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GGGI and Tuvalu Sign Historic MOU to Boost Green Growth and Climate Resilience

GGGI and Tuvalu Sign Historic MOU to Boost...

Baku [Azerbaijan], November 21: At COP29 in Baku, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Tuvalu signed...

Burnt, tortured prison guard left 'spiralling' in pain

Burnt, tortured prison guard left 'spiralling' in pain

Sydney [Australia], November 21: When one correctional officer first became a prison guard, he thought he could make a difference...

Scientists announce progress toward ambitious atlas of human cells

Scientists announce progress toward ambitious atlas of human...

New York [US], November 21: Scientists have unveiled the first blueprint of human skeletal development.

Congo opposition calls for protests against plans

Congo opposition calls for protests against plans

Kinshasa [Congo], November 21: Opposition politicians in Democratic Republic of Congo called on Wednesday for nationwide protests against President Felix...

Spain's deputy PM Ribera deflects blame over floods to climate change

Spain's deputy PM Ribera deflects blame over floods...

Madrid [Spain], November 21: Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Ribera, who is vying for a top European Commission job, defended...

Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 32 people jailed for 'extremism'

Belarusian leader Lukashenko pardons 32 people jailed for...

Minsk [Belarus], November 21: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 32 people who were convicted of extremism, according to the...

Trump picks Matthew Whitaker as nominee for NATO ambassador

Trump picks Matthew Whitaker as nominee for NATO...

New York [US], November 21: President-elect Donald Trump chose Matthew Whitaker as his nominee to be U.S. ambassador to NATO,...

Pakistan reports over 20,000 dengue cases, 10 fatalities in 2024

Pakistan reports over 20,000 dengue cases, 10 fatalities...

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 21: Pakistan has reported more than 20,000 cases of dengue in the ongoing year of 2024, reported...

Iran in standoff with European powers over nuclear deal

Iran in standoff with European powers over nuclear...

Tehran [Iran], November 21: Western countries have moved ahead with plans to censure Iran for its nuclear program at a...

Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills several

Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills several

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 21: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security post in Pakistan, killing 12 soldiers...

Trump attends launch of Elon Musk owned SpaceX's Starship

Trump attends launch of Elon Musk owned SpaceX's...

Texas [US], November 21: United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) attended the launch of SpaceX's Starship, owned...

Thai woman accused of murdering 14 friends with cyanide sentenced to death

Thai woman accused of murdering 14 friends with...

Bangkok [Thailand], November 21: A woman in Thailand has been sentenced to death in the first of a string of...

US again vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

US again vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding...

New York [US], November 21: The United States has vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanding...

US says opposition leader Gonzalez is Venezuelan 'president-elect'

US says opposition leader Gonzalez is Venezuelan 'president-elect'

Washington [US], November 21: The United States on Tuesday recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the president-elect, following elections...

Pakistan plans military offensive to protect China's BRI investments

Pakistan plans military offensive to protect China's BRI...

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 21: Pakistan is preparing to launch a military offensive in the south-western region of Balochistan where sub-nationalist...

EU lawmakers back Azerbaijani government critic under house arrest

EU lawmakers back Azerbaijani government critic under house...

Baku [Azerbaijan], November 21: Members of the European Parliament highlighted the precarious human rights situation in Azerbaijan during the UN...

US closes embassy in Kiev amid concerns over Russian air attack

US closes embassy in Kiev amid concerns over...

Kiev [Ukraine], November 21: The United States on Wednesday temporarily closed its embassy in Kiev amid concerns over a potential...

Syria says 36 killed in Israeli strike

Syria says 36 killed in Israeli strike

Damascus [Syria], November 21: An Israeli strike on the Syrian city of Palmyra has killed 36 people and injured more...

Russia slams Biden's decision allowing Ukraine to strike Russia, terms it "new round of escalation"

Russia slams Biden's decision allowing Ukraine to strike...

Moscow [Russia], November 20: Russia has strongly condemned outgoing US President Joe Biden's decision allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside...

US urges Bangladesh to end violent crackdowns on peaceful protests

US urges Bangladesh to end violent crackdowns on...

Washington [US], November 20: The United States has clarified to Bangladesh that it does not support government involvement in violent...

'Ukraine, Middle East conflicts are depleting US arsenal'

'Ukraine, Middle East conflicts are depleting US arsenal'

New York [US], November 20: "With some of the Patriot (air defense systems) deployed, some of the air-to-air missiles deployed,...

Prosecutors ask to delay Trump's sentencing until after his term ends

Prosecutors ask to delay Trump's sentencing until after...

New York [US], November 20: In May, Mr. Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to...

US Senate panel to hold hearing on suspected Chinese hacking incidents

US Senate panel to hold hearing on suspected...

New York [US], November 20: A U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing technology issues will hold a hearing on Chinese hacking...

Political instability sends Vanuatu off to polls again

Political instability sends Vanuatu off to polls again

Port Vila [Vanuatu], November 20: A political impasse has given way to snap poll in Vanuatu, where voters will be...

Iraq to hold first nationwide census since 1987

Iraq to hold first nationwide census since 1987

Baghdad [Iraq], November 20: Iraq will begin its first full national census in more than three decades, a pivotal moment...

Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on net zero climate targets

Lula urges G20 leaders to move faster on...

Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], November 20: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged leaders of the Group of 20...

South Africa will focus G20 presidency on inclusive growth, food security

South Africa will focus G20 presidency on inclusive...

Cape Town [South Africa], November 20: South Africa will use its G20 presidency to focus on advancing inclusive economic growth,...