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Early success on loss and damage puts Cop28 in upbeat mood
Campaigners say opening-day deal brings 'goodwill and trust' but that work is 'far from over'
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President Sheikh Mohamed meets Paraguay's President Santiago Pena on the sidelines of the global climate summit at Expo City Dubai. Photo: UAE Presidential CourtPresident Sheikh Mohamed meets delegation heads at Cop28
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Environmental reforms allowed for a remarkable revival of Iraq's southern marshes. AFPIraq knows more than most the cost of failure in the climate fight
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Mahmoud Saad Radaideh a youth delegate from Jordan. He is an avid climate advocate and environmental activist with Sara Badran a youth delegate from Lebanon. She is a dedicated environmental science graduate. The first day of COP28. Expo City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The NationalBusiness Extra: Climate Edition - Young advocates in Middle East
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Visitors at the Prototypes for Humanity exhibition at the Boulevard in Emirates Towers in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The NationalStudent sustainability projects vie for $100,000 prize at Cop28
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A delegate at the first day of Cop28 at Expo City Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National'We need to change the world': delegates bring can-do spirit
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Stella McCartney uses no leather, fur or feathers in her collections. Getty ImagesStella McCartney talks sustainability as Cop28 begins
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Israel-Gaza war
LiveTemporary truce in Gaza expires after series of violations in past 24 hours
Neither side announced a deal to extend the pause in fighting
A view shows the damaged buildings of Northern Gaza strip, as seen from the viewpoint in Sderot, South Israel, November 30, 2023. REUTERS / Alexander Ermochenko
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah. APBlinken stresses need to protect Gazans when Israeli offensive resumes
English teacher Tariq Al Annabi during an English lesson for displaced Palestinian children in Rafah. Photo: Nagham MohannaCourtyard classes for displaced Palestinian children in Rafah
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