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COP27: Multi-lateral lenders have failed poorest over climate – Commonwealth head

By Simon Jessop and Fanny Brodersen SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Reuters) - The world's multi-lateral banks have "demonstrably failed" low and middle income countries when climate disasters hit and need to better

COP27 deal still needs “tremendous amount of work” – EU’s Timmermans

By Kate Abnett SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -A tremendous amount of work is needed to turn a draft COP27 text into something all parties can agree on, European Union Climate Policy Chief Frans

Benin’s self-styled ‘garbage collector’ takes aim at plastic waste

By Pulcherie Adjoha ABOMEY-CALAVI, Benin (Reuters) - Beninese activist Anas Seko, known on social media as "the garbage collector", is on a mission to raise awareness about plastic waste and

COP27 deal needs ‘tremendous amount of work’ – EU’s Timmermans

By Kate Abnett SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -A tremendous amount of work is needed to turn a draft COP27 text into something all parties can agree on, European Union Climate Policy Chief Frans

“Time is not on our side,” says COP27 president urging Friday summit deal

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's COP27 President Sameh Shoukry urged delegates at the climate summit to come to a deal by Friday, warning them that time was not on their side and setting out

Egypt’s Nile Delta farmland salts up as temperatures, and seas, rise

By Sarah El Safty and Farah Saafan DAMIETTA, Egypt (Reuters) - Emad Attiah Ramadan has started planting rice on his 12-acre (5 hectare) plot on the edge of the Egyptian city of Damietta, giving up on

Equity in climate action, contribution to loss & damage funds — what’s holding up COP27 talks

The climate summit, which started on 6 November, is scheduled to end Friday, but may stretch for longer if the issues aren’t resolved in time, said observers.

Mexico wildlife exports to be targeted if porpoise not protected -trade body

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The world's leading species protection body is willing to take its "strongest measure" if Mexico fails to offer a plan to protect an endangered porpoise, a

Thousands of mink swarm northwest Ohio as police seek vandals that freed them

By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Thousands of mink were roaming the countryside of northwestern Ohio on Wednesday after vandals broke into a farm that raises the fur-bearing creatures and released up

China reports 23,276 new COVID cases for Nov 16 vs 20,199 a day earlier

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 23,276 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 16, of which 2,388 were symptomatic and 20,888 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That

On Camera

Is support reducing for Kolkata doctors? Mamata not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?