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The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate agreement in Paris a decade ago, but not quite in ways they expected or wanted. Earth’s warming climate has gotten nastier faster than society has been able to wean itself from burning the coal, oil and natural gas that emits carbon pollution that triggers global warming, several scientists and officials said. There’s been progress — more than a degree Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) has been shaved off future warming projections since 2015 — but the lack of enough of it will be a big focus for…

SAMARKAND:  Dr. Turki Al-Saeed, Coastal and Marine Resources Program Director at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), affirmed Sunday Kuwait’s support for the newly established Sub-commission for the Central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO), describing it as a key regional platform to coordinate efforts and enhance marine data exchange. Coastal and Marine Resources Program Director at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) Dr. Turki Al-Saeed This came during KISR’s participation in the meetings of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Committee and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), currently convening in Samarkand, Uzbekistan until November 13, as part of the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, the first…

 NEW DELHI: The Embassy of the State of Kuwait in New Delhi participated in the 35th annual Charity Bazaar organized by the Delhi Commonwealth Women’s Association and the International Women’s Club in the Indian capital.In a statement to KUNA on Sunday, Kuwait’s Ambassador to India Meshal Al-Shemali said that the annual participation of Kuwait in the charity bazaar, held with the support of civil society organizations, reflected Kuwait’s commitment to noble actions that enhanced social solidarity with the marginalized and address the needs of the less fortunate in society. Kuwait Embassy participates in annual charity bazaar in New Delhi Kuwait…

 KUWAIT: 1964 — The State of Kuwait’s Supreme Defense Council was formed and chaired by the Prime Minister. It consisted of seven ministers, the Head of the National Guard and the Army Chief of Staff.1993 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah decorated the UK’s Crown Prince Charles with the Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer.2000 — The Ministry of Interior arrested three Kuwaitis and a North African person—who possessed a fake passport of a Gulf country—for plotting acts of sabotage the State of Kuwait and abroad.2001 — Actor and director Hussain Al-Saleh passed away at age of 64.2010 — Kuwait Amir…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Judy Bertuso, 63, leans forward inside a bright orange tent set up on the floor of a basketball court in Quezon City, carefully spooning porridge into her husband Apollo’s mouth. Apollo, 65, sits in a wheelchair as he recovers from a stroke, his frail frame outlined against the translucent plastic walls of the tent. Judy, in a wrinkled T-shirt and shorts, holds a bowl beneath the spoon as she feeds him.She looks tired but unhurried, her movements deliberate, tender — the kind that comes from a lifetime spent caring for each other.They had left their creekside…

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Members of Iraqi security forces and displaced people living in camps, including minority Yazidis, cast their ballots Sunday in early voting ahead of this week’s parliamentary election in Iraq.The election, which will help determine whether Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani gets a second term, comes against the backdrop of fears of another conflict between Israel and Iran, and Iraq’s balancing act with Tehran and Washington. An estimated 1.3 million army and security personnel and around 26,000 displaced people are eligible to vote. There are 7,744 candidates competing in the election, most of them from largely…

LONDON (AP) — Britain is sending anti-drone equipment and personnel to Belgium after a spate of sightings near airports and military bases, the head of the U.K. military said Sunday.In the past week both Belgium’s main international airport at Brussels and Liege, one of Europe’s biggest cargo airports, were forced to close temporarily because of drone incursions. That came after a series of unidentified drone flights near a military base where U.S. nuclear weapons are stored.Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton, the head of Britain’s armed forces, said the U.K. had agreed to “deploy our people, our equipment to Belgium to…

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III led Britain’s annual ceremony of remembrance for the country’s war dead on Sunday, under November sunshine and the shadow cast across Europe by the almost 4-year-old war in Ukraine.As Parliament’s Big Ben bell tolled 11 a.m., thousands of military personnel, veterans and members of the public gathered in central London fell still for two minutes of silence, broken by a single artillery blast and Royal Marines buglers sounding “The Last Post.”The 76-year-old king, dressed in the uniform of an army field marshal, laid a wreath of red paper poppies on a black background at…

Kai Yang Chan (left) and JiaYi Zhou (right) run Singapore-based bakery Cake Inspiration.Courtesy of Cake InspirationWhen Kai Yang Chan and Jiayi Zhuo matched on Tinder at age 19, neither of them expected that it would lead to marriage. Six years later, not only have they tied the knot — they’re also business partners.”I downloaded Tinder because I was very bored in school, so I was just [swiping] through during class,” said Zhuo. “Both of us — we didn’t expect that we’d get together,” she said.”Personality wise, we are quite different,” she said, adding that while she is more introverted, her…

The city of Lisbon in Portugal turns to tech next week, as it plays host to the annual Web Summit conference. The event, also known as the “Davos for geeks,” will feature some of the biggest names in technology at an interesting time for the sector. It attracted more than 70 ,000 attendees last year.Main stage attractions include leaders from Meta, Lovable, Qualcomm and Microsoft to name just a few. CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal will be on the ground, speaking to big players, including the CEOs of Lyft, Oura, DeepL and Cohere.Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro speaks during the opening ceremony…