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What’s in the new COP26 draft deal?
The COP26 summit aims to keep alive cap global warming at 1.5C. Countries’ current pledges to cut emissions this decade would see warming spiral far beyond that limit, to 2.4C.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Sri Lanka slapped a tax on road accidents in a drastic austerity budget unveiled yesterday as the country faces a major foreign exchange crisis.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Lebanon is not a failed state yet, but it is a failing state, with a government failing its population. I saw scenes in Lebanon that I never imagined I would see in a middle-income country.
12 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Gulf states in first joint naval exercise with Israel: US
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are holding their first joint naval exercise with Israel, a year after normalising ties with the Jewish state, the US Navy said yesterday.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
Adolf Hitler was arrested for a failed attempt to seize power on Nov. 8 in Germany’s Beer Hall Putsch.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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We do share the view that we are at the beginning of a new era. Our cooperation is absolutely critical for this era.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
More than 84m living as refugees globally: UN
The number of people fleeing war, conflict and persecution rose significantly during the first half of 2021, driven especially by the millions more displaced inside their own countries, the UN said yesterday.
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
UN: Ethiopia detains 72 WFP drivers
The United Nations said yesterday that Ethiopia had detained 72 drivers working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in the country’s conflict-torn north.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Europe is in danger’
The European Union’s top diplomat was set to warn the bloc yesterday that it must agree an ambitious doctrine as the basis for joint military action abroad, including with a deployable crisis force, according to excerpts of a draft seen by Reuters.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Taiwan govt faces 5 million cyber attacks daily: official
Taiwan’s government agencies face around five million cyber attacks and probes a day, an official said yesterday, as a report
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1918 - The First World War ended at 11 am. The armistice was signed in a railway carriage at Compiegne, France, bringing to a close a conflict in which more than 10 million people died.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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I am appalled that large numbers of migrants and refugees continue to be left in a desperate situation in near-freezing temperatures at the Belarus-Poland border. I urge the states involved to take immediate steps to de-escalate and resolve this intolerable situation.proposed.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Swedish PM Lofven tenders resignation: official
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven yesterday tendered his resignation, a widely expected move paving the way for his designated successor Magdalena Andersson ahead of next year’s general election.
10 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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A US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
9 November 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
1938 - Nazi-inspired anti-Jewish riots took place across Germany after the murder of a German official in Paris. Jewish businesses were ransacked, synagogues torched and many Jews sent to concentration camps. The night became known as “Kristallnacht” (Crystal Night).
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Few willing to change lifestyle to save the planet
Citizens are alarmed by the climate crisis, but most believe they are already doing more to preserve the planet than anyone else, including their government, and few are willing to make significant lifestyle changes, an international survey has found.
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Pakistan has lifted a ban on a radical party that staged massive anti-France protests, after reaching a deal with the group that ended the latest round of deadly unrest.
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 cases cross 250 million globally
Worldwide cases due to COVID-19 were approaching 250 million on Sunday as the surge from the Delta variant eases and more normal trade and tourism resume, although some countries in eastern Europe are experiencing record outbreaks.
7 November 2021, 19:03 PM
Experts warn of ‘unimaginable’ health crisis
From extreme heat to worsening hunger and water shortages, accelerating climate change threatens “unimaginable” health consequences, scientists and health officials warned on Saturday on the sidelines of the COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow.
7 November 2021, 18:00 PM
This day in history
392 - Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion.
7 November 2021, 18:00 PM