EU leaders lay out conditions for emissions target deal
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct 24 (AFP): EU leaders launched a final sprint Thursday to agree on a 10-year target to cut carbon emissions ahead of a key UN climate conference, laying out conditions including leaving the door open to future revisions.The heads of the European Union's 27 states held talks in...
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India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog
NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (AFP): India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.Cloud seeding is the practice of using aeroplanes to fire salt or other chemicals into clouds to...
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"Sharp increases" in HIV cases in Philippines, Fiji, Papua New Guinea
MANILA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific region has raised alarm about the "sharp increases" in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea in recent years, "with implications for national and regional security."At Wednesday's meeting in Fiji that...
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North Korea building memorial for troops killed in Ukraine war
SEOUL, Oct 24 (AFP): North Korea has begun building a memorial for soldiers killed fighting in Russia's war with Ukraine, state media said Friday, with leader Kim Jong Un hailing a "historic peak" in ties with Moscow.The so-called Memorial Museum of Combat Feats will be built in the capital Pyongyang,...
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Over 1,000 enter Thailand from Myanmar after scam hub raid
BANGKOK, Oct 24 (AFP): More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on Friday, after the Myanmar military raided one of the country's largest scam centres.Sprawling cyberscam hubs, where fraudsters swindle victims through online cons, have flourished along Myanmar's loosely governed...
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Bus catches fire after being hit by a motorcycle in southern India, killing at least 25
HYDERABAD, India (AP): A passenger bus erupted into flames after a motorcycle crashed into it early Friday, killing at least 25 people and injuring several others in southern India, police said.The fire tore through the bus within minutes, trapping dozens of passengers as it sped along a highway near Kurnool...
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