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Japan Airlines counts losses from wrecked Tokyo plane
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Japan Airlines on Thursday said it expected losses of more than $100 million after one of its planes was destroyed when it collided with another aircraft on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport this week. All 379 people on board the JAL Airbus
Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist stabbed in ‘hate crime’
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Prominent LGBTQ rights activist Steven Kabuye was attacked and severely injured by unknown assailants in Uganda while heading to work on Wednesday morning, according to his organization. Coloured Voice – Truth to LGBTQ, shared on the social platform X, reported that
GEF-hosted GBF Fund Receives First Contributions, GEF to Serve High Seas Treaty
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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly endorsed the June 2023 decision of the GEF Council creating the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF). The Fund will support implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) by providing a new source of funding for protecting endangered
Canada to host Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility
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As the world experiences the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, Canada continues to show leadership in advancing environmental action at home and around the world by bringing diverse partners together to find solutions for a healthy planet.
Elon Musk’s team seeks new investors for Twitter – Semafor
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The managing director of Elon Musk’s family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter, news platform Semafor reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the fundraising effort. Musk’s money manager, Jared Birchall, reached out to potential investors this week,
COP15 in Montreal: UN calls for biodiversity ‘peace pact with nature’
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Governments are meeting in Montreal to agree targets to reverse the loss of nature. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said we have a chance to stop the “orgy of destruction” which has put a million species at risk of extinction. “It’s time
Europe urged to save natural gas to avoid shortage next year
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Europe could face a severe natural gas shortage next year and needs to act now to reduce use, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report Thursday, warning against complacency in an energy crisis triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine
Campaigners Ask European Council to demand EU to implements a full and immediate embargo on all Russian fossil fuels
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Leading Ukrainian and international campaigners have written to the European Council to demand that the EU implements a full and immediate embargo on all Russian fossil fuels. Writing in advance of the EU energy ministers’ meeting on Friday, the campaigners say