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Marshall Islands kicks off twitter campaign urging 2020 climate ambition 09 Dec 2019 - 11:20 pm

MADRID: The Marshall Islands has challenged all 184 countries with a national climate action plan under the 2015 Paris Agreement on global warming...

Union leaders harassed in Brazil's textile factories 09 Dec 2019 - 11:20 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: Women labor leaders in Brazil face harassment and isolation in the grueling textile industry, where they are singled out for...

With climate discontent rising, scientists warn of social 'tipping point' 09 Dec 2019 - 11:20 pm

MADRID: With young climate activists taking to the streets of Madrid on Friday, the U.N. climate chief and a leading scientist warned of...

Charity sues Kenya over treatment of trafficked Indian, Nepali women 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm

NAIROBI: A charity said on Monday it is suing the Kenyan government over a failure to provide five women trafficked from India and...

New Delhi factory fire highlights dangers facing India's migrant workers 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm

CHENNAI, India: Thousands of migrant workers in India are at risk from accidents like the factory fire that has killed 43 people in...

Conserve or develop? Protecting floodplains could cut flood costs - researchers 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm

WASHINGTON: Buying flood-prone U.S. land and protecting it from development would be far cheaper than paying later for flood damage to homes and...

Land rights for indigenous people in India wins global prize 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm

BANGKOK: A groundbreaking project that secured land rights for thousands of indigenous people in India won a top global prize on Monday, highlighting...

Youth urge adults to stop 'acting like children' on climate change 09 Dec 2019 - 10:07 pm

MADRID: With children and young people increasingly at risk from extreme weather and out in the streets demanding faster action on global warming,...

Democrats focus on abuse of power, obstruction in impeachment 09 Dec 2019 - 07:42 pm

Democrats focused on charges that President Donald Trump abused his office and obstructed Congress as they delivered their closing arguments Monday for what...

Heavy rain causes floods, paralyzes Lebanon's capital 09 Dec 2019 - 07:15 pm

BEIRUT : A rainstorm paralyzed parts of Lebanon's capital Beirut on Monday, turning streets to small rivers, stranding motorists inside their vehicles and...

South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe 2019 09 Dec 2019 - 06:43 pm

ATLANTA : South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe 2019, giving the country its second title in in three years in a...

US Democrats sharpen the impeachment knives as Republicans defend Trump 09 Dec 2019 - 06:33 pm

WASHINGTON: US Democrats on Monday sought to bolster the case for impeaching President Donald Trump, describing his pressuring of Ukraine to investigate a...

UK PM Johnson criticised for response to photo of sick child 09 Dec 2019 - 06:33 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire on Monday for his response to being shown a photo of a sick child...

'Hands off the theatre' - Hungarians protest for artistic freedom 09 Dec 2019 - 06:33 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungary's government submitted plans to parliament on Monday to tighten its control over theatres, triggering protests from actors and audiences who feel...

Lebanon protesters scuffle with lawmaker's bodyguards 09 Dec 2019 - 06:33 pm

BEIRUT: Lebanese soldiers had to separate protesters and the bodyguards of a member of parliament after scuffles broke out under heavy rain Monday...

Finland's Sanna Marin, world's youngest PM 09 Dec 2019 - 06:16 pm

Helsinki : 34, Sanna Marin will become the world's youngest sitting prime minister when she is sworn in by the Finnish parliament on...

Russia banned by WADA from 2022 World Cup, 2020 Olympics over doping 09 Dec 2019 - 04:16 pm

Lausanne: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday banned Russia for four years from major global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics...