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The ConversationDec 07, 2021 14:35:46 IST The recent Glasgow climate pact committed 197 countries to “phas down unabated coal”. Unabated coal refers to when power stations or factories burn coal without capturing and storing the carbon…

The launch of commercial 5G in India has the potential to increase the median download speed by up to 10 times compared to the download speeds offered currently by 4G- LTE (long term evolution) networks, global internet testing Ookla said…

Italian firefighters on Thursday reported hundreds of interventions as fire gripped the southernmost part of the mainland and two largest islands. Searing heat is expected to continue after temperatures soared to a suspected new European…

The global eradication of COVID-19 is more feasible than it is for polio, but considerably less so than it was for smallpox, according to an analysis published in the journal BMJ Global Health on Tuesday. Public health experts from the…

Lebanese President Michel Aoun summoned Central Bank Governor Road Salameh on Thursday, a day after the bank’s decision to effectively lift subsidies for fuel imports. The central bank announced late Wednesday that it would offer credit…

New Zealand plans to allow quarantine-free entry to vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from early 2022, as it looks to open its borders again after nearly 18 months of pandemic-induced isolation. Tight border controls and its…

Of the many problematic tropes that we were exposed to as kids, the earliest reckoning happened when Snow White’s stepmother became dangerously obsessed with her because she was “whiter” in complexion and, therefore, admired by many. The…

Chanu Saikhom Mirabai, who won a silver medal in the Women’s 49 kg weightlifting category at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics, shared a beautiful picture of herself wearing a traditional Manipuri outfit. “Always happy to be in my…

China will draft new laws on national security, technology innovation, monopolies and education, as well as in areas involving foreigners, the national leadership said in a document published late on Wednesday. The government has in recent…

People headed to cooling centers Wednesday as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under another major, multiday heat wave just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region’s most vulnerable people.…