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Stop building new coal plants: UN

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all countries to stop building new coal power plants in his video message to the East Asia Summit 2020. “To reach carbon neutrality by

November 15, 2020

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Saudi Gears Up To Host G20 Summit

Saudi Arabia is gearing up to host the upcoming two-day virtual summit of G20 leaders, an international forum for the governments and central bank governors, from 19 countries and the European Union

November 12, 2020

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Pandemic To Reshape Global Economy: Moody’s

The global economic recovery over the coming year will be highly dependent on the development and distribution of a coronavirus vaccine, effective pandemic management as long as the virus remains a public

November 12, 2020

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WHO calls for ‘fair allocation’ of Covid 19 vaccine

Based on current projections, Pfizer and BioNTech expect to produce globally up to 50 million vaccine doses this year and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021…reports Asian Lite News WHO Director-General

November 11, 2020

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Global Coronavirus Cases Top 51.3 Mn

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 51.3 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,270,170, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Wednesday morning, the total caseload and

November 11, 2020

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UN Calls For Stronger Ties With SCO To Tackle Climate Crisis

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for stronger ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in tackling climate crisis and geopolitical tensions amid Covid-19 recovery. The Covid-19 pandemic “has exacerbated vulnerabilities,

November 11, 2020

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Anarchy to leadership: Robert De Niro on Trump’s Exit

Academy Award winning actor Robert De Niro, of “The Godfather” fame, who has called US President Donald Trump all sorts of names from “punk,” “pig,” “bullshit artist,” “mutt,” “national disaster,” “fool,” “bozo,”

November 10, 2020

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Putin overhauls Russian cabinet

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposed appointing Energy Minister Alexander Novak as the tenth deputy prime minister, the official website of the cabinet said on Monday…reports Asian Lite News Russian President Vladimir

November 10, 2020

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World Leaders Eager To Cooperate With Biden On Climate Change

“The American people to Donald Trump: ‘You’re fired!'” reacted former UN Environment Executive Director and a green optimist Erik Solheim in a tweet…reports Vishal Gulati Lawmakers and climate advocates from around the

November 10, 2020

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Vaccine Success Fuels Covid Fight

While the pandemic has killed over 1.2 million people worldwide, the announcement by Pfizer and BioNTech raises hope that effective Covid-19 vaccine dose could be on its way, and if approved, before

November 9, 2020

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