Top 10 world news: Australia won't adopt net-zero emission target, US warns China over South China sea, and more
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Among the contentious points in China and the United States' highly testy relationship, the South China Sea has become one of the main flashpoints with Washington rejecting what it calls unlawful territorial claims made by Beijing in the resource-rich waters. Therecent UN Security Council meeting seesUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticise China for its actions in the South China Sea.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia would not adopt a net-zero target for climate change just hours after a landmark UN report predicted catastrophic global warming is occurring significantly faster than previously forecast. Defying demands for more aggressive emissions targets, he said that the country is already taking adequate measures to address climate change.
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The US Secretary of State engaged in a stinging attack against China over the South China Sea on Monday, informing the UN Security Council that conflict in the region could have global implications for security and commerce.
The Australian prime minister rejected demand for more aggressive emissions targets, insisting that the country is doing enough in the fight against climate change.
In a special flight departing Mazar later today, a group of Indian diplomats will return home from its consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan.
Even though COVID-19 hospitalizations are still far off previous highs in France, the US State Department has advised Americans to avoid all travel to France over the rising number of coronavirus cases.
NASA used the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report to analyse changes in sea levels around the world and forecast that a number of Indian coastal cities will be submerged up to 2.7 feet by the end of the century.
In response to a record number of Coronavirus cases recorded Bangladesh on Tuesday began vaccination of Rohingya refugees in its congested camps.
As a result of a cluster of Coronavirus cases at a test site, the number of Coronavirus cases in China hit a seven-month high - the most severe outbreak since the disease emerged in Wuhan seven months ago
According to data presented at the National Assembly by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, the majority of prominent cities in Pakistan do not have access to safe drinking water for their citizens.
Japan awoke Monday to a huge bill and soaring Coronavirus cases after pulling off the mid-pandemic Olympics that had been met with mixed reactions.
Victorian authorities said Melbourne's northwest was a cause for concern as COVID-19 was expanded in Australia.