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EBRD goes to COP27 with ambitious plans for shift to green
Date: 2022-11-03 13:35:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:9856471
LONDON, Nov 3 (MENA) - The EBRD will go to COP27, the international climate conference in Egypt from 6 to 18 November, with ambitious plans to ratchet up its pioneering climate work across the regions where it works. Together with other ....
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Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan survives assassination attempt
Date: 2022-11-03 12:37:34 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:42 - ID:9856464
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3 (MENA) - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been shot in the leg in what his supporters say was an assassination attempt. A gunman opened fire while Mr Khan, 70, was giving a speech to supporters at a rally in ....
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John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 631 mln
Date: 2022-11-03 11:05:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:9856272
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (MENA) - As many as 631,399,938 people have been reported to be infected with coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Thursday. It added that about 6,594,950 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....
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North Korea fires 3 missiles eastward, including apparent ICBM
Date: 2022-11-03 06:26:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:3 - ID:9855633
TOKYO, Nov 3 (MENA) - North Korea launched three missiles eastward Thursday morning, the Japanese government said, adding one of them may have been an intercontinental ballistic missile. The Japanese government had initially issued a J-Alert ....
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US major stocks fall after Fed's interest-rate decision
Date: 2022-11-02 22:27:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:9855553
NEW YORK, Nov 2 (MENA) - Major US stock indexes fell after the Federal Reserve lifted interest rates by 0.75 percentage point to combat inflation, WSJ reported Wednesday The major stock indexes, which had been trading modestly lower for much of ....
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Schools discuss moving lessons online in desperate ploy to survive cost of living crisis
Date: 2022-11-02 21:50:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:9855552
LONDON, Nov 2 (MENA) - UK schools are grasping at straws to find ways to tackle out-of-control bills, including considering moving lessons online for one day every week, the Express reported. Other alternatives being looked at include children ....
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US Special Envoy for Biodiversity & Water to join US delegation to COP27
Date: 2022-11-02 21:07:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9855490
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (MENA) - Assistant US Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica P. Medina will join the UN delegation to the 2022 UN Climate ....
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US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 75 basis points for fourth time this year
Date: 2022-11-02 19:37:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:9855423
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (MENA) - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point, pressing even harder on the brakes of the economy in a scramble to slow inflation, The Hill reported. The Federal Open ....
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Portuguese PM hopes COP27 would contribute to ensuring balanced distribution of climate finance
Date: 2022-11-02 09:03:56 GMT - France - World - SN:17 - ID:9853900
PARIS, Nov 2 (MENA) - Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa hoped that the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh can be a moment that leads to an inclusive transition, ensuring a more balanced distribution of climate ....
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7.447 million Ukrainian refugees cross into Poland since Feb.
Date: 2022-11-02 08:49:57 GMT - Poland - World - SN:15 - ID:9853915
WARSAW, Nov 2 (MENA) - Some 7.447 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation in February, announced Poland's Border Guard on Wednesday. As many as 18,700 refugees crossed ....
