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Negotiators grapple with final Cop28 draft deal
Nearly 200 parties asked to back deal on gradual reduction in fossil fuel use over next three decades
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UN climate change executive secretary Simon Stiell on the second day of the summit. Chris Whiteoak / The National'Millions of lives at stake', says UN official as Cop28 enters final hours
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Grace Fu, Singapore's Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, said negotiations at Cop28 were entering their most telling phase. Chris Whiteoak / The NationalCop28 talks reach crucial point, says Singaporean minister
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The sun rises over a cargo ship near Cullercoats Bay on North Tyneside. PAHow shipping can go full steam ahead towards net-zero
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National Experts Programme fellow Abdulla Al Remeithi devised the UAE Environmental Identity app. Photo: SuppliedEmirati eco champion launches app to track public's carbon footprint
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Australian businessman Andrew Forrest attends a panel discussion on day six of the Cop28 climate summit at Expo City Dubai. Getty ImagesBillionaire mining magnate calls on world to scrap fossil fuels
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Kabelo Mompati Tsiang, of Botswana's Ministry of Youth, Gender, Sport and Culture, says commitments on carbon reduction are crucial.African delegates at Cop28 fear losing natural environment to climate change
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Captured and detained Palestinians sit on a street in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, as Israeli soldiers stand guard. ReutersIt was torture, say Gazan men stripped by Israeli army
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A first responder, running the gauntlet of Israeli fire, carries an injured child to safety after an air strike in a refugee camp near Khan Younis, Gaza. BloombergExhausted first responders vow to keep saving lives in Gaza
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