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Summit marks first themed day on health amid warnings climate change is killing millions
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Bill Gates has stressed that talk about fighting climate change is derailing progress made in global health.Bill Gates: Climate change risks derailing progress in health care
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Activists during the rally in the UN-managed Blue Zone at Cop28. Pawan Singh / The NationalGaza ceasefire protest brings Palestinian cause to Cop28
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Cop28 director general Majid Al Suwaidi backed calls for more climate finance to support fragile states.Cop28 pact boosts climate funding for war zone recovery effort
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Solar panels on the rooftop of a parking garage in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPARenewable energy is ‘cost-competitive’ despite interest rates, GRA says
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A flare to burn methane from oil production near Watford City, North Dakota. The oil and gas industry's Cop28 methane pledge has been praised, but concerns linger about its implementation. APEnergy industry urged to take swifter measures with methane pledge
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Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said the world needs hope. Antonie Robertson/The NationalThe UAE is answering its sceptics at Cop28, says climate minister
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LIVEMore than 700 Palestinians killed in 24 hours
Women and children make up the majority of the victims, according to officials
Displaced Palestinian children look out from a makeshift shelter in the courtyard of a government-run school in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 2, 2023, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
Children wounded in Israeli air strikes arrive at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. Getty ImagesGaza mass casualties 'on a new scale', says ICRC head
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Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Khan Younis, Gaza. Getty ImagesIsrael hits southern Gaza as WHO warns of dire hospital conditions
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