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LIVECop28 enters critical stage as global stocktake takes shape
Ministers to examine text with key language on phasing out fossil fuels still to be agreed
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Laurent Fabius, former foreign minister of France and Cop21 President, called for urgent action to get the world back on track to meet the Paris Agreement goals. GettyParis Agreement mastermind says world heading for 3°C rise
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One of the many slogans encouraging action, progress and decisions at Cop28. ReutersOptimism and determination abound - but can Cop28 turn fine words into decisive deeds?
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Delegates in the Blue Zone on the fifth day of Cop28 at the Expo City Dubai. Pawan Singh / The NationalCop28 delegates say they feel encouraged by progress so far
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As Cop28 enters its second week, there are concerns from some organisations that caveats could limit the impact that any agreement has on the phasing out of fossil fuels. AFPNGOs hail Cop28 wins but say emissions cuts in stocktake text are key
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Waves crash against the shore at an Auckland beach as a cyclone hits the upper parts of New Zealand in February. NZ Herald / APPacific Islands caught in the eye of the storm demand action at Cop28
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Manhat founder Saeed Alhassan wants to use his invention to build floating farms, using the fresh water collected to irrigate and grow crops at source. Photo: ManhatUAE start-up shows freshwater and floating farm plans at Cop28
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LIVEYemen's Houthis threaten all Israeli shipping in Red Sea
Militants threaten action unless food and medicine supplies are delivered to the Gaza Strip
An armed Houthi fighter walks through the beach with the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the background, seized by the Houthis offshore of the Al-Salif port on the Red Sea in the province of Hodeidah, Yemen. EPA
Young children injured in Israeli airstrikes arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital on December 04, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Getty'Wounded and no surviving family': Plight of Gaza's orphans
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Palestinian men are stripped to their underpants and paraded through a square once used by Hamas in Gaza's Beit Lahia. Photo: Emanuel Fabian / XFamilies express anger after Israel parades Gazan men in underwear
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