It is also reported that the sides reviewed issues of Russian-Myanmar cooperation in defense and security, trade and economy and cultural relations

The head of state will visit the Mashuk Knowledge Center as well as meet with Stavropol Governor Vladimir Vladimirov

The animated film tells the story of a girl who was left alone in her own home with uninvited and aggressive guests and fights back against them

Mikhail Mishustin noted that the issues of providing the personnel of the Russian armed forces with field uniforms and military equipment have also been resolved, and the production volume of armor protection items has tripled

Vladimir Kolokoltsev stressed that the Russian Interior Ministry’s stance on interaction with foreign partners has been and remains the same

Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks on Tuesday despite scientists warning that global warming could breach the 1.5C threshold within seven years. A new COP28 draft agreement in Dubai included the options of phasing out fossil fuels or not addressing the issue at all, setting the stage for tough negotiations due to end next week. Saudi Arabia -- the world's biggest oil exporter -- took a hardline stance, saying it would «absolutely not» agree to phasing down fossil fuels, never mind phasing them out. The thorny debate over the future of fossil fuels, the biggest cause of global warming, is the key battleground at the COP28 meeting hosted by the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. - 'Extremely unhappy' - The latest version of a potential agreement included three options -- an «orderly and just» phase-out, faster efforts to phase out fossil fuel projects that do not capture and store emissions, or «no text» on the subject. An earlier draft, prepared by the UK and Singapore, that proposed a «phasedown/out» was badly received by delegates, a Latin American negotiator told AFP. «Everyone was extremely unhappy with the first draft,» the negotiator said, requesting anonymity. «When we started talking... everything collapsed... There is pretty much nothing on the way forward,» the delegate added. Saudi Arabia's energy minister said he would «absolutely not» agree to a phase-down of fossil fuels in the COP28 agreement. «I would like to put that challenge for all of those who... come out publicly saying we have to (phase down),» Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told Bloomberg. «Call them and ask them how they are gonna do that?» - 'Elephant in the room' -Laurence Tubiana, the architect of the landmark Paris climate accord in 2015, said the negotiations are «difficult because we're at a stage where all options are on the table and we don't see a balancing point. »On one hand it's normal at this stage but it seems particularly difficult because we're talking about the elephant in the room, which is fossil fuels,« Tubiana told AFP. - Record oil lobbyists - Nearly 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists -- a record -- have been accredited for UN climate talks in Dubai, campaign groups said. The NGO umbrella group Kick Big Polluters Out said 2,456 people tied to fossil fuel interests were identified, roughly four times the number at COP27 last year. If taken as a group they outnumber »every country delegation« apart from Brazil and the UAE, the coalition added. Campaigners have worried about the influence of the fossil fuel lobby since Sultan Al Jaber, the head of the UAE's national oil company ADNOC, was named president of COP28. - 1.5C alive? - The annual Global Carbon Project estimated Tuesday there is a 50 percent chance warming will exceed the 2015 Paris deal's goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius over multiple years by around 2030. Fossil fuel CO2 pollution also rose 1.1 percent last year, according to an international consortium of climate scientists in their annual Global Carbon Project assessment, with surging emissions in China and India -- now the world's first and third biggest emitters. Projected global warming has risen slightly -- by 0.1C -- the Climate Action Tracker said in its annual update on government plans, putting it at a catastrophic 2.5C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, the group said. »Despite their promises, governments have not taken enough action to drive down warming projections, with some instead turning to false solutions such as carbon capture and storage to continue the world's reliance on fossil fuels,« it said. - 'Kick big polluters out!' - Dozens of people protested inside the COP28 venue Tuesday under blistering sun, holding up signs reading »Phase out fossil fuels now« and »Stop funding fossil fuels«. »Kick big polluters out!« they chanted. »If the United Nations continues to allow the fossil fuel industry to lead climate mitigation and to lead COP... I have zero confidence that COP will be successful," Thomas Harmy Joseph, a member of the US-based Indigenous Environmental Network, told AFP. © Agence France-Presse

A number of photos have been circulating online of festive idiots thinking outside the box and using unconventional methods of bringing their fir back to the household.

Mr Jenrick lashed out as his boss, Home Secretary, arrived in Kigali to sign a fresh agreement with the Kagame regime to take those arriving in the UK by sea.

Putin appeared to hold out an olive branch to Britain, as he called for 'change for the better' in relations. But this was contradicted by the ceremony, resembling a pandemic event.

The new fare structure, introduced by companies in the south in a bid to simplify pricing, abandons cheaper tickets and sets new evening peak hours.

Meghan, 42, stepped out in Santa Barbara on Monday wearing a Bentley & Skinner diamond tennis bracelet - a gift from the King worth at least £4,900 atop her Cartier bangle.

L'ONG Muyissi Environnement a lancé le projet DIGNITÉ en réponse à l'appel à contribution ouvert du 2 septembre par le premier ministre de la transition M Raymond Ndong Sima. L'appel à contribution, débuté le 2 septembre dernier, visait à recueillir les avis des Gabonais sur la situation actuelle du pays et à formuler des propositions de réformes. Le premier bilan de cet appel a démontré l'engagement actif des citoyens dans la construction d'un avenir démocratique. L'appel à (...) - ENVIRONNEMENT / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

[New Times] Celebrated American hip hop singer Kendrick Lamar and Tanzania's 'Honey' hitmaker Zuchu are in Kigali to headline Move Africa slated for December 6, at BK Arena.

[VOA] Britain is continuing its efforts to have migrants seeking asylum in Britain sent instead to Rwanda to seek asylum there.

[New Times] The United Kingdom's Home Secretary James Cleverly on Tuesday morning visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, as part of his visit to Rwanda.

The inaugural bishops of Skálholt (Kristján Björnsson) and Hólar (Gísli Gunnarsson) have now taken over the administrative tasks that the bishop of Iceland has. They will be responsible for these administrative tasks until the new bishop has taken office, so that their legitimacy of their decions are not subject to doubt.

Over the last 17 years, the number of eating disorders among boys has seen a shocking increase, ballooning to 400 per cent higher than the number seen in the early 2000s.

Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army targets regime’s hilltop base near Laukkaing Town as it prepares to take the capital of Kokang zone near the border with China. 

The rebel army says chemical bombs have twice been dropped on its forces in Paletwa Township, Chin State, since Sunday.

SINGAPORE — The Housing Board on Dec 5 launched 6,057 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats for sale across eight projects in Bedok, Bishan, Bukit Merah, Bukit Panjang, Jurong West, Queenstown and Woodlands. It also announced that it would increase the subsidies given to buyers of two projects, in Bukit Merah and Queenstown, that fall under the prime location public housing (PLH) model at this launch. These extra subsidies, which it did not elaborate on, are in response to rising prices in the resale market, HDB said in a statement. For fairness, owners of these flats will be subject to a higher subsidy clawback upon the resale of their flats, set at eight per cent of the resale price or valuation, whichever is higher. This is up from 6 per cent for past PLH projects. The minimum occupation period for these projects will remain at 10 years. The PLH projects are Alexandra Peaks in Bukit Merah, on the site of the former Alexandra Post Office, and Ulu Pandan Vista in Queenstown, the third and final project in the eastern half of Dover Forest in Ulu Pandan.

SEPANG, Malaysia – Singaporeans travelling to Malaysia will not be required to fill up the Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC), which will be compulsory from Jan 1 for foreign travellers. “All Singaporean citizens will be exempted (from filling up the digital card),” Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told a news conference at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Dec 5. Explaining the move, he said that some Singaporeans enter Malaysia on an almost daily basis, and therefore “it is more realistic for us to exempt them”. Other travellers exempted include diplomatic passport holders, Malaysian permanent residents, Brunei General Certificate of Identity holders, and Thailand Border Pass holders.  Filling up the card is voluntary for now, but incoming travellers are encouraged to do so. The formal implementation of the MDAC was initially scheduled to start on Dec 8, but foreign travellers have now been given a grace period of almost one month.

Charmed by a man she had met on a dating app, a woman lost $60,000 after joining an exclusive investment scheme introduced by her lover. The woman, surnamed Bai, had first met the man named Corey on dating app Coffee Meets Bagel on Nov 12, reported Shin Min Daily News. They hit it off and started chatting and exchanging photos. Corey would also call her every day to chat about his life. «He told me he graduated from a prestigious American university, and was working at a large audit firm in Singapore,» recounted the 28-year-old auditor. When the pair began chatting on Telegram, Bai said that Corey was caring and encouraging towards her. However, he was unwilling to meet her in person. «He once said that I would be insincere if I kept asking him to meet up. I was mesmerised by him and didn't think too much about it,» said Bai.

Regime troops and Pyu Saw Htee allies attacked a Monywa Township village on Saturday in response to a series of resistance strikes around the regional capital.  

Junta blockade has also caused severe fuel shortages, while restrictions on movement are preventing charities from delivering aid, residents say.

He trotted out the military’s old ‘three national causes’ rhetoric in a bid to persuade the public the junta is all that stands in the way of national disintegration.

[allAfrica] Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent. In interviews with the BBC, they shared their harrowing experiences, after a nine-year legal battle.

Mogadishu (HOL) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Aden at 10:31 a.m. EAT, December 5. The epicentre was identified 149 kilometres north-northwest of Las Khorey, Somalia and generated tremors felt across parts of northern Somalia and southern Yemen. The quake, originating at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, raises concerns over its possible effects. =

Mogadishu (HOL) - Hormuud Salaam Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Hormuud Telecom and Salaam Somali Bank, announced a $1 million donation on Tuesday to support people affected by floods in Somalia as heavy rains continue.

RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday arrived in Qatar to lead Saudi Arabia’s delegation at the 44th session of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The crown prince left for the Qatari capital Doha on the invitation of Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Saudi Press Agency reported.  

Attention was also paid to cooperation between law enforcement agencies, special services and defense ministries, with a focus on ensuring law and order and the rule of law, counterterrorism measures, and analysis of channels and sources of financing for terrorist organizations

The foreign minister noted that Russian-Azerbaijani relations were on the rise

According to Ali Yerlikaya, the issue of Mossad carrying out an operation against Hamas members on Turkish soil was discussed at a government meeting

According to the Russian foreign minister, efforts made within the framework of the «Caspian issue» will help solve problems of regional interaction

«Apart from that, the war criminals of the Israeli regime should be tried in international courts and punished,» Amir Abdollahian stressed

Member of the Judiciary of Seychelles shared their plans and challenges with President Wavel Ramkalawan in a meeting at State House on Tuesday. The meeting came about after the members of the judiciary, which included judges from the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and the Magistrates' Court, decided in one of their monthly meetings that they needed to meet with the President to discuss some of the issues they were facing. «It's the first time we met with the head of state since his appointment and we spoke about the conditions of our services and our relationship with the various branches of the government. We of course did not have any discussions concerning ongoing cases that are before the courts,» said the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Rony Govinden. He added that the judiciary has put several plans before the President. The plans include refurbishing the Palais de Justice building and other areas where they need more resources. «Yesterday, I spoke to the media about the fact that we at the judiciary do not have our own incinerator to burn exhibits and this is one thing that we brought before the President. He agreed to support us,» said Govinden. The Seychelles judicial system comprises several courts, the Court of Appeal, the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Magistrates' Court, the Family Tribunal, the Employment Tribunal, and the Juvenile Court, as well as the Rent Board. It has a total of over 22 judges. Govinden explained that at the moment, the judiciary is short of staff, and there is a need for more qualified people in certain positions as well as in legal research. The meeting with the President was also assisted by representatives from the Ministry of Finance and other government departments.