As part of his four-day tour of Africa, Prince Harry met with disadvantaged young children surfing on the beach in Durban on Tuesday (December 1). Prince Harry, who is on the tour to promote his charitable work in the region, had already met with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and visited various other charitable organizations on the trip to South Africa and Lesotho. On Tuesday, Prince Harry went to the beach and met with children learning to […]
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Japan resumes whale hunts in the name of science
Japan‘s whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Tuesday (December 1) to resume a decades-old whale hunt, defying global outrage, after a year’s hiatus due to an international court ruling. Japan aims to take more than 300 whales in its “scientific whaling” programme before the hunt ends next year. “Many of our citizens are celebrating your trip out to sea,” said Tomoaki Nakao, the mayor of the western city of Shimonoseki that is home […]
Obama: climate change an economic, security imperative
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the world needs an enduring framework for addressing climate change and that he would seek an agreement that would boost economies as well as help the planet’s environment. A strong climate pact would send a signal to researchers and investors that change is necessary and will spur energy innovation, Obama said at a news conference at the U.N. global climate summit in Paris. Obama said he expected the […]
Condemning attacks, leaders in Paris make careful leap to climate change
(Reuters) For world leaders attending a long-planned climate summit in Paris just weeks after 130 people were killed by Islamic State militants in the French capital, addressing the coincidental convergence of global warming and terrorism was unavoidable. In a series of some 150 opening speeches at the heavily guarded facility on the outskirts of Paris, most heads of state and prime ministers offered condolences to their French hosts, pivoting quickly, sometimes awkwardly, to the climate […]
President Obama to help fix climate change
United States President Barack Obama on Monday, November 30 said in the 21st Conference of Parties (COP 21) for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that the United States will help to fix climate change. Obama said a growing threat of climate change could define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other. United States is the world’s second biggest greenhouse gas emitter. https://youtu.be/XznVwd0LH20
China, Russia to strengthen cooperation against terrorism
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Paris on Monday in a meeting following the plenary session of the UN conference for climate change. The two presidents exchanged views on bilateral relations and discussed other issues of international and regional interest. Xi said the China-Russia bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership is developing at a steady pace and he believes it necessary for the two leaders to hold frequent meetings in order to […]
President Aquino calls for global unity to address climate change
President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday called for global solidarity in addressing climate change saying every country must commit to reduce green house gas emissions and build resilient communities. In his keynote address during the Climate Vulnerable Forum High-Level Event, President Aquino said current debates focus on the question on who among the countries should be doing what but now it must shift to the contributions of individual countries. President Aquino attended on Monday […]
Hollande, Ban open Paris climate conference
World leaders launched an ambitious attempt on Monday (November 30) to hold back the earth’s rising temperatures, with French President Francois Hollande saying no international summit has ever had such high stakes. Some 150 heads of state, including big emitters U.S. President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, will urge each other to find common cause in two weeks of bargaining to steer the global economy away from its dependence on fossil fuels. […]
Obama says U.S. will step up on climate change
(Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said that the United States accepted its responsibility as the world’s second biggest greenhouse gas emitter to help fix climate change, adding that global action need not damage economic growth. Speaking in Paris where more than 150 world leaders have gathered for a U.N. summit aimed at reaching an agreement to curb global warming, Obama said a growing threat of climate change could define the contours of this […]
Chinese President Xi says climate deal must address economic gaps
Chinese President Xi Jinping said it was crucial climate talks in Paris addressed economic differences between nations and allowed different countries to develop their own solutions to the problem of global warming. China, the world’s top emitter, has always insisted that developed nations had to take the most responsibility for warming the planet and emerging economies needed to be given freedom to develop. “It is important to respect the differences among countries, especially developing countries,” […]
10-K Pinoy sa Belgium, balik trabaho na matapos ibaba ang terror alert level
Nasa ligtas na kalagayan ang mahigit 10,000 na Pinoy sa Belgium matapos ibaba ang terror alert level sa naturang bansa kasunod ng pagtugis sa umano’y utak ng pagpapasabog sa Paris, France na ikinamatay ng mahigit sa 100 katao. https://youtu.be/m76WUdgAbE4
France hands over climate conference venue to UN
(Courtesy CCTV) — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday handed over the key to Le Bourget to United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres, a symbol to shift the administration power of the commune to the UN ahead of the 2015 UN climate change conference in Paris. Receiving the “Key of Hope”, Figueres said she appreciates what France has done for the climate conference. After the ceremony, the French foreign minister took the UN climate […]