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Saying that the planet is headed for “disaster,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Monday sounded a grim warning to world leaders on the need for urgent action on global warming and called on countries to continually revisit their climate policies.

ROME, (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies agreed on a final statement yesterday that urged “meaningful and effective” action to limit global warming, but angering climate activists by offering few concrete commitments.

ROME, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and 16 other world leaders yesterday discussed action to make supply chains more resilient in the face of any future health crises, as well as climate change and even planned attacks.

(Reuters) – American Airlines canceled nearly 850 domestic and international flights yesterday, citing staffing shortages and unfavourable weather, pushing total cancellations to 1,739 and counting since Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – At least 25 suspected bank robbers were killed in two clashes with Brazilian police, Minas Gerais authorities said yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s security detail allegedly used violence against Brazilian reporters covering his trip to Rome for the Group of 20 major economies meeting, local media reported yesterday.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and over a dozen were injured when a pipeline of state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) exploded in the central Mexican state of Puebla after it was breached by suspected fuel thieves, authorities said yesterday. 

GLASGOW,  (Reuters) – The United Nations COP26 summit that starts in Glasgow this week has been billed as a make-or-break chance to save the planet from the most calamitous effects of climate change.

ROME, (Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies yesterday endorsed a global minimum tax aimed at stopping big business from hiding profits in tax havens, and also agreed to get more COVID vaccines to poorer nations.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Nineteen Haitians died when a boat transporting them between the southern coastal settlements of Anse-a-Pitre and Marigot sank in the early hours of Saturday morning, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Twitter.

(Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc said yesterday it has canceled hundreds of scheduled flights over the weekend due to staff shortages and unfavorable weather conditions.

WASHINGTON/ROME, (Reuters) – The United States and European Union have agreed to end a festering dispute over U.S.

KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Security forces shot dead three people during nationwide protests in Sudan yesterday, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup.

ROME, (Reuters) – Leaders of the 20 richest countries will acknowledge the existential threat of climate change and will take urgent steps to limit global warning, a draft communique seen ahead of the COP26 summit shows.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies said yesterday they may never be able to identify the origins of COVID-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the coronavirus came from animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday authorized the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first COVID-19 shot for young children in the United States.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave within 48 hours yesterday and banned all Lebanese imports in response to critical comments made by a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.

(Reuters) – Apple Inc lost its crown as the world’s most valuable public company to Microsoft Corp yesterday, as the iPhone maker’s shares fell about 2%.

 (Reuters) – Oil prices will hold near $80 as the year ends, as tight supplies and higher gas bills encourage a switch to crude for power generation, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. House committee will subpoena major oil company executives for documents on what company scientists have said about climate change and any funds spent to mislead the public on global warming, the head of the panel said yesterday.