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CANBERRA – “Biodiversity matters because the living world can do without us, but we cannot do without the living world,” said Sussan Ley, the Minister of the Environment.
The reef’s survival was at a critical juncture, he said.
The Australian government has announced a plan to save the islands of the Great Barrier Reef from the effects of climate change.
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PARIS – “Working together on the necessary renewal of multilateralism, together, French and Chinese, we will develop the spirit of trust that our troubled world needs,” former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said on Saturday.
China’s proposed Belt and Road Initiative plays an important role in driving global economic recovery, improving public health governance and promoting smart and green development, he said.
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LOS ANGELES – “We are witnessing every day the terrible suffering caused by a virus that is spreading uncontrollably throughout the county,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in the statement.
Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, hit a grim milestone of 600,000 total confirmed cases on Friday.
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ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Saturday that the recent border skirmishes along the border areas between Ethiopia and Sudan “will not break” the historic ties between the two neighboring countries.
“The government is closely following the incident with the local militia on the border between Ethio and Sudan,” Ahmed said in a Twitter post, emphasizing that “such incidents will not break the link between our two countries, as we always use the dialogue to solve problems.. “Final product
