Fatih Birol, head of the powerful International Energy Agency, (IEA),, the Paris-based organization led by the energy ministers of mostly rich countries, has warned that companies that increase fossil fuel production are contradicting goals to stop the planet warming.
The 1998 deal was the culmination of years of talks which helped end decades of violence known as the Troubles. The conflict pitted largely Protestant unionists who preferred to stay part of the UK against largely Catholic republicans, who wanted to be united with the Republic of Ireland in the south.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday confirmed one Chinese woman has died of the H3N8 variant of avian flu after being hospitalized for severe pneumonia on March 3.
Brazilian president Lula da Silva begins today a four day official visit to China, (April 11/14), hosted by Xi Jinping at a time when both leaders have great foreign policy plans: Lula wants Brazil back in the grand chessboard and Xi is intent in trying to present his country as a global power that can rival (defy) the US.
Venezuelan Air Force (FANB) authorities Monday confirmed having neutralized what became known as the 13th hostile aircraft so far this year. The unidentified airplane was detected in the state of Apure in the southwestern region.
A police vehicle in Londonderry, Northern Ireland was attacked with Molotov bombs and set on fire on Monday, that is a day before US president Joe Biden arrives in Belfast for a visit of the country and the Republic.
While Uruguay's Foreign Ministry issued a communiqué condemning the recent terrorist attacks in the Middle East, the Palestinian Embassy in Montevideo accused the administration of President Luis Lacalle Pou of being one-sided.
In an exclusive TV interview marking his first 100 days in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced on Monday (10) that he will meet in June with his colleagues from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia to launch an alliance between the countries that hold the largest rainforests on the planet, Agencia Brasil reported.
During the Easter holiday period, the RAF detachment in the Falkland Islands continued to deliver air operations in the South Atlantic. One element of the air operations is a Quick Reaction Alert response carried out by the Typhoons of 1435 Flight.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has praised the bravery, perseverance and political imagination shown by the leaders who shaped Northern Ireland's peace deal, the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which ended Northern Ireland's decades-long violent conflict known as the Troubles, reports BBC.