Earth cannot sustain intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
BELÉM, Nov 08 (AFP): Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that Earth can no longer sustain humanity's dependence on fossil fuels, and warned the climate fight could be lost without a rapid transition to cleaner energy.The leftist leader spoke at a summit in the Brazilian Amazon where...
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Taliban govt says Pak truce to hold, despite talks failing
KABUL, Nov 08 (AP/AFP): Afghanistan's Taliban government said Saturday the ceasefire with Pakistan will hold, despite the failure of talks meant to cement a truce which halted a week of clashes that killed dozens."There is no issue with the ceasefire previously agreed upon with Pakistan, it will hold," Taliban government...
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No US officials to attend G20 in S Africa, says Trump
WASHINGTON, Nov 08 (AFP): President Donald Trump said no US officials would attend the G20 summit in South Africa, reviving debunked claims of white Afrikaners being systematically "killed and slaughtered" in the country.Trump had announced in September that Vice President JD Vance would travel to the meeting later this month...
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Tehran seeks peace, but won’t bow to coercion: Pezeshkian
DUBAI, Nov 08 (Reuters/AFP): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran sought peace, but would not be coerced into abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes, state media reported.U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had been asking if U.S. sanctions against the country could be lifted....
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Russian attack hits Ukraine energy infrastructure
KYIV, Nov 08 (AFP): A Russian attack hit Ukraine's energy infrastructure, killing two people and prompting power cuts in several regions, Ukrainian authorities said Saturday.Moscow has in recent months escalated attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine, damaging natural gas facilities which produce the main fuel for heating in the country.Experts...
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Trump cannot deploy Nat’l Guard to Portland: Judge
NEW YORK, Nov 08 (BBC): A US judge will not allow President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard members to the city of Portland, Oregon.The ruling is the latest in a weeks-long court battle over whether the president violated federal law when he sent troops to a US city despite...
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Countries to end mercury tooth fillings by 2034
GENEVA, Nov 08 (AFP): Countries agreed Friday to phase out the use of mercury-based dental amalgams in tooth fillings by 2034, in a move that will change dentistry around the world.At a conference in Geneva, signatories to a treaty aimed at protecting human health and the environment from mercury pollution...
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