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November 22, 2024 5:44 PM

COP29 climate finance draft proposes $250 bln target from wealthy countries

The COP29 presidency on Friday released a new draft climate finance deal that would have developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion per year by 2035. The draft also set a broader goal to raise $1.3 trillion annually by 2035, which would include funding from all public and private sou...

November 22, 2024 5:30 PM

Kremlin says new U.S. sanctions are an attempt to hinder Russian gas exports

The Kremlin on Friday said that new U.S. sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank were an attempt by Washington to hinder the export of Russian gas, but said a solution would be found. Washington imposed new sanctions on Gazprombank on Thursday that prevent the lender from handling any new energy-related ...

November 22, 2024 4:42 PM

Centre launches World Bank’s ‘jobs at your doorstep’ report

Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan along with Minister of Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday launched a World Bank report titled 'Jobs at Your Doorstep: A Jobs Diagnostics for Young People' that covers six states in India. Pradhan complimented the World Bank team for the...

November 22, 2024 4:22 PM

At least 10 killed in Afghanistan attack, interior ministry says

At least 10 people were killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, Interior Ministry Spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qaniee said on Friday. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack. The Taliban took over the country in 2021 and vowed to restore security to the war-torn na...

November 22, 2024 3:09 PM

COP29 host urges collaboration as deal negotiations enter final stage

COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan urged participating countries to bridge their differences and come up with a finance deal on Friday, as negotiations at the two-week conference entered their final hours. World governments represented at the meeting in the Caspian Sea city of Baku are tasked wit...

November 22, 2024 3:30 PM

PM Modi visits Saraswati Vidya Niketan Secondary School in Georgetown, Guyana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Saraswati Vidya Niketan Secondary School in Georgetown on Thursday, where he was warmly welcomed by students with bhajans and Kathak dance performances. The cultural display underscored the strong bond between India and the Indian diaspora in Guyana, highligh...

November 22, 2024 5:07 AM

Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza with many trapped beneath the rubble

The Israeli military bombed at least five crowded homes in northern Gaza early on Thursday with many casualties buried beneath the rubble, Palestinian health officials said, as troops deepened an incursion along the territory's northern edge. Rescue operations were under way in the northern Gaza to...

November 22, 2024 4:26 AM

Bitcoin marches towards $100,000 on optimism over Trump crypto plans

Bitcoin's march toward $100,000 gathered pace on Thursday as investors bet a friendlier U.S. regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies under President-elect Donald Trump will unleash a boom era for the asset class. Bitcoin BTC= prices topped $98,000 for the first time during European trading, and w...

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