COP 21: What can be expected?
The world is watching, with anticipation and apprehension the proceedings of the 21st Conference of the Parties – COP 21 – to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change …
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Iraq issues ultimatum to Turkey’s troops
Giving Turkey 48 hours to withdraw its forces, Iraq has asserted that the Turkish forces entered the country illegally and warned that Ankara should face “all available options”, including recourse …
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Obama calls California shootings a terror attack, vows to destroy IS
Describing the mass shooting in California an “act of terrorism”, US President Barack Obama vowed to “destroy” the Islamic State group and branded its fighters “thugs and killers”. In a …
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India-Pakistan thaw: NSAs meet in Bangkok, discuss terrorism, Kashmir
Signalling a thaw in India-Pakistan relations, the National Security Advisors (NSA) of India and Pakistan Ajit Doval and General Naseer Janjua met in Bangkok on December 6 to discuss all …
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Chasing blue economy dream, India, Mauritius to deepen ties
The Blue Economy dream is set to bring India and Mauritius in a tighter strategic embrace. Building on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the archipelago nation in March this year, the December 6-10 visit by Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim, the first female president of Mauritius, is set to bolster multi-layered ties between the two countries.
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India’s rise over dirty technologies in US interest: Obama
With the world closely tracking India’s moves at the global climate summit, US President Barack Obama has offered New Delhi clean technologies that will allow Asia’s third largest economy …
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Germany joins war against IS
Joining the other major powers of the world, Germany has agreed to enter into the fight against the Islamic State (IS). Germany’s lower house of Parliament on December 4 approved …
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COP21 make-or-break weekend: Pressure mounts to produce working text
The delegates from 195 countries at climate change talks in Paris are under pressure to produce a working text of a deal by the weekend. This is set to bring out sharply sticking points and fault lines nearly halfway through the UN negotiations.
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India’s forest cover witnesses a major increase
Amid increased global scrutiny of India’s environment, the country’s forest cover increased by 3,775 square km since 2013, taking the total to 701,673 sq. km, or 70.17 million hectares, equivalent …
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Boko Haram strikes again in Nigeria, 3 killed
Terror once again struck Nigeria, Africa’s most populous state, with three people being killed and six others injured in suicide attacks in the country’s northeast province Borno. Boko Haram is …
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