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Renewable energy surges as power emissions keep rising: UN

Energy from increasingly-competitive renewable sources such as wind and solar has quadrupled globally in just a decade, the United Nations said Thursday, but insatiable demand saw power sector emissions rise 10 percent

'Lion' Nadal roars into US Open semis chasing 19th Slam title

Rafael Nadal, called a "lion" by his latest victim and "the greatest fighter ever" by his next opponent, stalks his 19th Grand Slam title in Friday's US Open semi-finals

2014 Minsk Protocol on Ukrainian Crisis Settlement

Thursday marks five years since the Kiev authorities and the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk (LPR) with Russia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) acting as mediators signed a protocol designed to resolve the conflict in southeastern Ukraine

UN Security Council to Soon Consider Expansion of UNSMIL Mandate in Libya - Nebenzia

Mercenaries Arriving in Libya Risk Escalation, Extension of Conflict - UN Special Envoy

Britain ending 'decade of austerity' despite Brexit

The UK government declared an end to a decade of austerity Wednesday despite the economic uncertainties of Brexit -- a spending pledge that saw the opposition accuse it of "electioneering"

Conflict in Libya May Be More Difficult to Resolve Than Syrian Crisis - Nebenzia

Six Afghan Soldiers Killed, 11 Wounded in Clashes With Taliban in Country's North- Reports

At least six Afghan soldiers were killed and 11 more were injured as a result of clashes with militants from the Taliban movement in the north of the country, media reported, siting the Afghan military

Pound slides under $1.20 on Brexit unrest

The British pound slid below $1.20 on Tuesday for the first time since the start of 2017, as the UK faces a possible general election amid Brexit turmoil

British daily traces Indian forces' brutalities, torture in IOJ&K

An article appearing in the Independent, a British daily, has traced a number of horrible incidents in which the Indian forces in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) had resorted to the extreme brutality and public humiliation of Kashmiris

UK Prime Minister Johnson threatens Brexit purge in pivotal week

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised the stakes Monday in a pivotal week of the Brexit saga by threatening to purge ruling party lawmakers who try to block a no-deal divorce with the EU

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatens Brexit purge in pivotal week

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised the stakes Monday in a pivotal week of the Brexit saga by threatening to purge ruling party lawmakers who try to block a no-deal divorce with the EU

UK PM Johnson threatens Brexit purge in pivotal week

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised the stakes Monday in a pivotal week of the Brexit saga by threatening to purge ruling party lawmakers who try to block a no-deal divorce with the EU

Wales among seven World Cup contenders: Gatland

Eight People Killed in Roadside Bomb Blast in Northern Afghanistan - Reports