Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is suffering 'mass bleaching' as corals lose their colour under the stress of warmer seas, authorities have said, in a blow widely blamed on climate change.
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Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (王毅) yesterday visited India on his first trip to the country since a deadly clash between Chinese and Indian troops on their Himalayan border in June 2020. The high-altitude brawl left 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops dead, and led to a sharp deterioration in relations, with both sides sending major reinforcements to the area. Wang, who arrived from Afghanistan in his first visit since the Taliban took power, was due to meet Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar later yesterday in New Delhi.
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