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PM Shehbaz Sharif waves hands before leaving for Baku, Azerbaijan on November 11, 2024. — Screengrab via YouTube@Geo News ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has landed in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he will attend a summit “World Leaders’ Climate Action Summit” as part of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework […]
Chinese vice-premier He Lifeng, the government’s top man on the financial industry, is scheduled to lead a delegation of senior bankers and officials to Hong Kong next week for the third annual conference of global financiers, according to sources familiar with the plans. He is expected to lead a contingent comprising the heads of China’s […]
As the 29th Edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) kicks off today (Monday) in the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku, countries are geared towards agreeing to far more ambitious climate finance targets to address lingering impacts of climate change effects ravaging countries globally. The expectations among climate advocates and activists, particularly in […]
Israel’s fight against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon is set to dominate the agenda at gatherings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the White House this week. Source link
The Kenyan capital Nairobi has been selected to host the Africa Youth In Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge (AYTIS) for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027. The pan-African AYTIS event is dedicated to promoting and uplifting innovative entrepreneurs within the tourism sector across the continent. The announcement of Nairobi as the host for the next […]
Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom came to Los Angeles and announced a long overdue change to the state’s tax credit program for film and TV production. The state would allocate $750 million of tax dollars — up from $325 million — to film productions in an effort to keep filming in California. Scott Budnick, […]
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Industri kimia merupakan salah satu sektor yang berperan penting dalam roda perekonomian Indonesia. Dengan berbagai produk yang dihasilkan, seperti pupuk, plastik, pestisida, bahan baku farmasi dan produk kimia lainnya, industri kimia juga berperan dalam mendukung berbagai sektor lain, termasuk pertanian, konstruksi, dan kesehatan. Pemerintah Indonesia juga turun tangan dalam mendorong pertumbuhan industri […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 8, 2022. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the Second Joint Arab Islamic Summit in Riyadh, to be held in Riyadh on November 11. Addressing […]
MMDA Chairman Atty. Romando Artes, MMDA General Manager Procopio Lipana, and Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval inspect various recyclable products at the MMDA Road to Zero Waste Summit 2024, held on 5 November 2024, at the Unilab Bayanihan Center in Pasig City. The summit, themed “Closing the Loop Towards a Circular Economy,” aims to address […]