Use sand resources ‘wisely’ or risk development fallout – UNEP report
New York: All countries should be aware that their development is at stake unless they take better care of a common but precious resource, found on many of the world’s …
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Western allies, NATO coordinating to get more arms to Ukraine, said U.S. defense secretary
Conference of Western allies with Ukraine president credit: @SecDef During the opening session of an extraordinary international gathering at the American airbase in Ramstein, Germany, on Tuesday U.S. Defense Secretary …
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Antarctic sea-ice expansion in a warming climate
Antarctic sea-ice has expanded over the period of continuous satellite monitoring, which seemingly contradicts ongoing global warming resulting from increasing concentrations of greenhouse gasses. In a study, published in Nature Climate …
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy presses the West for more powerful weapons against Russia’s campaign
CMEDIA: The U.S. secretaries of state Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Sunday night with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in response to Ukraine pressing the West for …
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‘Tomorrow could be too late’: The UN calls for an immediate halt to fighting in Mariupol, Ukraine
The UN’s crisis coordinator in Ukraine called on Sunday for an immediate stop to fighting in besieged Mariupol to allow trapped civilians to leave the city safely. “The lives of …
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UN Secretary-General to meet separately next week with Putin and Zelenskyy
New York: António Guterres will be traveling to Russia and Ukraine to meet with both the Foreign Ministers and Presidents of these countries. A spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres informed …
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Ukraine: ‘Massive scale’ devastation, one-quarter of the population in need
New York: Over the past two months, Ukraine has seen “suffering, devastation, and destruction on a massive scale”, the UN Crisis Coordinator for the country told journalists on Thursday, and …
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Guterres requests meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Presidents
New York: In efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Secretary-General António Guterres has written separate letters to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to request meetings with them in …
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A new missile ‘Sarmat’ tested by Russia ‘can hit any target on Earth’: Vladimir Putin
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday his country has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, which according to him is capable of carrying nuclear charges that will make Kremlin’s enemies …
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Ukraine: Security Council urged to ‘put aside’ divisions, end ‘senseless war’
New York: As five million people have already fled Ukraine and another seven million are displaced internally, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements urged the Security Council …
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