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Blinken discusses COVID-19, climate crisis with Indonesian President
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Indonesian President Joko Widodo discussed strategic partnership, COVID-19 and the climate crisis during a meeting in Jakarta on Monday, the State Department said.
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Pledges made at COP-26 were progressive, need to assess if enough being do
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 4 (ANI): Emphasising that the pledges made at 26 sessions of the Conference of Parties (COP-26) recently were progressive, Maldives Vice President Faisal Naseem said there is a need to assess if the world is doing enough to save the small island nations from the cli
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UN chief sounds alarm about how international community is dealing with Af
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday raised the alarm regarding the way the international community is dealing with the African continent regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, urging putting an end to "injustice."
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Hong Kong administration blind to climate crisis, focuses only on 'nationa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 7 (ANI): The Hong Kong administration, which is extremely active on national security law (NSL) -- is completely blind to the real threat to the territory that is climate change, according to a report in local media.
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UK PM raises concern about Hong Kong, Xinjiang in phone call with Chinese
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], October 30 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping and discussed several issues, including action to address the climate crisis, global trade and Afghanistan.
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Tibetan activists, supporters join Global Climate Strike to raise awarenes
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 23 (ANI): Tibetan activists and supporters in Dharamshala on Friday joined the Global Climate Strike to raise awareness about the climate crisis in Tibet, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (CoP 26) in Glasg
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EU commissioner on climate action hugely impressed by India's renewable en
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): On the first day of his visit to India, European Commission Executive-Vice President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans said that he is hugely impressed by India's renewable energy commitment.
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Solar energy most powerful tool world to combat climate crisis: John Kerry
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Solar energy is at the heart of the urgent climate action, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry noted at the Fourth General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance's (ISA) as he urged nations to take dramatic action to keep the 1.5-de
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Biden administration launches new initiative to counter climate crisis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): The Biden administration is launching a new government initiative to deliver accessible and actionable information to individuals and communities that are being hit by flooding, drought, wildfires, extreme heat, coastal erosion, and other intensifying clima
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Dia Mirza appreciates children's rights being connected with climate crisi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 3 (ANI): Actor Dia Mirza, a vocal advocate of protecting the environment, appreciated the emphasis on children's rights in connection with the climate crisis.
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One dead, 12 injured as 5.8 magnitude quake hits Greece's Crete
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A state of emergency was declared on Monday in the Heraklion region of the Greek island of Crete after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the area earlier in the day left one person dead, 12 injured and hundreds without shelter, Greece's Climat
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Quad nations to join forces to tackle climate crisis
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Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): The leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the US in their first in-person Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) Summit on Friday (local time) announced that they are combining their forces to "tackle the climate crisis."
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