Energy-related global CO2 emissions hit record levels in 2023, says IEA
PARIS, FRANCE – Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to a record level in 2023, but the growth slowed from previous years...
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Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia to discuss war; meets Mohammed bin Salman
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his accompanying delegation arrived here on Tuesday. The Ukrainian President...
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UN talks on climate solutions wrap up two days into overtime
Two-weeks of virtual talks were contentious from the start, as nearly 200 nations grapple with hard choices about how to...
- Two-weeks of virtual talks were contentious from the start, as nearly 200 nations grapple with hard choices about how to rapidly purge carbon pollution from their economies.
- The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), due to be published on Monday, will detail how industries must be reimagined to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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First World Cup in Middle East will be healthiest ever: FIFA President
Several measures will be implemented at this year’s FIFA World Cup Qatar in a bid to promote healthy lifestyles. Senior...
- World Health Organization, Qatar's health ministry and FIFA agree to implement several measures to promote healthy lifestyles at the mega event.
- The three entities will leverage the global power of football to help people lead healthy lives, said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Britain may build seven nuclear power plants by 2050
Britain could build up to seven new nuclear power plants by 2050, as well as offshore wind to diversify energy sources,...
- Britain has set itself a target of carbon neutrality by 2050 and the government could publish a delayed new energy security strategy
- About 21 per cent of Britain's electricity comes from 15 nuclear reactors today, according to Energy UK trade association
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Political will, pandemic weigh on two weeks of talks to save nature
The world is facing catastrophic declines in animals and plants that pose a twin threat to life on Earth with...
- The talks in Geneva produced a draft biodiversity framework for living "in harmony with nature" by mid-century.
- The delegates representing nearly 200 nations -- although not the United States -- agreed to hold new negotiations in Nairobi in June.
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Dubai summit highlights future to governments
This year’s summit has brought together 190 countries, over 500 speakers, and 4,000 participants worldwide to discuss the future of...
- The summit’s topics focused on policies that drive progress and government development, sustainability, and future technology
- The Investopia Summit was launched as part of the WGS 2022 to improve global economic and investment sectors
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Russia says will scale down Kyiv offensive; Ukraine, West sckeptical
Vladimir Putin’s pledge to scale down military activity was met with skepticism in Ukraine and Western capitals, with the Pentagon...
- Russia and Ukraine called talks in Istanbul ‘meaningful’ and ‘positive’, in sharp contrast to previous rounds
- This raised hopes after more than a month of war in Ukraine that has killed thousands and displaced millions
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Nairobi to host next biodiversity meeting in June to save nature
Countries have proposed to hold an extra biodiversity meeting in Nairobi in June as talks in Geneva tasked with saving...
- The meeting could take place between June 21 and 26 later this year in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital
- Holding the meeting is subject to official approval by the Geneva meeting before it wraps up later Tuesday
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Ukraine retakes Kyiv suburb, as negotiations for peace resume
Ukrainian troops "liberated" the suburban town of Irpin, Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said, wresting a key gateway to the capital's...
- It is now more than a month since Russian President Vladimir Putin's tanks rolled into Ukraine to oust the government
- The fighting has already killed an estimated 20,000 people on both sides, and forced more than 10 million from their homes
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Kim Jong Un vows to make North Korea an ‘overwhelming’ military nation
Analysts say the successful launch of a missile may have emboldened Kim's confidence that his country is on the right...
- Kim's comments follow Pyongyang successfully carrying out the nation's biggest missile launch on Thursday.
- Known as the Hwasong-17, the powerful ICBM was first unveiled in October 2020 and dubbed a "monster missile".
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Turkey spots another mine floating off its coast
Turkey on Monday said a second mine which could have come from Ukraine was discovered off its coast near Bulgaria,...
- Turkish defense ministry tweeted that "A mine was detected off Igneada near the Bulgarian border" on the Black Sea
- A first mine was found on Saturday and defused by the Turkish navy, after a fisherman had reported seeing it
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IsDBI, BIBF join hands to enhance global Islamic finance expertise
MANAMA, BAHRAIN - The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) and the Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) have decided...
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UAE minister calls for climate action by promoting nature-based solutions
NEW YORK, US – UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri called upon the global...
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Israel congratulates Saudi Arabia on national day
JERUSALEM - Israel offered its congratulations to Saudi Arabia on the kingdom's national day on Saturday as the two countries...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping declares biggest-ever Asian Games open
Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 19th Asian Games in a colourful ceremony in Hangzhou, launching a two-week sporting extravaganza...
- In front of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other visiting leaders, Xi officially opened the Games at the 80,000-capacity Hangzhou Olympic stadium.
- The theme of the ceremony was water and it also celebrated Hangzhou's ancient history and landscape.
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World must understand AI, curb its risk, says UK Deputy PM
NEW YORK, US - The United Kingdom will be holding a summit on artificial intelligence (AI) so that nations can...
- UK Deputy PM said that a summit, set for November, will aim to preempt the risks posed by frontier AI and explore how it can be used for public good.
- One of the concerns highlighted by the Deputy Prime Minister is the unprecedented speed at which AI is evolving having far-reaching implications.
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Iran criticizes US statement on islands dispute with UAE
Iran said it had called in the Swiss envoy to deliver a protest over a “provocative” US statement on its...
- The islands of Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb lie near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran gained control of the islands under the rule of the Western-backed shah in 1971.