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​Argentine President Javier Milei at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, USA, on November 6, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: US banks’ Argentina bailout plan falls through, Trump threatens Dem lawmakers, India is latest heist site, Saudi investment fund is stretched, & More

Eastern Cape EMS Rescue team searches for missing Jumba Senior secondary school students in South Africa
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HARD NUMBERS: Flooding in South Africa, one lucky Canadian & More

Flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, the result of snow and heavy rain, has left at least 49 people dead, including several people on a school bus that was swept away by the waters.

​Congolese civilians who fled from Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, carry their belongings as they gather at the Rusizi border crossing point to return home, in Rusizi district, Rwanda, on Feb. 17, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Rebels advance in DRC, Yuge trade corridor, Tragic flooding strikes US, UN seeks billions for Sudan, Taliban visits Japan, Plane crashes in Toronto

​Floodwaters cover a parking lot on the Yantic River after heavy rains in Norwichtown, Connecticut, U.S., January 10, 2024.
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The rising costs of “once-in-a-thousand-years” floods

Last weekend, rainfall in the northeast caused heavy flooding in parts of the United States and Canada as the region experienced yet another wave of unprecedented flooding.

​A drone view shows a flooded area following heavy rainfall in Rock Valley, Iowa, U.S. June 22, 2024, in this still image obtained from a social media video.
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Hard Numbers: Massive US floods, Dagestan attacks, Bad booze, Deadly Hajj, Toodaloo to Taylor Swift

"Climate is a problem, not the end of the world" - Danish author Bjorn Lomborg
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"Climate is a problem, not the end of the world" - Danish author Bjorn Lomborg

While acknowledging the threat of global warming, controversial Danish author Bjorn Lomborg argues it’s not apocalyptic, on GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.

Ian Explains: Can we save the planet without hurting the economy?
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Ian Explains: Can we save the planet without hurting the economy?

Fighting climate change is usually framed as some sort of trade-off: save the planet vs. maintain living standards, reduce carbon emissions vs. increase profits, lower global temperatures vs. lift more people out of poverty. On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer argues that this is actually a false choice.

UN mobilizes to help disaster-stricken Libya and Morocco
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UN mobilizes to help disaster-stricken Libya and Morocco

First, there was the devastating earthquake in Morocco. And then, cataclysmic flooding in Libya. Recent natural disasters in northern Africa have shocked the world. They've also mobilized United Nations rescue and support teams, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an exclusive GZERO World interview.

Jeff Larsen, left, and Robbie Jones watch cars drive on flooded streets during Tropical Storm Hilary in Palm Springs, Calif., on Sunday.
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Out of the fire and into the flood

Just two years ago, the state of California suffered a record number of wildfires, the hottest summer in its history, and severe drought. In 2023, it’s facing the opposite: a deluge of rain and flooding from the first tropical storm to slam the state in 84 years.