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G7 disappoints with fossil fuel 'loophole'
G7 disappoints with fossil fuel 'loophole'
by  AFP

Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations on Tuesday watered down a key pledge on ending fossil fuel financing abroad, as the need to tackle global warming clashed with fears over energy shortages. The text reiterates that G7 nations will still halt new public investments in overseas fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022.

Russia demands Ukraine surrender as G7 vows to make Moscow pay
Russia demands Ukraine surrender as G7 vows to make Moscow pay
by  AFP

Russia vowed on Tuesday its assault on Ukraine would continue until Kyiv surrenders, as world leaders warned that Moscow would pay for its aggression. At their summit in the German Alps, the G7 leaders did not go so far as to brand Putin a terrorist -- but they vowed that Russia, already under tough sanctions, would face more economic pain.

At least 49 inmates die in Colombia prison riot and fire
At least 49 inmates die in Colombia prison riot and fire
by  AFP

At least 49 inmates were killed and dozens more injured early Tuesday after a fire broke out during a prison riot in southwestern Colombia, the national prisons agency said. In Colombia's neighbor Ecuador, nearly 400 prisoners have been killed in six riots since early 2021.

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