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15/10/2016 GMT

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Deal to phase out HFCs; African anti-piracy summit; 25 years of 'The Big Issue'.

An international deal has been reached to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases that are widely used in air conditioning units and refrigerators. African Union members meet at an anti-maritime piracy summit. 'The Big Issue', a British magazine sold by and for homeless people, celebrates its 25th anniversary. 

(Image: A huge pile of refrigerators awaiting recycling in Lewes, England. Credit: Getty Images/Universal Images Group)

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