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Germany cannot support COP 28 draft deal – foreign minister

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday that the draft deal at COP 28 was clearly insufficient and disappointing. Speaking at the German Climate Pavilion in

COP28: Norway gives $50 million to Brazil Amazon fund as deforestation falls

By Jake Spring DUBAI (Reuters) - Norway said it would donate an additional $50 million to Brazil's Amazon Fund to promote conservation of its rainforest region, the Nordic country's first new donation

COP28 presidency on latest draft deal: This text is a huge step forward

DUBAI (Reuters) - The COP28 presidency, led by Sultan al-Jaber, described the latest draft version of the summit's final deal on Monday as "a huge step forward". "The COP28 Presidency has been clear

A quarter of freshwater fish risk extinction -study

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - About a quarter of all freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction due to threats from climate change and pollution, the latest Red List of Threatened Species

Arab OPEC ministers meet in Doha as COP28 discusses phasing out oil and gas

By Maha El Dahan and Yousef Saba DOHA (Reuters) -OPEC's top Arab energy ministers arrived in Doha on Monday for the 12th Arab Energy Conference as countries clash at the UN's COP28 climate summit over

Business booms on the sidelines of COP28

By Sarah McFarlane and Simon Jessop (Reuters) - A stand in the COP28 "startup village" has proved the arena to gain high level access and even clinch deals on the sidelines of U.N. climate talks that

Arab OPEC ministers gather in Doha as COP28 fossil fuel talks continue

DOHA (Reuters) - OPEC's top Arab energy ministers arrived in Doha on Monday for the 12th Arab Energy Conference as countries clash at the UN's COP28 climate summit over a possible agreement to

Snowfall shrouds north China in prelude to even colder weather

BEIJING (Reuters) - The first snowfall of winter arrived in Beijing early Monday, covering the Chinese capital with a mantle of white overnight and plunging the city into freezing temperatures, with

Phasing out fossil fuels is key to COP28 success, says UN’s Guterres

DUBAI (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday one key to success of the COP28 climate summit was for nations to reach agreement on the need to "phase out" fossil fuels,

Countries must clear “tactical blockages” to reach climate deal at COP28

DUBAI (Reuters) - U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell called on countries on Monday to clear "tactical blockages" to reach a deal on tackling climate change at the COP28 summit, saying there had been a

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Writings on the wall: Bengal’s epitaph for Left is, I let doctrine become dogma, ideology obstacle

In West Bengal, Left is in a dead heat with Congress for the wooden spoon; Maoism in the tribal heartland has been entombed; and in Kerala, the Left fights double incumbency.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.