LONDON-King Charles will not attend the climate change conference COP27, which is due to be held in Egypt next month, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. It was responding to a story in the Sunday Times which claimed Prime Minister Liz Truss had “ordered” the King not to attend. The Palace said advice had been sought by...
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Reducing carbon by curbing population key to sustainable life: experts – Daily Times
The experts at a seminar on Monday said the reduction in rising population in the world in general and Pakistan in particular would ensure cuts in carbon emissions which would be permanent and achieved through positive actions improving human lives. The Sustainable Development of Policy Institute (SDPI) organised a seminar titled “Rapid Population Growth and...
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Calls for more funding as pre-COP27 climate talks open in DR Congo
Warning “no one will escape” a worsening crisis, DR Congo led calls on Monday for a surge in funding to break global heating and fight its impacts at the start of pre-COP27 climate talks in Kinshasa. The haggle comes ahead of COP27 — the UN’s 27th summit-level gathering on climate change, which is due to...
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Transgender Act and Objections – Daily Times
The Transgender Act is being hailed for the opportunities it provides to transgenders on one hand, but it is also receiving scathing criticism for its controversial parts. This article would focus on the objections to the Transgender Act. There are three important points in the Act, which paint a negative picture of the Act 2018....
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Developing climate change strategy
Chimneys of a coal-fired power plant are pictured in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: In November 2022, Egypt will host the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27). Proper preparation for this conference is of utmost importance. Pakistan’s recent floods and the devastation they caused will likely be quoted as one...
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Polish communist government spokesman Jerzy Urban, dies at 89
Polish communist government spokesman Jerzy Urban, dies at 89 Jerzy Urban was a spokesman for Poland’s communist-era government. aHe masterminded state propaganda and censorship for the regime in the 1980s. Urban launched weekly government news conferences that were broadcast by Polish television. Jerzy Urban, a spokesman for Poland’s communist-era government in the 1980s who oversaw...
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Calls for more funding as pre-COP27 climate talks open in DR Congo
Warning “no-one will escape” a worsening crisis, DR Congo led calls on Monday for a surge in funding to brake global heating and fight its impacts at the start of pre-COP27 climate talks in Kinshasa. The haggle comes ahead of COP27 — the UN’s 27th summit-level gathering on climate change, which is due to take...
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Democratic depression
The rise of Populist leaders and autocracies in the world are mutually declining and stalling women’s rights throughout the world. With the democratic emasculation, the shift towards sexism, misogyny, and discrimination comes into force because the authoritarian leaders deem the politically vibrant women as a potential threat. Patriarchy and Autocracy mutually reinforce each other in...
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Calls for more funding as pre-COP27 climate talks open in DR Congo
Warning “no-one will escape” a worsening crisis, DR Congo led calls on Monday for a surge in funding to brake global heating and fight its impacts at the start of pre-COP27 climate talks in Kinshasa. The haggle comes ahead of COP27 — the UN’s 27th summit-level gathering on climate change, which is due to take...
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‘A third of Pakistan flooded,’ UN chief says urging world to act ahead of COP27
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting at the United Nations Headquarters to discuss the conflict in Ukraine on September 22, 2022 in New York City. — AFP/File UNITED STATES: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the world to act at the upcoming pre-COP27 climate talks...
