Vast areas of degraded nature are being restored around the world, according to a new UN report. The total area is 5.6 times the size of Sweden. The jaguar in South America, the snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan and the dolphin in India are among the animals making a comeback.
SwedenRoxette has confirmed three concerts in Sweden next summer.
MusicBrazilian President Lula da Silva has won the presidential runoff and will be re-elected, the country’s electoral court says. The people voted to “secure democracy,” Lula said after his victory. Right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro wants the election annulled.
World politicsNorwegian-born Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen dominated the Alpine World Cup season opener, winning the giant slalom in Sölden by almost half a second. The Olympic champion took the title.
SportsPresidential candidates Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro met voters one last time on Saturday ahead of Sunday's decisive runoff election in Brazil.
World politicsAustralia has become the last continent to report its first cases of H5N1 bird flu. The virus is spreading rapidly, and the extreme weather expected this summer could, in the worst-case scenario, create the perfect storm for the mass death of thousands of birds and other animals. “The worst, devastating scenario would be that we lose entire species,” says Darren Grover, a biodiversity expert at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
SwedenLászló Krasznahorkai was an “obvious” Nobel Prize choice. This year, experts seem more uncertain about what the Swedish Academy (the body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature) is thinking ahead of Thursday’s announcement. It could well be a more unpredictable, surprising choice this year, says Lina Kalmteg, literature editor at Sveriges Radio (Swedish public radio).
EntertainmentAustralia has become the last continent to report its first cases of H5N1 bird flu. The virus is spreading rapidly, and the expected extreme weather this summer could, in the worst-case scenario, create a perfect storm that kills thousands of birds and other animals. “The worst, most devastating scenario would be that we lose entire species,” says Darren Grover, a biodiversity expert at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
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