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COP26 leaders vow new drive to save forests

Shawdesh Desk: World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant

India to hit net-zero climate target by 2070: Modi

Shawdesh Desk: India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country’s prime minister announced Monday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. “By 2070, India will achieve the target

UAE approves use of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11

Shawdesh desk: The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has authorised the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children in the age group of 5-11 years. It

Objective, scientific, responsible attitude should be adopted for COVID-19 origins tracing: Chinese FM

Shawdesh Desk: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Saturday that an objective, scientific, and responsible attitude should be adopted for tracing the origins of COVID-19.

China files formal application to join DEPA

Shawdesh Desk: China has filed a formal application to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, or the DEPA, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. Commerce Minister Wang Wentao submitted

US condemns Myanmar junta for ‘abhorrent attacks’ in Chin state

Shawdesh Desk: The United States said Sunday it is “gravely concerned” about reports that Myanmar’s security forces committed human rights violations and destroyed more than 100 homes as well as

Sudan coup: Three killed in protests against military takeover

Shawdesh Desk: Sudan’s security forces have fired live rounds and tear gas at pro-democracy protesters, killing at least three people, a doctors’ committee says, reports BBC. Thousands marched in the

Global Covid cases top 246 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has crossed 246 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the