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Fossil fuel lobbying rattles climate talks
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» DUBAI - Negotiations over the future of fossil fuels heated up at UN climate talks on Saturday, with Opec catching flak over the oil cartel's push to block any phase-out in the final deal.
Putin says he will seek re-election in 2024
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024, Russian news agencies reported, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long grip on power into the 2030s.
UN climate talks chief pushes for rapid draft deal
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» DUBAI - The head of the UN climate summit pressed nations Friday to strike a deal as talks resumed after a break, with only four days left for negotiators to iron out differences over the fate of fossil fuels.
Ukrainians urged to save power after plant hit
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine urged residents to save electricity Thursday after a power plant near the front line was hit by shelling, the first such warning this winter as temperatures plunge below freezing.
Greece and Turkey seek to improve relations
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» ATHENS - Greece and Turkey on Thursday restarted high-level talks to reduce chronic tensions in their relations as the Turkish president visited Athens for the first time in six years.
EU tells China 'differences' must be addressed
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» BEIJING - EU President Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that the bloc and its biggest trading partner must address their differences, as they began the first in-person EU-China summit in over four years.
Putin lands in Abu Dhabi
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» ABU DHABI - President Vladimir Putin is in the United Arab Emirates for a rare visit outside the former Soviet Union Wednesday, as Russia seeks to reassert itself on the global stage.
COP28 fossil fuel debate sizzles
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» DUBAI - With 2023 confirmed to be the hottest year on record by Europe's climate monitor, the temperature was also rising on Wednesday for negotiators thrashing out the thorny issue of fossil fuels at the UN climate talks in Dubai.
Kremlin says Putin to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE on Wednesday
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, the Kremlin has announced, as Moscow courts allies abroad despite being isolated by the West over the Ukraine conflict.
COP28 fossil fuel battle hardens despite new warning on warming
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» DUBAI - Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks on Tuesday despite scientists warning that global warming could breach the 1.5C threshold within seven years.