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October 3, 2024 1:58 PM
The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the International Court of Justice and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres are among the favourites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, experts said, in a year marked by the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Given past form, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is cap...
October 3, 2024 12:45 PM
A weakened Typhoon Krathon slammed into southwestern Taiwan on Thursday (October 3), hitting the island with a storm that has killed two people so far and forced it to shut down a second day with hundreds of flights grounded and financial markets closed. Krathon made landfall as a much weak...
October 3, 2024 10:53 AM
Tens of thousands of North Carolina residents remained without running water on Wednesday, six days after Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida and carved a destructive path through much of the U.S. Southeast, killing more than 180 people. The powerful storm inundated the western part of the state ...
September 30, 2024 11:07 AM
Nepal has closed schools for three days following devastating floods and landslides caused by two days of heavy rainfall, which have resulted in the deaths of 151 people, with 56 still missing, officials reported on Sunday. The torrential rains brought daily life to a halt in many parts of the count...
September 28, 2024 5:23 PM
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected that the dominance of fossil fuels in electricity generation will conclude by the end of the decade, according to its latest report. The central bank forecasts that renewable energy is set to account for more than 50% of global electricity generation as ...
September 25, 2024 5:52 PM
The government of Azerbaijan, host of this year's COP29 U.N. climate summit, has offered to cover the costs for negotiators from climate-vulnerable small islands to attend the event. At the United Nations climate summit in November, countries are due to set a new target for funding to help poorer c...
September 25, 2024 5:46 PM
Climate change has made downpours like the one that caused devastating floods in central Europe this month twice as likely to occur, a report said on Wednesday, as its scientific authors urged policymakers to act to stop global warming. The worst flooding to hit central Europe in at least two decad...
September 25, 2024 10:59 AM
World leaders on Tuesday called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need financial support to make the transition. Speaking at a Global Renewables Summit, Kenyan President William Ruto made the case for investing in renewables in...
September 24, 2024 5:49 PM
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms across several southern states as a low-pressure system develops over the West Central Bay of Bengal. This system is expected to impact the northwest Bay off the coasts of North Andhra and South Odisha. A ...
September 23, 2024 10:42 AM
In the world's struggle to halt and reverse climate change, countries periodically report on their plans and progress in bringing down national levels of planet-warming carbon emissions. These plans are called Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs for short. WHAT IS AN NDC? A country's NDC...
