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Russia upholds int'l cooperation to address climate change: Putin
The fight against climate change requires united efforts of the entire international community, Putin said in an address to the Leaders Summit on Climate via video link on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
US House passes bill granting Washington, DC statehood
H.R. 51, the Washington, DC Admission Act passed in the House in a party-line vote of 216-208 on Thursday. Its fate in the Senate, however, is almost certainly doomed, given that overwhelming Republican opposition will make it next to impossible for the measure to cross the 60-vote threshold for passage, Xinhua news agency reported.
'Developed nations should contribute more to tackle climate change'
"Let us mobilize political leadership to move ahead together -- to overcome climate change, end our war on nature and build lives of dignity and prosperity for all," the UN chief told world leaders attending the Leaders Summit on Climate on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
US govt shouldn't attend Winter Olympics if China continues rights violations: USCIRF
In its annual report released on Wednesday, the USCIRF recommended the Joe Biden administration to redesignate China as a "country of particular concern", or CPC, for engaging in systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA).
Joe Biden to pledge halving US emissions by 2030 at climate summit
The promise will come at an online summit Biden is convening with 40 world leaders aimed at getting the major economies to set more ambitious carbon-slashing goals, the DPA news agency reported. The two-day meeting, which opens later on Thursday, is seen as important preparation ahead of the next UN climate crisis conference, to be held in Glasgow in November.
USCIRF asks Biden to impose sanctions on Pakistan over persecution of minorities
In its annual report released on Wednesday, the Washington-based commission redesignated Pakistan as a 'country of particular concern' (CPC), for engaging in systematic, ongoing and egregious violations of religious freedom of minorities.
Disagreements between US, Iran remain in Vienna n-talks
The senior official said on Wednesday that the indirect talks between the US and Iran in Vienna "made some progress" in clarifying respective steps to revive the deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reports Xinhua news agency. "But clarification doesn't necessarily mean consensus," said the official.
Guterres calls for commitment to restoring planet
This year's observance takes place at a time when the planet is "at a tipping point", while humanity continues to abuse the natural world, the UN chief said in the message. We heedlessly plunder the earth's resources, deplete its wildlife and treat air, land and seas as dumping grounds. Crucial ecosystems and food chains are being pushed to the brink of collapse,"
Russia to simplify visa issuance to boost tourism
It will be possible for tourists from most countries to obtain electronic visas remotely "without unnecessary formalities" within just four days, Putin said in his annual state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly on Wednesday.
Indian-American civil rights lawyer narrowly confirmed as Associate AG
Senator Lisa Murkowski gave her the crucial vote on Wednesday in the 100-member Senate, which is evenly divided between the Republican and Democratic parties, to assume the third-highest position in the Justice Department.
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