Dominican Republic is is highly vulnerable to climate changeMinister of Environment and Natural Resources, Miguel Ceara, said that the Dominican Republic is one of the 15 most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change, media outlets reported on Thursday.

The agreements of accession to Russia will be signed this FridayThe signing ceremony of the treaties that will make Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia part of Russia will take place this Friday in the Kremlin, spokesman of the Russian Presidency, Dmitry Peskov, announced today.

The zoo in the capital Damascus, the only one remaining in Syria, will undergo a rehabilitation processThe zoo in the capital Damascus, the only one remaining in Syria after 12 years of war, will undergo a rehabilitation process that will take into account international standards, officials reported here.

Rescuers run as waves crash on the walkway as they check on residents in a seafront slum in Manila. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the evacuation of residents ahead of the storm probably helped save lives. The Philippines has begun cleaning up after Typhoon Noru swept across the northern part of the country, leaving at least five rescuers dead, floods, and power cuts but leaving the capital relatively unscathed.