Russia and China on Thursday abstained from an annual United Nations Security Council vote to extend approval for cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries in Syria because Moscow said the four-year-old authorization was "divorced from reality."
*PIMCO says only 12 pct of companies set targets for U.N. goals. *Just six percent report against those goals, fund says. LONDON, Dec 12- A United Nations plan to boost global development is at risk of failing to reach its goals because of poor data and target-setting by companies, the world's biggest bond investor said.
"I got the job done by being truthful, but also by letting him be unpredictable and not showing our cards," the departing U.N. ambassador tells NBC News.
KATOWICE, Poland, Dec 10- Talks billed as the most important U.N. conference since the Paris 2015 deal on climate change began the crucial final week in the Polish city of Katowice, capital of the country's Silesian coal mining district. Saudi Arabia issued a statement saying it recognised the efforts of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Trump says he will name State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert to succeed Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Energy-related carbon emissions in North America, Europe and developed Asia-Pacific economies are rising as they consume more oil and natural gas, the International Energy Agency reports.
LONDON, Dec 3- Swiss-headquartered MSC expects to pay over $2 billion a year in fuel costs due to tougher global marine fuel rules and will introduce a bunker charge next year to recoup expenses, the world's number two container line said. UN agency the International Maritime Organization will prohibit ships from using fuels with sulfur content above 0.5...
*Sites use content from Tehran- based agency. *Target audiences are in volatile regions such as Yemen, Egypt. In one recent article, Nile Net Online derided the American president as a "low-level theatre actor" who "turned America into a laughing stock" after he attacked Iran in a speech at the United Nations.
World Meteorological Organization paints stark picture of climate change.
Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned Russia on Monday that its seizure of three Ukrainian vessels was an "outrageous violation of sovereign Ukrainian territory" and urged Moscow to reduce tensions caused by its "arrogant" act. "As President Trump has said many times, the United States would welcome a normal relationship with Russia.
The Russian military opened fire on three Ukrainian ships, and wounded several sailors. That has Ukraine on the verge of declaring a period of martial law. The standoff occurred off the Crimean Peninsula and is a significant escalation in tensions between the two countries.
Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned Russia on Monday that its seizure of three Ukrainian vessels was an "outrageous violation of sovereign Ukrainian territory" and urged Moscow to reduce tensions caused by its "arrogant" act. "As President Trump has said many times, the United States would welcome a normal relationship with Russia.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 26- Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Monday named retired General Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz as his next government minister, adding a fifth military man to his cabinet. Some Brazilians are concerned that the appointment of Dos Santos Cruz, who led United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti, and other current or former military...
Ukraine voted Monday to introduce martial law for 30 days after the Russian military opened fire on three of its ships over the weekend, wounding several sailors.
Durian is set to become Malaysia's next major export as the Southeast Asian nation rushes to develop thousands of acres to cash in on unprecedented demand for the fruit from China.
Yemen's Houthi movement said on Monday it was halting drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their Yemeni allies, responding to a demand from the United Nations.
The Trump administration plans to set up a side-event promoting fossil fuels at the annual U.N. climate talks next month, repeating a strategy that infuriated global-warming activists during last year's talks.
Vice President Mike Pence will join world leaders from China, Japan and India at the ASEAN Summit in Singapore this week.
Hong Kong barred the Asia news editor of the Financial Times from entering the city as a visitor, the newspaper said, after authorities refused to renew his work visa in October, raising questions about the city's commitment to free speech.
Stephanie Dickson is trying to tackle to the new "21st century syndrome": Eco-anxiety.
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