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Reimagining the university for a more sustainable world
University World News
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GLOBAL “The greatest potential of the Sustainable Development Goals framework is to help us reimagine what the university does. The big risk is the SDGs’ superficial adoption by higher education,” Harvard education professor Fernando Reimers told...
Blazes are burning in Spain, Greece, Scotland, and Turkey in the wake of a record-setting heat
The New Zealand Herald
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July 3, 2025
Since then, strong winds reaching about 80km/h have hampered efforts to put out the blaze and led to new outbreaks. July is historically the hottest month in the region, accompanied by strong winds, Greek fire service spokesman Vasilios...
Wildfires kill two in western Turkey, little-known group claims arson attacks
Kathimerini
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A drone view shows burnt trees and destroyed houses in the aftermath of a wildfire in Seferihisar near Izmir, Turkey, June 30, 2025. [Reuters/Ufuk Erdem] A wildfire killed a second person in Turkey’s western Izmir province on Tuesday as blazes...
NATO faces new threat as climate helps submarines slip benea...
Modern Ghana
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When NATO leaders met last week, they repeated familiar warnings about Russia, China and Iran. But one threat did not make the main agenda – climate change. A new study shows rising temperatures could quietly change how submarines are hunted under...
Turkey sets sustainable aviation fuel mandate to cut aviation emissions by 5% by 2030
ETInfra.com
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July 1, 2025
Aviation is responsible for 2.5 per cent of global energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. Turkey will set mandates for airlines and jet fuel suppliers to boost uptake of sustainable aviation fuel, with a goal...
Two dead as wildfires rage near Turkish resort of Izmir
Brenham Banner-Press - Texas
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An elderly man and a forestry worker died on Thursday in wildfires in Turkey, as firefighters battled high winds fanning two blazes in the western province of Izmir, lawmakers said. Turkey, which was spared the recent heatwaves that gripped the...
Wimbledon diary: Bear Grylls takes in the tennis on a day of Turkish delight
Express & Star
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July 3, 2025
Zeynep Sonmez broke new ground on Thursday when becoming the first Turkish player to reach the third round at an open-era grand slam. The 23-year-old defeated Wang Xinyu 7-5 7-5 to continue through the tournament in what is her first experience of...
The Political Machine Feeding Turkey’s Wildfires
New Lines Magazine
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July 3, 2025
Pink smoke tore through blue skies, as families, lulled by their day at the beach, drove home from the resort town of Cesme, on the Aegean coast in Izmir province, on Aug. 17, 2024. Less than an hour later, they stopped their cars along the road...
Europe Boils Under Record Heatwaves: Climate Change No Longer a Theory, But a Deadly Reality
Watan
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July 3, 2025
Watan-Climate change is battering Europe from its typically warm southern regions to its colder northern nations, breaking record-high temperatures. Cities like Paris, Rome, Madrid, and Athens have recorded temperatures exceeding 40°C, prompting...
Turkey’s largest private bank issues $100m digital bond on Euroclear’s D-FMI
Ledger Insights
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July 1, 2025
Türkiye İş Bankası (İşbank) has issued a $100 million digital native note (DNN) on Euroclear’s D-FMI distributed ledger technology (DLT) infrastructure, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, as the sole...
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission releases youth turkey hunting survey
ABC7 - Florida
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July 3, 2025
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released a survey for young turkey hunters.The FWC is considering expanding youth turkey hunts from two to four days and prohibiting nonhunter access to wildlife management areas during those...
Parliament passes Türkiye's first climate law
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA Türkiye’s parliament has passed a landmark climate law that lays out the country’s legal and institutional framework for fighting and adapting to climate change, including the introduction of an emissions trading system and penalties for...
Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece as thousands evacuated, 2 die in Turkey
Associated Press
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July 3, 2025
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters battled blazes Thursday near Athens and on the island of Crete, where thousands were forced to flee holiday resorts, while blazes in neighboring Turkey claimed at least two lives. More than 5,000 tourists, hotel...
Elderly man dies as wildfires rage in Turkey
Naharnet
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Firefighters on Thursday discovered the body of an elderly man after extinguishing a wildfire near a village in western Turkey, while crews elsewhere continued to battle another blaze that closed a highway and forced some residents to be evacuated...
Iraq secures Turkish water boost as drought crisis deepens
The New Arab
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July 3, 2025
The deal comes amid one of Iraq’s most severe water crises in decades. [AFP] Iraq has secured a pledge from Turkey to increase water discharges to 420 cubic metres per second in a bid to ease a worsening drought that has strained the country's...
Turkey's manufacturing sector hit by sharper downturn in June, PMI shows
ETManufacturing.in
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July 1, 2025
Manufacturers responded to the lack of new orders by scaling back production at the end of the second quarter, and they cut staff at the fastest rate in nine months, the survey showed.Turkey's manufacturing sector faced challenging demand...
Turkish Court Delays Judgment in Opposition Party Case
Bulgarian News Agency
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At its hearing in Ankara on Monday, a Turkish court delayed yet again the delivery of its judgment in a case concerning the country's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP). The next, fourth hearing will take place on September 8, after...
Thousands evacuated as Greek, Turkish wildfires rage
The Peninsula
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July 3, 2025
Firefighters gather on a field near the area where an airplane drops water over a wildfire that broke up in Pikermi, some 30 Kms east of Athens on July 3, 2025. Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP. Athens: A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds on the...
Defense Chiefs of Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey Commit to Stronger Black Sea Cooperation
Novinite
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At the invitation of Bulgaria’s Chief of Defense, Admiral Emil Eftimov, a high-level trilateral meeting took place in Sofia on July 2, bringing together General Gheorghiță Vlad, Chief of the Romanian Defense Staff, and General Metin Gürak, Chief...
Europe Bakes as Momentum on Climate Action Stalls
World Politics Review
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July 3, 2025
People walk at Trocadero plaza near Eiffel Tower during a heat wave, Paris, France, July 2, 2025 (AP photo by Christophe Ena). A heat wave that has blanketed Europe for more than a week has killed eight people, while leading to widespread closures...