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Obama hits out at Russia's Putin, China's Xi for skipping COP26
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US president Barack Obama on Monday criticized the presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping respectively, for not attending in person the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Former UN leader Ban Ki-Moon accuses COP26 of 'failing the world'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow to take the necessary steps to cut carbon emissions and adapt to the changing climate, saying the conference has been "failing the world."
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Russia stands in solidarity with Venezuela against meddling in internal af
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has expressed solidarity with the Venezuelan government that opposes any attempts from overseas to interfere in the Latin American nation's internal affairs, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
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COP26 participants use flawed greenhouse gas emissions data as States unde
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The participants of the ongoing 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow are using flawed data on greenhouse gas emissions, as many countries underreport their emissions to the United Nations, The Washington Post reported.
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Microsoft will end OneDrive updates to Windows 7, 8 in March 2022
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): Microsoft recently said that OneDrive users on Windows, 7, 8, or 8.1 will be unable to sync their content to the cloud starting on March 1, 2022.
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Taliban discuss Afghanistan situation with UN Food Programme chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 8 (ANI): The Taliban's interim government's Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi met with David Beasley, the Chief of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Kabul and discussed the Afghanistan situation, Sputnik reported citing Taliban spokesperson
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UN condemns assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister 'in the stronges
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], November 8 (ANI): The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, following a drone attack overnight on Sunday, aimed at his house in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone
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UN warns 3 million more now 'teetering on the edge of famine'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 8 (ANI): The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million as acute hunger spikes around the world.
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UN chief condemns attack on Iraqi Prime Minister, called for investigation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack on the home of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and called for punishing those responsible, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Sunday.
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US military withdrawal from Afghanistan should not mean diplomatic disenga
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): With the humanitarian situation continuing to worsen in Afghanistan, several experts and UN agencies have called on the international community to step up its efforts to curtail the crisis.
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UN expresses concern over killing of rights activists in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the reports of killing of human rights defenders in the country.
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UNHCR: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced peo
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], November 7 (ANI): Underlining the clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Sunday implored leaders to change words to action and step up support to mitigate loss and damage due to climate change in the most
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