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2023-07-13 12:01:38

The UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) denied, on Wednesday on Twitter, a rumor circulating on social networks, saying that the Mission has auctioned off its armored vehicles in Kidal, northern Mali.

The Minusma affirms that it “does not sell armored vehicles”, specifying on the same occasion, that it “regularly auctions non-hazardous waste within the framework of a transparent tender procedure”, but “armored vehicles are not affected by sale or donation, in accordance with UN rules”.

These rumors on social networks come as MINUSMA has begun its withdrawal from the country, which should end on December 31. The decision on said withdrawal was taken on June 30 by the UN Security Council, following a request to that effect from the transitional government in Bamako.

The Minusma also specifies that it has begun talks with the Malian authorities in order to guarantee an orderly, secure and coordinated withdrawal, adding that two meetings have already taken place on July 11 and July 3.

The second meeting “made it possible to move forward (…) to allow the withdrawal plan to enter the active phase of implementation. I think that will be the case very quickly,” said El-Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Mali and Head of MINUSMA.

“I must salute the Head of Mission and his entire team for the truly cooperative spirit and the mutual commitment to do everything to be able to do this (the withdrawal) within the timeframe indicated”, declared for his part, the Head of Malian diplomacy.

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2023-07-13 10:36:03

(Vilnius) In Vilnius, US President Joe Biden knew he would have a lot to do to convince his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to spoil the NATO summit. In the end, it was the Ukrainian head of state, Volodymyr Zelensky, who put his diplomacy to the test the most.

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2023-07-13 09:20:03

Paris (AFP) – The color of large swaths of Earth’s oceans has changed over the past 20 years, with seas becoming greener closer to the tropics, according to a new study. The researchers say this highlights the impact of climate change on the ecology of the world’s oceans.

Scientists say they have detected color shifts in more than half of the world’s oceans, which is larger than the entire landmass of the world combined.

The study was published in the scientific journal Nature. According to the study authors, this is the result of changes in the ecosystem, especially the tiny plankton, which are the center of the marine food web and play a key role in stabilizing the atmosphere.

“The reason we care regarding these color changes is because the color reflects the state of the ecosystem, so the color changes Means a change in the ecosystem.”

Observing the color of the ocean from space gives a picture of what’s going on in the upper waters.

If the ocean is dark blue, there is little life in the water; if the sea is greener, there may be more biological activity, especially from photosynthetic phytoplankton, which contain chlorophyll like plants.

These phytoplankton produce large amounts of oxygen and are an important part of the global carbon cycle and the basis of marine food webs.

While the researchers say more research is needed to find out what these color changes might mean, climate change is likely the cause.

Climate change affects more than half of the world’s oceans

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2023-07-13 11:53:10

Vienna – The animals in Schönbrunn Zoo will continue to be given names – the zoo underlined this in a broadcast on Thursday. According to a report in the “Tiroler Tageszeitung” yesterday, Wednesday, there was talk that the names of the animals in Schönbrunn Zoo would no longer be made public. There is now a clarification on the part of the zoo: the animals would continue to be given names, but the naming should no longer be given priority as a marketing tool and should not be actively communicated to the outside world. On request, the names will continue to be announced, as a spokeswoman for the APA said.

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