Serbia may receive additional volumes of fuel if a gas hub is constructed in Türkiye, the head of the country’s gas association says Read Full Article at RT.com
North Korea has denied allegations it is sending weapons to Russia for use in the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com
Lancome, Redken, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, and Kerastase will resume sales on the Russian market, the Trade Ministry says Read Full Article at RT.com
Chinese stocks may jump 20% when Beijing fully reopens the economy after Covid restrictions are lifted, Goldman Sachs economists say Read Full Article at RT.com
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 08 (IPS) - Ahead of the first United Nations environmental summit in Stockholm in 1972, a group of scientists prepared The Limits to Growth report for the Club of Rome. It showed planet Earth’s finite natural resources cannot support ever-growing human consumption.
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Bulawayo, Nov 07 (IPS) - Africa is counting on COP27 to deliver it from climate change. But will it?
ROME, Nov 07 (IPS) - Arms are raised, stretched out towards the sky, holding white cards with the word "peace" written in different languages. A girl, a refugee from Syria, reads the Rome’s "Appeal for peace": "With firm conviction, we say: no more war! Let's stop all conflicts […] Let dialogue be resumed to nullify the threat of nuclear weapons.” Pope Francis singed it in front of the people gathered at the Colosseum, holding the word “peace” in their hands, as representatives of the world’s religions did as well. Shortly before, members of those different religions gathered for prayer to invoke peace in their different traditions—a prayer that is “a cry” inside the ancient amphitheater.
The top UN disarmament official told the Security Council on Monday that “gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies” identified in Syria’s declaration over its use of chemical weapons, in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). “cannot be considered accurate and complete”.
Although the global cost-of-living crisis will be an obstacle to eradicating poverty by 2030, countries can still make significant progress towards this Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), UN-appointed human rights expert Olivier de Schutter has said.
With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday unveiled the details of his plan to ensure everyone on the planet is protected by early warning systems within the next five years.