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COP29 Drafts New New Climate Finance Goal: Here's What You Need to Know
At COP29, the NCQG contact group co-chairs published a draft text on the climate finance goal, marking a significant step in the conference’s main priority. Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, also called for stronger support for small island nations and emphasised climate finance. The conference also saw discussions on the integration of hea...
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"Maldives' Jurisdiction Not A Concern Of External Parties": President Mohamed Muizzu
Asserting that Maldives is not a small nation, President Mohamed Muizzu has said that the steps taken by his government to ensure the Indian Ocean island nation's security on its own should not concern any "external parties".
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Why New Maldives President Wants Indian Troops Out Of The Island Nation?
Addressing the inauguration event on his elevation as the president of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu said he will ensure that the small Island nation "has no foreign military presence on its soil".
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Disappearing Island Nation Of Tuvalu To Replicate Itself In Metaverse: 5 Points
Tuvalu, a small island nation in South Pacific, has come up with a unique solution to survive climate change. It is turning to the Metaverse to become the world's first digital country. But what does that mean? Read on to know more.
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Viral Video Shows Royal Bengal Tiger Swimming Across River Brahmaputra
A royal Bengal tiger swam 120 km across the river Brahmaputra to a small island before it was captured. Forest officials suspect the tiger strayed from the Oranga National Park about 120 km from the temple and swam to the island.
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5 Big Quotes From Foreign Minister's Powerful Speech At UN
India yesterday called for sweeping reforms in the United Nations and said decisions about the future of member states from Latin America, Africa, Asia and Small Island Developing States "can no longer be taken without their participation".
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This Small Island Nation Gets $66 Million China Loan To Fund Huawei Work
Solomon Islands said Thursday that it had secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building 161 telecommunications towers across the Pacific nation.
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No One Untouched By Effects Of Climate Change: PM Modi At Climate Summit
PM Modi on Tuesday launched the Initiative for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) for developing infrastructure of small island nations, saying it gives a new hope, a new confidence and satisfaction of doing something for the most vulnerable countrie
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"Tsunami Waves" Warning For New Zealand After 7.7 Earthquake In Pacific
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a small tsunami that caused no damage to island nations in the region before authorities gave the all clear.
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Happy New Year 2020: Know Which Place Celebrates New Year First, Which Last
New Year 2020: New Year is first celebrated on the small Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati. New Zealand follows next in celebrating the New Year, followed by Australia, Japan, and South Korea, while the last place to celebrate New Year is Bakers Island.
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Many Megacities To Be Hit Annually By Extreme Weather In 2050: UN Report
By 2050, many coastal megacities and small island nations will experience once-a-century weather catastrophes every year, even with an aggressive drawdown of greenhouse gas emissions, a major UN report said.
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"Absolute Disaster" In Island Nation As It Gets Cut Off From Internet
Tonga has been plunged into virtual cyber darkness after an undersea cable broke, cutting off the Pacific island kingdom from almost all cell phone and Internet services.
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Thousands Evacuated After Fire Scare At US' Statue Of Liberty Island
Thousands of visitors to the Statue of Liberty were evacuated from the national monument's New York Harbor island on Monday after a small fire broke out at a construction site, authorities said.
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In Maldives Foreign Minister's India Visit, A Test For New Delhi's Trust
The foreign minister of Maldives, Mohamed Asim is set to visit India tomorrow and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, after the small island nation caused India significant concern over signing a free trade pact with China late last year.
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Another Contagious Form Of Cancer Discovered
In an indication that transmissible cancer may not be as rare as generally believed, researchers have identified a second, genetically distinct variety in Tasmania devils, iconic small dog-sized carnivores that are only found in the wild on the Australian island state of Tasmania.
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COP29 Drafts New New Climate Finance Goal: Here's What You Need to Know
At COP29, the NCQG contact group co-chairs published a draft text on the climate finance goal, marking a significant step in the conference’s main priority. Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, also called for stronger support for small island nations and emphasised climate finance. The conference also saw discussions on the integration of hea...
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"Maldives' Jurisdiction Not A Concern Of External Parties": President Mohamed Muizzu
Asserting that Maldives is not a small nation, President Mohamed Muizzu has said that the steps taken by his government to ensure the Indian Ocean island nation's security on its own should not concern any "external parties".
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Why New Maldives President Wants Indian Troops Out Of The Island Nation?
Addressing the inauguration event on his elevation as the president of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu said he will ensure that the small Island nation "has no foreign military presence on its soil".
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Disappearing Island Nation Of Tuvalu To Replicate Itself In Metaverse: 5 Points
Tuvalu, a small island nation in South Pacific, has come up with a unique solution to survive climate change. It is turning to the Metaverse to become the world's first digital country. But what does that mean? Read on to know more.
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Viral Video Shows Royal Bengal Tiger Swimming Across River Brahmaputra
A royal Bengal tiger swam 120 km across the river Brahmaputra to a small island before it was captured. Forest officials suspect the tiger strayed from the Oranga National Park about 120 km from the temple and swam to the island.
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5 Big Quotes From Foreign Minister's Powerful Speech At UN
India yesterday called for sweeping reforms in the United Nations and said decisions about the future of member states from Latin America, Africa, Asia and Small Island Developing States "can no longer be taken without their participation".
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This Small Island Nation Gets $66 Million China Loan To Fund Huawei Work
Solomon Islands said Thursday that it had secured a $66 million loan from China to fund tech giant Huawei building 161 telecommunications towers across the Pacific nation.
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No One Untouched By Effects Of Climate Change: PM Modi At Climate Summit
PM Modi on Tuesday launched the Initiative for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) for developing infrastructure of small island nations, saying it gives a new hope, a new confidence and satisfaction of doing something for the most vulnerable countrie
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"Tsunami Waves" Warning For New Zealand After 7.7 Earthquake In Pacific
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a small tsunami that caused no damage to island nations in the region before authorities gave the all clear.
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Happy New Year 2020: Know Which Place Celebrates New Year First, Which Last
New Year 2020: New Year is first celebrated on the small Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati. New Zealand follows next in celebrating the New Year, followed by Australia, Japan, and South Korea, while the last place to celebrate New Year is Bakers Island.
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Many Megacities To Be Hit Annually By Extreme Weather In 2050: UN Report
By 2050, many coastal megacities and small island nations will experience once-a-century weather catastrophes every year, even with an aggressive drawdown of greenhouse gas emissions, a major UN report said.
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"Absolute Disaster" In Island Nation As It Gets Cut Off From Internet
Tonga has been plunged into virtual cyber darkness after an undersea cable broke, cutting off the Pacific island kingdom from almost all cell phone and Internet services.
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Thousands Evacuated After Fire Scare At US' Statue Of Liberty Island
Thousands of visitors to the Statue of Liberty were evacuated from the national monument's New York Harbor island on Monday after a small fire broke out at a construction site, authorities said.
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In Maldives Foreign Minister's India Visit, A Test For New Delhi's Trust
The foreign minister of Maldives, Mohamed Asim is set to visit India tomorrow and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, after the small island nation caused India significant concern over signing a free trade pact with China late last year.
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Another Contagious Form Of Cancer Discovered
In an indication that transmissible cancer may not be as rare as generally believed, researchers have identified a second, genetically distinct variety in Tasmania devils, iconic small dog-sized carnivores that are only found in the wild on the Australian island state of Tasmania.
