Climate groups call for COP26 summit delay over vaccines, costsUK announces it will pay for hotel quarantine stays and says it is working 'tirelessly' to vaccine delegates and ensure inclusive climate talks - but activists say that aim is now impossible and call for delay |
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Two years on, forest pact's 'good intentions' do little to protect AmazonThe Leticia Pact, signed by South American leaders in 2019, has so far failed to live up to its aims to curb Amazon deforestation, critics say |
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COP26 summit urged to prioritise adaptation as 'climate emergency' surgesBoth funding and political will to adapt to worsening climate-driven threats remain in short supply, top officials say |
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Bitcoin craze: Seven places that want you to spend your virtual currencyFrom tax payments to everyday purchases, digital cash is becoming increasingly adopted around the world |
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To benefit the climate, Indonesia's electric vehicle push needs greener powerIndonesia has set its sights on becoming an EV hub for Asia, aiming to sell only electric cars and motorbikes by 2050 - but can it move away from fossil-fuel power and palm oil-based biodiesel faster? |
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U.S. Justice Dept. says will protect Texas abortion clinics that come under attackThe department will protect those seeking abortion under the FACE Act, which prohibits force and physical obstruction interfering with a person obtaining or providing reproductive health services |
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A curtain divides male, female students as Afghan universities reopenWhen the Taliban last ruled from 1996-2001, the group banned girls from school and women from university and work |
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Rights group files complaint against German retailers over Chinese textilesThe complaint accuses Lidl, Hugo Boss and other retailers of abetting and profiting directly or indirectly from forced labour in Xinjiang's cotton industry |
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El Salvador leads the world into cryptocurrency: bitcoin legal tenderThe plan aims to save Salvadorans $400 million spent annually in commissions for remittances, mostly sent from the United States |
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Angry Indian growers gather outside Delhi to protest farm lawsFor more than eight months, tens of thousands of farmers have camped on major highways to New Delhi to oppose the farm laws in India's longest-running growers' protest |
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In Buenos Aires downtown, a city seeks new lease of life after pandemic 'iceberg'The city is looking to recover and rethink how the downtown area could look post-pandemic, with offices converted to housing to attract residents rather than just workers |
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