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'Huge debate' on fossil fuels as Cop28 considers coal phase-out deal
Pledge to end coal would be a major win for the summit after previous opposition from India and China
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Dozens of countries have signed up to a pledge to cut emissions from the cooling sector. BloombergCool it: Support for Cop28-backed pledge to cut cooling emissions
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Hamed Al Mamari, from Oman, at his country's pavilion at the Cop28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The NationalArab states' net-zero hopes staked on Cop28 climate targets
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Bassem Youssef on stage at Cop28. Chris Whiteoak / The NationalEgyptian comedian Bassem Youssef brings his viral humour to Cop28
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Young activists protest about smog being created by deforestation in the Amazon, on day six of Cop28 at Expo City Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The NationalIndigenous people say vital land rights issue remains unresolved
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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - December 01, 2023: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (4th R) stands for a photograph with the winners of Zayed Sustainability Prize, at COP28 UAE, Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City. ( Omar Al Askar / UAE Presidential Court ) ---Climate Edition - Sustaining agriculture in Gaza and ocean health
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Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown, fears her city will run out of water as its population continues to grow. Pawan Singh / The NationalCop28: The African mayor who fears her city could run out of water
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Israel-Gaza war
LIVEIsrael mounts biggest onslaught since it entered Gaza
At least 50 killed in Israeli air strikes on Khan Younis and Nussairat Camp
Smoke rises above buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, as battles between Israel and Hamas continue on December 5, 2023. AFP
A medic carries an injured Palestinian at Nasser Medical Hospital as Khan Younis in Gaza continues to be bombarded. Getty ImagesMedics 'can't reach wounded' in Khan Younis as Israeli tanks advance
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A Jewish settler scuffles with a Palestinian demonstrator in the West Bank city of Hebron. AFPUS visa restrictions on Israel settlers attacking Palestinians
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