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COP28 president-designate meets EU ministers to discuss climate plans and targets
Sultan Al-Jaber, the president-designate of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, met EU energy and environment ministers to discuss plans and objectives for the event, which is scheduled to begin in Dubai on Nov. 30.
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Australia joins G7-backed ‘climate club’ and promises to drive down greenhouse gas emissions
Australia is joining the “climate club” backed by the Group of Seven major economies to take more ambitious action in tackling global warming, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday.
The club was first proposed by Nobel Prize winner…
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Philippines writes off $1 billion in farmer debt to boost food production
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday wrote off $1.04 billion in land-related debt owed by more than half a million farmers, a move aimed at boosting food production.
The “New Agrarian Emancipation Act” he signed into law…
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UN highlights ‘vicious cycle’ of climate impacts for Latin America, Caribbean
As some Latin American countries battle severe drought and others disease outbreaks brought on by flooding, the World Meteorological Organization warned Wednesday that extreme weather and climate shocks were becoming more acute in the…
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July 5 set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth
The planet’s temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in decades and likely centuries, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unofficially marks a record-breaking high. It’s the latest in a series of climate-change…
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Ten dead, 38 wounded in three mass shootings ahead of US July 4 holiday
Ten people were killed and 38 wounded in mass shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Fort Worth ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, officials said, prompting a fresh call from President Joe Biden to pass gun control legislation.
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OIC calls for global action to combat Islamophobia
The executive committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held a meeting in Jeddah on Sunday to discuss the consequences arising from the Qur’an burning incident in front of the Central Mosque in Stockholm, Sweden, on the first day…
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315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years
staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place between 2005 and 2022, said UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Monday, describing it as a “stark illustration of the devastating impact of war” on the young.
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Wagner mercenary group detained regular Russian army officer
Wagner mercenary group says it has detained a regular Russian army officer, who allegedly opening fire on a Wagner vehicle in Ukraine.
In a video, the officer said that the incident happened while he was drunk, because of his dislike for…
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Ukraine Russian fighters say they took Russian soldiers captive, offer exchange
A group of pro-Ukraine Russian fighters involved in recent incursions into Russia’s border region of Belgorod said on Sunday they had taken two Russian soldiers captive and offered to exchange them for a meeting with the regional governor.…
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