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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for additional access to the plant to "confirm the absence of mines or explosives at the site"

UN Observers Urge Access To Ukraine Nuclear Plant

UN observers appealed on Wednesday for greater access to Europe's largest nuclear plant, after Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations over a possible "catastrophic" act of sabotage at the Russian-controlled facility in Ukraine.
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman sought to reject 'cynical' observers who see rifts in his country's ties with Russia

Saudi Says Oil Cuts Show Not At Odds With Russia

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday dismissed talk of discord with oil ally Russia, praising their coordinated decisions to remove barrels from the market in efforts to prop up prices. Oil producers are grappling with falling prices and high market volatility amid fears of global economic slowdown and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has upended economies worldwide. On Monday, Riyadh said that it would extend a production reduction of one million barrels per day (bpd), which began in July, to August to boost prices.
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and direct air capture (DAC)are different technologies for isolating CO2

Carbon 'Capture' Climate Tech Is Booming, And Confusing

Humanity's failure to draw down planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions -- 41 billion tonnes in 2022 -- has thrust once-marginal options for capping or reducing CO2 in the atmosphere to centre stage in climate policy and investment.
AFP news Jul 05, 2023
War in Ukraine

Russia Says West Enabled Drone Attacks Near Moscow

Moscow said Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory would "not be possible" without US and NATO help, escalating its rhetoric after reporting it had downed five drones near the capital on Tuesday.
AFP news Jul 05, 2023
A mourner at the funeral of Victoria Amelina, who was dining at the Ria Pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk when a Russian strike hit

Kyiv Bids Farewell To Writer Killed In Russian Strike

Inside Kyiv's St Michael's cathedral, mourners gathered Tuesday to bid farewell to Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who died of her wounds suffered in a Russian missile strike on a restaurant.
AFP news Jul 05, 2023
Graphic explaining El Nino and La Nina, opposing climate patterns in the Pacific Ocean that can significantly impact weather, wildfires, ecosystems and economies worldwide

UN Warns World To Prepare For El Nino Impact

The United Nations on Tuesday warned the world to prepare for the effects of El Nino, saying the weather phenomenon which triggers higher global temperatures is set to persist throughout 2023.
AFP news Jul 05, 2023
Disinformation researchers are facing subpoenas from the US House Judiciary Committee, demanding records including emails with government officials and social media platforms dating back years

Disinformation Researchers Lament 'Chilling' US Legal Campaign

The study of disinformation has emerged as a political lightning rod in the United States, with conservative advocates launching a sweeping legal offensive that researchers fighting falsehoods denounce as an intimidation campaign ahead of the 2024 election.
AFP news Jul 05, 2023
Traders are increasingly concerned about weakness in China's economy, which is a key driver of global growth

Asian Markets Drop As China Data Indicates Further Weakness

Asian markets sank Wednesday as another round of data showed China's economy continued to struggle in June, with little hope that the country's leaders can unveil the blockbuster stimulus needed to kickstart growth.
AFP news Jul 05, 2023
China produces 80 percent of the world's supplies of gallium and germanium which are used to make semiconductors

EU 'Concerned' About China's Curbs On Rare Metals

The European Commission said Tuesday it was "concerned" about China's decision to impose export controls on two rare metals vital for making semiconductors amid an escalating tech battle between Washington and Beijing.
AFP news Jul 04, 2023
Turkey is angry at Sweden for allowing protests at which anti-Islamic figures burned pages from the Koran

Turkey Says Will Not Be Pressured Over Sweden's NATO Bid

Turkey warned Tuesday it will not be pressured into backing Sweden's bid to join NATO and said it was still assessing whether the Nordic country's entry would benefit or hurt bloc. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's comments came two days before he was due meet his Swedish counterpart in Brussels to discuss Stockholm's attempt to become the 32nd member of the US-led defence alliance.
AFP news Jul 04, 2023
The statue of the Roman emperor, who lived from AD 145 to 211, was recently sent back to Turkey -- minus the head

Turkey Seeks Severed Head Of Ancient Statue From Danish Museum

A bronze head of Emperor Septimius Severus on display at a Copenhagen museum has become a bone of contention between the Danish museum and Turkey, which claims it was looted during an archaeological dig in the 1960s and wants it back.
AFP news Jul 04, 2023
Burqa-clad women sit in front of a beauty salon with images of models defaced by spray paint in Jalalabad in December 2021

Afghan Taliban Order Women's Beauty Parlours To Shut

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, the vice ministry confirmed Tuesday, the latest curb to further squeeze women out of public life.
AFP news Jul 04, 2023
France maintained a large police presence as fewer incidents were reported

France Seeks Answers After Week Of Rioting

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday to meet with hundreds of French officials to begin exploring the "deeper reasons" for the country's plunge into riots after the killing of a teenager at a traffic stop.
AFP news Jul 04, 2023
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg was extended in his job after allies failed to agree a replacement

NATO Chief Stoltenberg's Mandate Extended To 2024

NATO's members on Tuesday extended the tenure of alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg for one year, after struggling to find a replacement in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine.
AFP news Jul 04, 2023
Ultra-realistic robot artist Ai-Da and other robots will join the summit looking at how to harness AI for empowering humanity

UN Talks Aim To Harness AI Power And Potential

The United Nations is convening this week a global gathering to try to map out the frontiers of artificial intelligence and to harness its potential for empowering humanity.
AFP news Jul 04, 2023
The International Maritime Organization will discuss a carbon tax on the shipping sector

Activists Protest Over Ship Pollution At Maritime Meet

Environmental campaigners protested Monday outside the London-based International Maritime Organization, which is meeting to discuss curbing carbon dioxide emissions from the high-polluting shipping sector.
AFP news Jul 04, 2023
Jenin

Major Israeli Military Operation Kills Eight In West Bank

Israel on Monday began a large-scale military raid including drone strikes and hundreds of troops in the northern occupied West Bank, killing eight Palestinians in what the army labelled an "extensive counterterrorism effort." The operation under the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the biggest of its kind in years, with bulldozers, armoured vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
AFP news Jul 03, 2023
Russian forces are on the offensive near eastern Avdiivka

Ukraine Claims Limited Gains, Weeks Into Counteroffensive

Ukraine on Monday said its forces clawed back clutches of territory from Russia last week as part of its counteroffensive, as Russia's security service said it foiled an assassination attempt on the head of Moscow-annexed Crimea.
AFP news Jul 03, 2023

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