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US probe of journalist's death 'important step': Abu Akleh family
US probe of journalist's death 'important step': Abu Akleh family
by  AFP

The family of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was likely killed by an Israeli soldier, on Tuesday praised a US decision to open a probe into her death. Doha-based Al Jazeera and the Qatari state have also alleged the Abu Akleh was deliberately targeted by Israeli soldiers. bur/bs/kir

Rich nations target $20 bn to wean Indonesia off coal
Rich nations target $20 bn to wean Indonesia off coal
by  AFP

Rich nations pledged Tuesday to raise at least $20 billion to help wean Indonesia off coal and reach carbon neutrality by 2050, a decade earlier than planned, the White House said. Under the deal, Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest rainforest, pledges to be carbon-neutral by 2050, 10 years earlier than previously planned, and to almost double its renewable energy generation by 2030.

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