The tricky forward was a key player in his nation's passage to both Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup, scoring and assisting in some vital goals.

BBC: Sport

Meanwhile a country such as Panama would prefer a cooler world in which ice continues to seal off the North-West Passage and to prevent competition with its canal.

ECONOMIST: Global warming

This seems to be a reaction to Iran's threats to retaliate against any attack by closing the Strait of Hormuz, the passage for roughly 40% of the world's traded oil, and striking at neighbouring countries.

ECONOMIST: Be very afraid, please