World leaders push for faster action to reduce methane emissions
PARIS, May 04 (AFP): World leaders pushed Monday for faster action to reduce methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector, arguing it would both help slow climate change and boost energy security as the Middle East war chokes off supply. Using its role as rotating chair of the Group of...
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Russian missile attack kills five in Ukraine's Kharkiv region
MOSVOW, May 04 (Reuters): A Russian missile attack on the town of Merefa, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, killed five people and wounded several others, Ukrainian officials said on Monday.Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said that at least 10 houses, an administrative building, four shops, a car repair workshop and a...
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Iran says US forces will be attacked if they enter Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, May 04 (AFP): Iran's military said Monday that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump announced Washington would begin escorting ships through the blocked waterway."We warn that any foreign armed force-especially the aggressive US military-if they intend to approach...
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WHO, ICRC, MSF denounce rise in attacks on health services
GENEVA, May 04 (AFP): Three of the world's top health agencies issued a joint statement Sunday denouncing the international community's failure to protect health care workers, hospitals and patients in conflict zones.The World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders issued an "urgent call...
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