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  1. UN launches initiative to protect 75 million people from climate disastersAntalya, Nov. 13 (BNA): The United Nations (UN) launched an initiative at the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Türkiye to mobilise more than $3 billion to protect 75 million people from climate shocks and natural disasters by 2030. The UN Disaster Risk Financing Platform brings together
  2. UN Sec Gen calls from COP31 for a global pact for climate justiceAntalya, Nov. 12 (BNA): António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, called for a new global climate justice agreement at COP31 on Wednesday, urging governments to tax fossil fuel companies to help countries bearing the brunt of a crisis they did little to cause. Guterres made his appe
  3. Attack on police convoy in Pakistan leaves 10 police officers, 18 militants killed in clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincePeshawar, Nov. 12 (BNA): Ten police officers and 18 militants were killed during armed clashes that broke out in northwestern Pakistan. The police forces were attacked in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, when the officers were returning after conducting an operation against criminal
  4. Eleven dead, fifty injured in Bulgarian motorway pile-upSofia, Nov. 10 (BNA): Eleven people died in a traffic accident ​involving dozens of vehicles on both sides of a ‌foggy stretch of highway in eastern Bulgaria on Tuesday, said His Excellency Rumen Radev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria. Police, firefighters and ambulance crews rushed to the scene on the A
  5. Three killed, 14 injured in steel plant explosion in TürkiyeAnkara, Nov. 9 (BNA): Three people were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion at an iron and steel plant in western Türkiye, Reuters reported. The explosion occurred at the Habas iron and steel plant in the Aliağa district of İzmir province. Initial findings indicated that an overhead crane b
  6. WMO: 2026 set to be one of the four hottest years on recordGeneva, Nov. 9 (BNA): This year is on track to be one of the four hottest years on record, driven by a powerful El Nino phenomenon, according to a United Nations report issued on Monday. The World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) State of the Climate report showed that between January and Septemb
  7. Climate summit opens in Türkiye amid warnings of global warming surpassing 1.5 C thresholdAnkara, Nov. 9 (BNA): The 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) gets under way today in Antalya, Türkiye. The two-week conference is expected to bring together tens of thousands of delegates, observers and media representatives from around 200 countries to discuss global efforts to a
  8. Death toll rises to 14 in north China building fireTaiyuan, Nov. 9 (BNA): The death toll from a fire at a building in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, has risen to 14, local authorities said on Monday. The fire broke out at the building in the city's Yingze District at 4:59 p.m. on Sunday, Xinhua reported. M.I, م.ا.ف
  9. At least 21 dead after migrant boat sinks off Senegal coastDakar, Nov. 8 (BNA): At least 21 people died after a boat carrying irregular migrants sank off the coast of Senegal, with search and rescue operations continuing to locate possible survivors, Reuters reported. Senegal's Interior Ministry reported that the incident occurred off the coast of Lompoul i
  10. Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes central JapanTokyo, Nov. 8 (BNA): A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture shortly after 1 a.m. on Sunday. There was no threat of a tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency says an intensity of upper 5 on the Japanese scale of zero to seven was recorded in Chita City
  11. Poland in shock after six die in Krakow mass shootingKrakow, Nov. 7 (BNA): A Polish gunman likely influenced by far-right ideology killed six people in the main square of the southern city of Krakow before police shot and arrested him, officials said on Saturday, adding that three more bodies were found in his home. The scenes of ‌blood and bodies str
  12. Italian Foreign Minister says personal data leaked on dark webRoma, Nov. 7 (BNA): Antonio Tajani, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, said that his personal data had been leaked and published on the dark web by hackers. Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, expressed solidarity and full support for Tajani, stressing that the
  13. Germany raises bird flu risk to high amid rising infectionsGreifswald, Nov. 7 (BNA): Germany's Friedrich Loeffler Institute raised the risk of bird flu spreading among wild birds and transmission to poultry farms from moderate to high following a rise in infections since October. Outbreaks in northern Germany have prompted poultry culls and precautionary me
  14. New Zealand's ruling National Party leads in preliminary election resultsWellington, Nov. 7 (BNA): New Zealand's ruling centre right National Party is leading the opposition Labour Party in preliminary general election results, according to the country's Electoral Commission. With 14.4% of votes counted, the National Party had received 30.90%, compared with 28.39% for th
  15. China launches four satellites into orbitBeijing, Nov. 7 (BNA): China successfully launched a CERES - 2 Y3 carrier rocket carrying four satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on Saturday. The rocket placed the satellites into their designated orbits at an altitude of approximately 535 kilometres, Xinhua News
  16. UK launches new military surveillance satelliteLondon, Nov. 7 (BNA): The UK Ministry of Defence announced the launch of a new military surveillance satellite, Titania, to enhance the armed forces' ability to monitor military activities on Earth. The 100 kilogram satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket from California in October, joining Ty
  17. Pedro Alliana sworn in as Paraguay's new PresidentAsunción, Nov. 7 (BNA): Pedro Alliana was sworn in as Paraguay's new President, replacing Santiago Peña, who was unanimously removed from office by the Senate in connection with the collapse of digital bank Ueno. Peña had submitted his resignation on Thursday, but the Senate proceeded with impeachme

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