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Climate change responsible for increase in dengue, other vector-borne diseases: Zahid Maleque at COP28

[2/2] Co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates addresses Reaching the Last Mile Forum 2023, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 3, 2023. REUTERS
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UAE signs deal with Bill Gates' nuclear company on advanced reactors

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks during the unveiling of her portrait, at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo
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Hillary Clinton at COP28 climate talks calls for insurance reform

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As Dubai hosts climate talks, its air pollution soars

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More than 180 hospitals will face shutdown risk in Bangladesh from extreme weather without phasing out fossil fuels: new XDI report

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117 countries pledge to triple renewable energy at Cop28

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, Tuvalu's Prime Minister Kausea Natano, Vanuatu's Climate Minister Ralph Regenvanu, Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Alphonso Browne, and Palau's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment Steven Victor attend an event, as a group of nation-states will be announcing their intention to seek a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
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COP28: US touts climate leadership as oil and gas output hits record

A general view of a wind turbine at Westmill Wind Farm & Solar Park, which is owned by the community and supports local renewable energy, at Watchfield, near Swindon, Britain, September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
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Countries promise clean energy boost at COP28 to push out fossil fuels

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Hasan Mahmud calls on world leaders to act on climate finance

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 1, 2023. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS
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COP28: Calls for more nuclear and less 'destructive' methane

Minister of State for Advanced Technology of the United Arab Emirates Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri welcomes U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as she arrives to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS
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US pledges $3 bln for green climate fund at COP28

U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 1, 2023. REUTERS
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COP28 lines up new climate pledges, but do they work?

Clouds are seen over the cooling tower of the nuclear power plant Isar 2 by the river Isar amid the energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Eschenbach near Landshut, Germany, August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Ayhan Uyanik
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UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation