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World's Sea Ice Cover Hits Record Low In February

Adelie penguins on sea ice next to Comb Island, Danger Islands, Antarctica
Global sea ice cover fell to a historic low in February when the world continued to experience exceptional heat and temperatures reached 11 degrees Celsius above average near the North Pole, Europe's climate monitor said on Thursday.
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Main candidate of Die Linke, Heidi Reichinnek

Cheat Sheet On Germany's Colour-coded Politics

Germany holds elections on Sunday after its three-party "traffic light" coalition collapsed last year and could soon have a "black-red" government while a "Jamaica" or "blackberry" alliance is less likely.
'It's all gone topsy-turvy', the slogan says

France's Agriculture Show, An Outlet For Angry Farmers

France's annual Agriculture Show has become a hotbed of protest by farmers, exasperated by low produce prices, heavy regulations and global competition, against the government they say doesn't care for them enough.
A quarter of Mongolia's 3.4 million people still lead nomadic lives, according to the World Bank

Mongolians Warm Up On Culture At New Winter Festival

A festival in a frigid park on the edge of the world's coldest capital in February might not sound like a crowd-puller -- but in Mongolia an inaugural celebration of nomadic culture was in fine fettle this week.

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