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Rwanda is turning methane gas dissolved deep inside the waters of Lake Kivu into a lifeline by generating electricity to help businesses expand and light up a nation with a chronic power shortage. Elly Park reports.
Images of the flooding and mudslides in the northwestern Rubavu District of Rwanda, as the state-run broadcaster says that at least 127 people died following torrential rains. Most of the deaths occurred in Western Province which borders Lake Kivu, it says, adding that homes and infrastructure had been swept away and roads closed. IMAGES
In Paris, the Eiffel Tower is symbolically extinguished for a few minutes on the occasion of Earth Hour, the largest global mobilization for the planet. IMAGES
Activists target TotalEnergies headquarters in Paris's business district of La Défense, pouring paint on the entrance to denounce the group's record results and "climate-damaging" activities. In a year marked by major fuel price increases, the group posted a record $20.5 billion net profit. IMAGES
Energy ministers of the European Union's member states hold a roundtable meeting in Brussels to put the finishing touches on a proposed wholesale cap on the price of gas. IMAGES
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