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Ailing oceans in the spotlight at major UN meet
Ailing oceans in the spotlight at major UN meet
by  AFP

A long-delayed UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicks off in Lisbon Monday, with thousands of policymakers, experts and advocates on the case. At the same time, scientists warn, a drastic reduction of greenhouse gases is needed to restore ocean health. mh/yad

UK bill to override N.Ireland Brexit deal back in parliament
UK bill to override N.Ireland Brexit deal back in parliament
by  AFP

A UK government bill proposing an overhaul to a post-Brexit deal in Northern Ireland returns to parliament on Monday, despite EU warnings it is illegal and could spark a trade war. Brussels threatened legal action after the UK government earlier this month introduced the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill to unilaterally change trading terms for the British province.

Zelensky to press G7 for more help as war rages
Zelensky to press G7 for more help as war rages
by  AFP

President Volodymyr Zelensky will urge world powers to step up their support for Ukraine when he addresses the G7 summit on Monday, as Kyiv reels from the first Russian strikes on the capital in weeks. Biden condemned the strikes, the first on the Ukrainian capital in almost three weeks, as "barbarism".

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