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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week: Etihad targets zero net carbon emissions by 2050, to halve its 2019 net emission levels by 2035
NE ENVIRONMENT BUREAU AHMEDABAD, JAN 18 United Arab Emirates national carrier Etihad Airways on Saturday committed to a minimum target...
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European Union mulls 5-yr ban for facial recognition tech in public
NE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BUREAU The plan by the EU’s executive – set out in an 18-page white paper –...
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Dutch art sleuth finds rare stolen copy of $1.1-mn book
NE NEWS SERVICE AMSTERDAM, JAN 18 A stolen 15th-century book by the famed Persian poet Hafez has been recovered by...
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China sees weakest growth in 29 years
NE NEWS SERVICE BEIJING, JAN 18 China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid...
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Missile attack a slap on US face: Khamenei
NE NEWS SERVICE DUBAI, JAN 18 The Revolutionary Guards of Iran can take their fight beyond Iran’s borders, the supreme...
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Tamils in Netherland celebrate Pongal
NE NEWS SERVICE CHENNAI, JAN 17 Pongal was celebrated by the Tamils living across Netherlands on Thursday. Members of over...
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Record low snowfall shuts Japan ski resorts
NE NEWS SERVICE TOKYO, JAN 17 Record low snowfall in Japan has forced many ski resorts to shut their doors...
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Senate gets impeachment Articles; Trump’s trial set in motion
NE NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, JAN 17 Articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of...
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Diplomatic isolation of states’ sponsoring terrorism is important, says CDS Bipin Rawat
NE NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, JAN 16 In a sharp attack reference to neighbouring Pakistan, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)...
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Why Paris climate goals may be out of reach
NE NEWS SERVICE PARIS, JAN 15 New climate models show carbon dioxide is a more potent greenhouse gas than previously...
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