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Albanese delays emissions target update

Albanese delays emissions target update

Sydney [Australia], November 17: Anthony Albanese looks increasingly unlikely to detail his government's new emissions target ahead of the next...

Eight dead after stabbing at school in eastern China

Eight dead after stabbing at school in eastern...

Beijing [China], November 17: Eight people have died and 17 others have been injured following a stabbing incident outside a...

California confirms first clade I mpox case

California confirms first clade I mpox case

California [US], November 17: A case of clade I mpox has been confirmed in California, the Centers for Disease Control...

G7 vows tough costs for Russia

G7 vows tough costs for Russia

Moscow [Russia], November 17: Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on Saturday reiterated a pledge to keep...

Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school

Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17: An Israeli strike killed 10 Palestinians and wounded at least 20 others on Saturday at...

War will 'end sooner' with Trump as president: Zelensky

War will 'end sooner' with Trump as president:...

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 17: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will "end sooner" than...

UAE runner-up at NEOM Beach Soccer Cup 2024

UAE runner-up at NEOM Beach Soccer Cup 2024

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 17: The UAE National Beach Soccer Team secured a commendable second-place finish in the NEOM Beach...

Saud bin Saqr attends dinner banquet celebrating strong ties between UAE, Italy

Saud bin Saqr attends dinner banquet celebrating strong...

Ras Al-Khaimah [UAE], November 17: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al...

Abdulla Balalaa highlights leadership in Climate, Peace, Recovery at COP29

Abdulla Balalaa highlights leadership in Climate, Peace, Recovery...

Baku [Azerbaijan], November 17: During the Climate, Peace, Relief, Recovery (CPRR) Day at the 29th Conference of the Parties to...

7 deaths, 65 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon in 24 hours

7 deaths, 65 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on...

Beirut [Lebanon], November 17: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced today that Israeli airstrikes across various areas in Lebanon resulted...

National strike causes postal service delays for millions of Canadians

National strike causes postal service delays for millions...

Ottawa [Canada], November 16: Canada Post said on Friday its operations will shut down during a national strike, which will...

Dutch cabinet holds out after crisis talks

Dutch cabinet holds out after crisis talks

The Hague [Netherlands], November 16: Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof's cabinet avoided collapse Friday night following hours of crisis talks...

New Zealand signs trade deal with Costa Rica, Iceland, and Switzerland

New Zealand signs trade deal with Costa Rica,...

Wellington [New Zealand], November 16: New Zealand signed a trade agreement with Costa Rica, Iceland, and Switzerland that prioritizes Kiwi...

Southeast Australian towns ordered to evacuate amid bushfire threat

Southeast Australian towns ordered to evacuate amid bushfire...

Sydney [Australia], November 16: Residents of several towns in Australia's second-most populous state were ordered to evacuate due to nearby...

Putin, Scholz discuss Ukrainian crisis over telephone

Putin, Scholz discuss Ukrainian crisis over telephone

Moscow [Russia], November 16: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Ukraine with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in their...

COP climate talks need reform

COP climate talks need reform

Baku [Azerbaijan], November 16: A group of former leaders and climate experts said the annual U.N. COP climate talks were...

A trillion dollar question- fossil fuel subsidies

A trillion dollar question- fossil fuel subsidies

Baku [Azerbaijan], November 16: Governments around the globe are plowing billions of dollars into fossil fuel subsidies to shelter citizens...

Philippines braces for Typhoon Man-yi as Usagi weakens

Philippines braces for Typhoon Man-yi as Usagi weakens

Manila [Philippines], November 16: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr directed authorities on Friday to stock up on food and other...

Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to 'problems'

Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end...

Iran [Tehran], November 16: Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a...

Biden to meet Korea and Japan leaders

Biden to meet Korea and Japan leaders

Washington [US], November 16: U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Japan and South Korea's leaders on Friday as they...

South African president orders immediate closure of tuck shops linked to food poisoning cases

South African president orders immediate closure of tuck...

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 16: Addressing the nation on Friday evening, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the immediate closure...

COP29 stalls amid global tensions

COP29 stalls amid global tensions

New York [US], November 16: This year's U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the...

US judge strikes down Biden overtime pay rule

US judge strikes down Biden overtime pay rule

Washington [US], November 16: A federal judge in Texas on Friday permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that would have...

Argentina seizes Nazi-era weaponry

Argentina seizes Nazi-era weaponry

Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 16: Argentine police arrested a man in Buenos Aires who possessed a large number of vintage...

Border town stands amid conflict

Border town stands amid conflict

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 16: Since the start of the Israel-Hezbollah war, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have fled their...

COP29 urged to find $1 trillion

COP29 urged to find $1 trillion

Baku [Azerbaijan], November 15: Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1...

Sales of Korean domestic market firms fall for first time in 4 years

Sales of Korean domestic market firms fall for...

Seoul [South Korea], November 16: Sales of Korean domestic market-oriented companies saw an on-year decline in the first half of...