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Hitch In Climate Change Talks At G20 As China, Saudi Harden Stance

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Hitch In Climate Change Talks At G20 As China, Saudi Harden Stance

New Delhi: With just hours left for the G20 Summit to begin, climate change is already turning to be a contentious point among the leaders, sources said. The group has been divided on commitments to phasing down fossil-fuel use, increasing renewable energy targets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. China and Saudi Arabia are opposing drastic…

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European Council On Russian Blockade Of Ukraine Ports

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European Council On Russian Blockade Of Ukraine Ports

Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of grain and seed oil New Delhi: Russia “must stop” its blockade of Ukrainian seaports after pulling out of a United Nations and Turkey-mediated deal to ensure grain shipments, the president of the European Council Charles Michel said Friday. “It’s frankly scandalous that Russia, after having terminated the Black…

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First phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima to end on September 11

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First phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima to end on September 11

An aerial photo of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP “The first phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima that has angered China will end on September 11 as planned,” the stricken Japanese nuclear plant’s operator said. “TEPCO added that levels of radioactive tritium…

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Helicopter crashed into sea, search for crew underway- UAE regulator

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Helicopter crashed into sea, search for crew underway- UAE regulator

An AeroGulf helicopter crashed into the sea on September 7 evening and a search is underway for its crew of two pilots, UAE’s General Aviation Authority said on September 8. The pilots of the Bell 212 helicopter are Egyptian and South African citizens, the aviation regulator said. “The search and rescue teams have recovered the…

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen says she will press for IMF, World Bank resources at G-20 summit

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen says she will press for IMF, World Bank resources at G-20 summit

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses the media, ahead of the G-20 Summit in New Delhi, on September 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on September 8 she will work at the G-20 summit in India to build support to increase lending resources for the International Monetary Fund and…

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Ahead Of G20 Meet, PM Narendra Modi To Host Private Dinner For Joe Biden Tonight

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Ahead Of G20 Meet, PM Narendra Modi To Host Private Dinner For Joe Biden Tonight

The two leaders will have dinner together after bilateral talks. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host US President Joe Biden for a private dinner tonight at his residence in Delhi, a day before the mega G20 summit. President Biden, who left for India earlier today, is expected to drive straight to PM Modi’s…

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Authorities As Japan’s Pilgrimage Site Flooded With Visitors

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Authorities As Japan’s Pilgrimage Site Flooded With Visitors

Visitor numbers more than doubled between 2012 and 2019 to 5.1 million Tokyo: With its millions of visitors every year and the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Japan’s Mount Fuji is no longer the peaceful pilgrimage site it once was. Now authorities have had enough, saying the number of hikers trekking up…

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As Maldives goes to polls, eight candidates vie for top office in fragmented race 

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As Maldives goes to polls, eight candidates vie for top office in fragmented race 

A commuter takes pictures with his mobile phone of a decorated wall along a street ahead of the country’s presidential election, in Male. | Photo Credit: AFP Over 2,80,000 people of the Maldives will have a say in the presidential polls on Saturday [September 9, 2023], a race that has been shaped by three presidents…

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