the monastery of Saint Hilarion are at Tell Umm Amer, a site that dates back to the fourth century. AFP

Gaza monastery added to Unesco World Heritage List

European Space Agency astronaut Rosemary Coogan hopes to be part of space study team looking at developing countermeasures to ageing. Thomas Harding / The National

ISS astronauts will study ways to combat effects of ageing

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