Environment ministers of G7 nations held talks on Sunday. Setting some big and new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity. While agreeing to speed up renewable energy development as well.

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The G7 conference of energy and environment ministers is being held in Japan and began on Saturday in the city of Sapporo. During the two days of discussions, the world's heavy reliance on fossil fuels and the necessity of reducing carbon emissions in an effort to avert the worst effects of climate change will be reconciled.

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Sapporo in northern Japan woke up to the news of a bear invasion. The frenzied animal invaded a military base, stranded flights and terrorised the locals. But its day in the city was cut short by Japanese marksmen. Palki Sharma gets you a report.

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A powerful blast ripped through a restaurant in <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/eu-japan-to-form-worlds-largest-free-trade-area-in-2019-183602">northern Japan</a> late Sunday, injuring 42 people, starting fires that took hours to bring under control and leading several neighbouring buildings to collapse, officials and reports said.

Images from the scene showed large flames and plumes of smoke rising in the night air after the blast in the northern city of Sapporo.

The cause of the blast was still under investigation, police said. One witness reportedly said he had smelled gas after the explosion.

A police official for the Hokkaido region told AFP "there are 42 injuries" but no one was killed.

The Jiji Press agency said one of the injured was seriously hurt, suffering burns to his face, but none of the victims had life-threatening wounds.

Several children were reportedly among those hurt in the explosion, which hit in the city's Toyohira district.

"I heard a 'bang,' which sounded like thunder, and my condo was shaken," a man in his 50s who lived nearby told The Japan Times.

The building that housed the restaurant was heavily damaged, as were other nearby businesses, including a real estate company, Jiji said.

National broadcaster NHK said it took firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames, with dozens of vehicles mobilised to deal with the accident.

Police had initially warned of the possibility of secondary explosions, according to Kyodo, which described buildings collapsing following the incident around 8.30 pm.&nbsp;

The city government had opened at shelter to house dozens of people whose homes were damaged in the blast.

A powerful blast ripped through a restaurant in northern Japan late Sunday, injuring 42 people, starting fires that took hours to bring under control and leading several neighbouring buildings to collapse, officials and reports said.

A powerful blast ripped through a restaurant in northern Japan late Sunday, injuring 42 people, starting fires that took hours to bring under control and leading several neighbouring buildings to collapse, officials and reports said. Images from the scene showed large flames and plumes of smoke rising in the night air after the blast in the northern city of Sapporo. The cause of the blast was still under investigation, police said. One witness reportedly said he had smelled gas after the explosion. A police official for the Hokkaido region told AFP "there are 42 injuries" but no one was killed. The Jiji Press agency said one of the injured was seriously hurt, suffering burns to his face, but none of the victims had life-threatening wounds. Several children were reportedly among those hurt in the explosion, which hit in the city's Toyohira district. "I heard a 'bang,' which sounded like thunder, and my condo was shaken," a man in his 50s who lived nearby told The Japan Times. The building that housed the restaurant was heavily damaged, as were other nearby businesses, including a real estate company, Jiji said. National broadcaster NHK said it took firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames, with dozens of vehicles mobilised to deal with the accident. Police had initially warned of the possibility of secondary explosions, according to Kyodo, which described buildings collapsing following the incident around 8.30 pm. The city government had opened at shelter to house dozens of people whose homes were damaged in the blast.

Video: 42 injured after powerful blast in Japan's Sapporo

A San Francisco-bound Air India flight from Delhi was diverted to Sapporo in Japan after a medical emergency onboard, the airline said Monday.

An airline spokesperson said a passenger on the flight had suffered a heart problem and that an update on the passenger&#39;s health status would be available once the plane landed in the Japanese city.

&quot;Air India Flt AI 173 Delhi to San Francisco diverted to SPK due to a medical emergency,&quot; the airline posted on Twitter.

The plane took off from New Delhi&#39;s Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at 4.30 am and was scheduled to land at the San Francisco International Airport at 6 am local time. It had to turn back towards Sapporo, after it had flown past Japan.&nbsp;

The plane took off from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at 4.30 am and was scheduled to land at the San Francisco International Airport at 6 am local time. It had to turn back towards Sapporo, after it had flown past Japan

A San Francisco-bound Air India flight from Delhi was diverted to Sapporo in Japan after a medical emergency onboard, the airline said Monday. An airline spokesperson said a passenger on the flight had suffered a heart problem and that an update on the passenger's health status would be available once the plane landed in the Japanese city. "Air India Flt AI 173 Delhi to San Francisco diverted to SPK due to a medical emergency," the airline posted on Twitter. The plane took off from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at 4.30 am and was scheduled to land at the San Francisco International Airport at 6 am local time. It had to turn back towards Sapporo, after it had flown past Japan.

Air India's flight diverted after medical emergency

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