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US landmine offer to Ukraine throws global treaty into 'crisis'

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Nov 29 (AFP): A US offer to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines to help battle Russia's invasion has thrown a landmark global anti-landmine treaty into "crisis", campaigners said Friday, urging Kyiv to snub the proposal.Ukraine is one of 164 signatories to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, which prohibits...

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Despite ceasefire Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon continue

LONDON/Beirut, Nov 29 (AP/AFP): On Thursday, Israel launched an airstrike on southern Lebanon, marking the first such attack since a ceasefire with Hezbollah was declared earlier this week. The Israeli military stated the strike targeted a rocket storage site linked to Hezbollah, accusing the group of violating the truce.Lebanese authorities...

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Days before deadline, plastic treaty draft highlights disagreement

BUSAN, South Korea, Nov 29 (AFP): With just two days before negotiators are due to agree on the world's first deal to curb global plastic pollution, a new draft text released Friday showed deep differences remain.Nearly 200 countries are gathered in South Korea's Busan with the goal of cobbling together...

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WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up

GENEVA, Nov 29, (AFP): The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a child in the United States.A small but growing number of H5N1 avian influenza infections have been detected in humans around the world in...

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Iran to begin Uranium enrichment with advanced centrifuges

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov 29 (AP): Iran plans to begin uranium enrichment using thousands of advanced centrifuges at its key nuclear facilities, Fordo and Natanz, the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on Friday.This development heightens concerns over Tehran's nuclear program as it continues enrichment close to...

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India's lower house suspended over Adani allegations

The lower house of India's parliament was suspended temporarily on Friday for a fourth day in a row this week following disruptions as opposition lawmakers sought a discussion on the allegations against Adani Group, report agencies.US authorities last week accused Group Chairman Gautam Adani and seven others from the company...

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Social media companies slam Australia's under-16 ban

SYDNEY, Nov 29 (AFP): Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with "many unanswered questions".The UN children's charity UNICEF Australia joined the fray, warning that it was no "silver bullet" and could...

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South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian warplanes approach

SEOUL, Nov 29 (AFP): South Korea's military said Friday it scrambled fighter jets as five Chinese and six Russian military planes flew through its air defence zone, an area wider than the country's airspace.Five Chinese and six Russian military aircraft entered and exited the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone in...

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