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Greenhouse gas levels hit record; world struggles to curb damage
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is “way off track” in capping rising temperatures, the United Nations ...United States would come to Taiwan’s defense if China attacks: Biden
The United States would come to Taiwan’s defense and has a commitment to defend the island China claims as its own, U.S. ...South Korea prepares to launch first domestically produced space rocket
South Korea is scheduled to conduct its first test launch into space of a domestically built rocket on Thursday in a major ...Japanese volcano spews plumes of ash, people warned away
A volcano erupted in Japan on Wednesday, blasting ash several miles into the sky and prompting officials to warn against the threat ...North Korea fires suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile
North Korea fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, the South’s military said, the nuclear-armed country’s latest advance ...WHO-led program aims to buy antiviral COVID-19 pills for $10
By Francesco Guarascio Reuters | Post and Editing by Hum KC A programme led by the World Health Organization aimed at ensuring ...“Most locked-down city” Melbourne easing curbs as Australian state nears vaccination goal
Melbourne, which has spent more time under Covid-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home ...Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Bali, kills three
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck Indonesia’s Bali island on Saturday morning, killing at least three people, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency ...WHO says it may be ‘last chance’ to find COVID origins
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday its newly formed advisory group on dangerous pathogens may be “our last chance” to ...Japan dissolves parliament, setting stage for general election
Japan dissolved its parliament on Thursday, setting the stage for an election at the end of the month that will pit new ...














