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In climate push, G7 agrees to stop international funding for coal Reuters | May 22, 2021 12:21 AM EDT Heavy equipment excavate anthracite coal from a strip mine in New Castle, Pennsylvania, (Photo : REUTERS/Dane Rhys/File Photo) The world s seven largest advanced economies agreed on Friday to stop international financing of coal projects that emit carbon by the end of this year, and phase out such support for all fossil fuels, to meet globally agreed climate change targets. Stopping fossil fuel funding is seen as a major step the world can make to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, which scientists say would avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change. ....
World May 21, 2021 COPENHAGEN: Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains fragile and international travel should be avoided, a World Health Organisation director warned on Thursday, while stressing that authorised vaccines work against variants of concern. Right now, in the face of a continued threat and new uncertainty, we need to continue to exercise caution, and rethink or avoid international travel, WHO’s European director Hans Kluge said, before adding that pockets of increasing transmission on the continent could quickly spread. The so-called Indian variant, which might be more transmissible, has now been identified in at least 26 of the 53 countries in the WHO Europe region, Kluge said during his weekly press conference. ....
Netanyahu refuses to stop bombing Gaza Top Story May 20, 2021 GAZA CITY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back Wednesday against calls from the United States to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead. Netanyahu’s tough comments marked the first public rift between the two close allies since the fighting began last week and could complicate international efforts to reach a ceasefire. Israel continued to pound targets in Gaza with airstrikes Wednesday, while Palestinian fighters bombarded Israel with rocket fire throughout the day, international media reported. In another sign of potential escalation, militants in Lebanon fired a barrage of rockets into northern Israel. ....