India and Philippines boost trade and naval cooperation
India and the Philippines are deepening trade and defense ties, with both countries set to fast-track a preferential trade agreement and boost maritim...
COP29's venue buzzed with cultural displays as countries set up pavilions offering unique experiences. Delegates and visitors lined up to sample free beverages, watch dance performances, and engage in virtual reality games.
COP29's venue buzzed with cultural displays as countries set up pavilions offering unique experiences. Delegates and visitors lined up to sample free beverages, watch dance performances, and engage in virtual reality games.
Azerbaijan’s pavilion featured traditional tea served by staff in cultural attire, while Portugal’s stand offered a virtual surfing experience, adding a festive touch to the otherwise intense summit atmosphere.
However, behind the cultural celebrations, key negotiations on climate finance are continuing. A central focus of COP29 is whether wealthier nations, development lenders, and the private sector can agree on a new annual target to help developing countries finance their transition to greener energy and adapt to climate change.
Despite these discussions being critical to the summit’s success, progress is slow, with significant disagreements still lingering. EU officials expressed concern that negotiations were "way off" from reaching an agreement on the financial commitments needed.
Meanwhile, activists outside the venue staged protests, demanding that developed nations increase their financial support for poorer countries struggling to address the impacts of climate change.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
Australian researchers have created a groundbreaking “biological AI” platform that could revolutionise drug discovery by rapidly evolving molecules within mammalian cells.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will send an upgraded ‘version 3.0’ free-trade agreement to their heads of government for approval in October, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after regional talks in Kuala Lumpur.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
Torrential monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc across northern and eastern India, with widespread flooding reported in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Overflowing rivers, submerged streets, and landslides have left residents stranded and local infrastructure overwhelmed.
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Beijing had evacuated over 70,000 residents by Monday afternoon as authorities issued fresh warnings of intense rainfall, just a week after deadly floods left dozens dead in the city’s worst deluge since 2012.
Plastic pollution is causing more than $1.5 trillion in health-related economic damage each year and is linked to illness and death throughout the human lifespan, according to a new review published in 'The Lancet' on Sunday.
More than 2,500 people have had to leave their homes in southern South Korean after torrential rains swept across the country during Sunday night, inundating houses and roads in six major cities and provinces. Emergency shelters filled as families sought refuge.
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