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Empty promises or a workable plan?
A pledge to end deforestation by 2030 is the first headline agreement from COP26. But environmentalists say the world’s forests will not be saved by a...
US CDC approves distribution of Pfizer vaccine for kids aged 5-11
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued formal recommendations for children aged 5-11 to get vaccinated against Covid-19...
China's Covid cases spike to near 3-month high despite tight curbs
China's new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases spiked to a near three-month high and tighter curbs to contain the spread are expected in the capital...
Sound bite: Can supersonic air travel fly again?
Despite the promise of two-hour flights from New York to Los Angeles, supersonic airline industry never really got off ground.
Decrying glorification of suicide bombers
As she heard the news of the Taliban “honouring” families of their suicide bombers, 19-year-old Sharifa, who lost her father in a 2018 suicide attack...
All talk and no action: Why COP26 will fail
UN Climate Change Conferences have failed to produce a model of global governance that can tame power politics, let alone forge a sense of shared...
‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’ launched at COP26
India on Tuesday launched ‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’ (OSOWOG) at the global climate conference COP26 with an aim to harness solar energy wherever...
South Korean Minister, WHO chief agree to cooperate for North Korea...
South Korea's Unification Minister Lee In-youngheld a series of meetings with heads of international organisations in Geneva this week to discuss...
